1885 Providence Grays Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 53-57
Finished 4th in the NL
Ballpark: Messer Street Grounds
Manager: Frank Bancroft (53-57)
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
1885 Providence Grays StatisticsTeam Record: 53-57
Finished 4th in the NL
Ballpark: Messer Street Grounds
Manager: Frank Bancroft (53-57)
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
1885 Providence Grays Results
The Providence Grays of the National League ended the 1885 season with a record of 53 wins and 57 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.
The Grays scored 442 runs and allowed 531 runs. Joe Start recorded 41 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .275. Old Hoss Radbourn recorded 28 wins on the mound for the team, while Dupee Shaw, too added 15 or more wins, too Old Hoss Radbourn earned a 2.20 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Frank Bancroft coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyman Andrus | P | October 14, 1858 | 5'6" | 155 | Orono, ON CAN | ||
| Charley Bassett | P | R | R | February 9, 1863 | 5'10" | 150 | Central Falls, RI USA |
| Cliff Carroll | P | B | R | October 18, 1859 | 5'8" | 163 | Clay Grove, IA USA |
| Ed Crane | P | R | R | May 27, 1862 | 5'10" | 204 | Boston, MA USA |
| Con Daily | P | L | R | September 11, 1864 | 6'0" | 192 | Blackstone, MA USA |
| Jerry Denny | P | R | R | March 16, 1859 | 5'11" | 180 | New York, NY USA |
| Jack Farrell | P | R | R | July 5, 1857 | 5'9" | 165 | Newark, NJ USA |
| John Foley | P | L | October 25, 1857 | 0'0" | 0 | Brattleboro, VT USA | |
| Barney Gilligan | P | R | R | January 3, 1856 | 5'6" | 130 | Cambridge, MA USA |
| Charlie Hallstrom | P | January 22, 1863 | 0'0" | 0 | Jonkoping, Sweden | ||
| Mike Hines | P | R | L | September 0, 1862 | 5'10" | 176 | , Ireland |
| Paul Hines | P | R | R | March 1, 1855 | 5'9" | 173 | , VA USA |
| Arthur Irwin | P | L | R | February 14, 1858 | 5'8" | 158 | Toronto, ON CAN |
| Sam Kimber | P | R | R | October 29, 1852 | 5'10" | 165 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Lon Knight | P | R | R | June 16, 1853 | 5'11" | 165 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Denny Lyons | P | R | R | March 12, 1866 | 5'10" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Tim Manning | P | R | R | December 3, 1853 | 5'10" | 170 | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire United Kingdom |
| Jim McCormick | P | R | R | November 3, 1856 | 5'10" | 215 | Glasgow, Glasgow United Kingdom |
| Old Hoss Radbourn | P | R | R | December 11, 1854 | 5'9" | 168 | Rochester, NY USA |
| Paul Radford | P | R | R | October 14, 1861 | 5'6" | 148 | Roxbury, MA USA |
| Ed Seward | P | R | June 29, 1867 | 5'7" | 175 | Cleveland, OH USA | |
| Dupee Shaw | P | L | L | May 31, 1859 | 5'8" | 165 | Charlestown, MA USA |
| Edgar Smith | P | R | R | June 12, 1862 | 5'10" | 160 | Providence, RI USA |
| Joe Start | P | L | L | October 14, 1842 | 5'9" | 165 | New York, NY USA |
| Bill Stellberger | P | L | L | April 22, 1865 | 5'7" | 170 | Detroit, MI USA |
| John Ward | P | 0'0" | 0 | East St. Louis, IL USA |
