1881 Providence Grays Statistics
National League (NL)
Team Record: 47-37
Finished 2nd in the NL
Ballpark: Messer Street Grounds
Manager: Jack Farrell (24-27)
Manager: Tom York (23-10)
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
1881 Providence Grays RosterTeam Record: 47-37
Finished 2nd in the NL
Ballpark: Messer Street Grounds
Manager: Jack Farrell (24-27)
Manager: Tom York (23-10)
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
1881 Providence Grays Results
The Providence Grays of the National League ended the 1881 season with a record of 47 wins and 37 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The Grays plated 447 runs and yielded 426 runs. John Ward recorded 53 runs batted in. Joe Start topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .328. Old Hoss Radbourn recorded 25 wins on the mound for the team, while John Ward as well added 15 or more victories as well John Ward earned a 2.13 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Jack Farrell and Tom York coached the team.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Hoss Radbourn | 25 | 11 | .694 | 2.43 | 41 | 36 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 325.3 | 309 | 162 | 88 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1380 |
| John Ward | 18 | 18 | .500 | 2.13 | 39 | 35 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 330.0 | 326 | 183 | 78 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1398 |
| Bobby Mathews | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3.17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102.3 | 121 | 81 | 36 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 473 |
| Totals | 47 | 37 | .560 | 2.40 | 94 | 85 | 9 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 757.7 | 756 | 426 | 202 | 5 | 138 | 0 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 3251 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Start | 79 | 357 | 348 | 56 | 114 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | .328 | .345 | .397 | .741 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Hines | 80 | 374 | 361 | 65 | 103 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | .285 | .310 | .404 | .715 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom York | 85 | 345 | 316 | 57 | 96 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 26 | .304 | .362 | .427 | .790 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ward | 85 | 362 | 357 | 56 | 87 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .244 | .254 | .328 | .582 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Farrell | 84 | 374 | 345 | 69 | 82 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 23 | .238 | .297 | .357 | .653 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Denny | 85 | 325 | 320 | 38 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44 | .241 | .252 | .313 | .565 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Old Hoss Radbourn | 72 | 280 | 270 | 27 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | .219 | .246 | .252 | .498 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Gross | 51 | 195 | 182 | 15 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | .275 | .323 | .385 | .708 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill McClellan | 68 | 274 | 259 | 30 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | .166 | .212 | .185 | .397 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney Gilligan | 46 | 192 | 183 | 19 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24 | .219 | .255 | .279 | .534 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lew Brown | 18 | 79 | 75 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .240 | .278 | .307 | .585 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Mathews | 16 | 62 | 57 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .193 | .258 | .211 | .469 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Myers | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 770 | 3223 | 3077 | 447 | 780 | 144 | 37 | 11 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 214 | .253 | .287 | .335 | .622 | 1031 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Start | 1B | 79 | 0 | 713.0 | 837 | 17 | 33 | 50 | .963 | 1.780 | 1.810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lew Brown | 1B | 5 | 0 | 44.0 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .964 | 1.841 | 1.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Hines | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Farrell | 2B | 82 | 0 | 724.0 | 204 | 271 | 64 | 40 | .881 | 5.905 | 5.793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Hines | 2B | 4 | 0 | 28.0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | .750 | 4.821 | 3.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill McClellan | 2B | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.429 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Denny | 3B | 85 | 0 | 758.0 | 144 | 181 | 62 | 12 | .840 | 3.859 | 3.824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emil Gross | C | 50 | 0 | 442.0 | 240 | 70 | 37 | 5 | .893 | 6.312 | 6.200 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barney Gilligan | C | 36 | 0 | 316.0 | 184 | 41 | 17 | 9 | .930 | 6.408 | 6.250 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom York | OF | 85 | 0 | 758.0 | 159 | 17 | 29 | 1 | .859 | 2.090 | 2.071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Hines | OF | 78 | 0 | 680.0 | 178 | 14 | 22 | 2 | .897 | 2.541 | 2.462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Ward | OF | 40 | 0 | 370.0 | 57 | 14 | 9 | 0 | .888 | 1.727 | 1.775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Old Hoss Radbourn | OF | 25 | 0 | 180.0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .694 | 1.250 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill McClellan | OF | 17 | 0 | 139.0 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .857 | 1.554 | 1.412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lew Brown | OF | 13 | 0 | 80.0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 1.125 | .769 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Farrell | OF | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 1.440 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Mathews | OF | 5 | 0 | 21.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.286 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barney Gilligan | OF | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emil Gross | OF | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .900 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Ward | P | 39 | 0 | 330.0 | 26 | 77 | 7 | 7 | .936 | 2.809 | 2.641 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Old Hoss Radbourn | P | 41 | 0 | 325.0 | 25 | 71 | 10 | 2 | .906 | 2.658 | 2.341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Mathews | P | 14 | 0 | 102.0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | .810 | 1.500 | 1.214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill McClellan | SS | 50 | 0 | 432.0 | 59 | 147 | 35 | 18 | .855 | 4.292 | 4.120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Ward | SS | 13 | 0 | 123.0 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 4 | .819 | 4.317 | 4.538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Old Hoss Radbourn | SS | 13 | 0 | 114.0 | 14 | 43 | 9 | 6 | .864 | 4.500 | 4.385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barney Gilligan | SS | 10 | 0 | 83.0 | 8 | 32 | 7 | 0 | .851 | 4.337 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Myers | SS | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.857 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 792 | 0 | 6825.0 | 2273 | 1078 | 389 | 164 | .896 | 4.419 | 4.231 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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