1881 Providence Grays season

March 2026 November 2013 Providence Grays 1881 National League Messer Street Grounds Providence, Rhode Island 47 37 y 2nd Henry Root Jack Farrell, Tom York The Providence Grays finished the 1881 season in second place in the National League for a second straight season. However, management strife and sagging attendance hurt the team's bottom line and they occasionally had trouble meeting payroll.http://www.mcfarlandbaseball.com/modules.php?name=news&file=article&sid=23 Before the Curse: The Glory Days of New England Baseball, 1858–1918 January 30, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090701040139/http://www.mcfarlandbaseball.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=23 July 1, 2009 dead Regular season thumb|upright|Pitcher Charles Radbourn thumb|upright|Pitcher John Montgomery Ward thumb|upright|Center fielder Paul Hines thumb|upright|Third baseman Jerry Denny Season standings Providence Grays Record vs. opponents PRO Roster 1881 Providence Grays Roster Pitchers Bobby Mathews Charles Radbourn Catchers Barney Gilligan Emil Gross Infielders Jerry Denny Jack Farrell Bill McClellan Henry Myers Joe Start Outfielders Lew Brown Paul Hines John Ward Tom York Manager Jack Farrell Tom York 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 Emil Gross 51 182 50 .275 1 24 1B Joe Start 79 348 114 .328 0 29 2B Jack Farrell 84 345 82 .238 5 36 3B Jerry Denny 85 320 77 .241 1 24 SS Bill McClellan 68 259 43 .166 0 16 OF Tom York Tom York (baseball) 85 316 96 .304 2 47 OF Paul Hines 80 361 103 .285 2 31 OF John Ward John Montgomery Ward 85 357 87 .244 0 53 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 Charles Radbourn 72 270 59 .219 0 28 Barney Gilligan 46 183 40 .219 0 20 Lew Brown Lew Brown (baseball) 18 75 18 .240 0 10 Henry Myers Henry Myers (shortstop) 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 John Ward John Montgomery Ward 39 330.0 18 18 2.13 119 Charles Radbourn 41 325.1 25 11 2.43 117 Bobby Mathews 14 102.1 4 8 3.17 28 Notes References 1881 Providence Grays season at Baseball Reference Category:Providence Grays seasons Providence Grays season Providence