1882 Providence Grays season

1882 Providence Grays
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1878)
Location
Messer Street Grounds (Since 1878) Providence, Rhode Island (Since 1878)
1882 Information
Owner(s)	C. T. Gardner
Manager(s)	Harry Wright
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The Providence Grays hired veteran manager Harry Wright to guide the team in 1882 and the team seemed to improve. They held first place until September 17, but then suffered a losing streak that dropped the team into second place.

After the season ended, they played a three-game postseason series against the Boston Red Caps for the "Championship of New England." Providence won the series, two games to one, thanks to shutouts pitched by John Montgomery Ward and Hoss Radbourn.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Starters by position 2.1.2 Other batters 2.2 Pitching 2.2.1 Starting pitchers 3 References

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago White Stockings	55	29	--	.655
Providence Grays	52	32	3	.619
Boston Red Caps	45	39	10	.536
Buffalo Bisons	45	39	10	.536
Cleveland Blues	42	40	12	.512
Detroit Wolverines	42	41	12.5	.506
Troy Trojans	35	48	19.5	.422
Worcester Worcesters	18	66	37	.214

Roster

1882 Providence Grays
Roster
Pitchers Old Hoss Radbourn Catchers Barney Gilligan Sandy Nava Charlie Reilley		Infielders Jerry Denny Jack Farrell Tim Manning Joe Start Dasher Troy Art Whitney George Wright		Outfielders Cliff Carroll Paul Hines Charlie Sweeney John Ward Tom York		Manager Harry Wright

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Gilligan, BarneyBarney Gilligan	56	201	45	.224	0	26
1B	Start, JoeJoe Start	82	356	117	.329	0	48
2B	Farrell, JackJack Farrell	84	366	93	.254	2	31
3B	Denny, JerryJerry Denny	84	329	81	.246	2	42
SS	Wright, GeorgeGeorge Wright	46	185	30	.162	0	9
OF	York, TomTom York	81	321	86	.268	1	40
OF	Hines, PaulPaul Hines	84	379	117	.309	4	34
OF	Ward, JohnJohn Ward	83	355	87	.245	1	39

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Nava, SandySandy Nava	28	97	20	.206	0	7
Manning, TimTim Manning	21	76	8	.105	0	8
Whitney, ArtArt Whitney	11	40	3	.075	0	1
Carroll, CliffCliff Carroll	10	41	5	.122	0	2
Troy, DasherDasher Troy	4	17	4	.235	0	1
Reilley, CharlieCharlie Reilley	3	11	2	.182	0	2
Sweeney, CharlieCharlie Sweeney	1	4	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Radbourn, Old HossOld Hoss Radbourn	55	474	33	20	2.09	201
Ward, JohnJohn Ward	33	278	19	12	2.59	72

References

• 1882 Providence Grays season at Baseball Reference

Providence Grays Based in Providence, Rhode Island The Franchise Players • Managers • Opening Day starting pitchers Ballparks Messer Street Grounds Championships 1878 NL Pennant • 1884 NL Pennant • 1884 World Series Seasons 1878 • 1879 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885

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