1878 Providence Grays season

March 2026 November 2013 Providence Grays 1878 National League Messer Street Grounds Providence, Rhode Island 33 27 y 3rd Henry Root Tom York The Providence Grays were a new franchise that joined the National League for the 1878 baseball season. They finished in third place. Regular season thumb|upright|Pitcher John Montgomery Ward thumb|upright|First baseman Tim Murnane thumb|upright|Manager / left fielder Tom York thumb|upright|Center fielder Paul Hines Season standings Providence Grays Record vs. opponents PRO Roster 1878 Providence Grays Roster Pitchers Fred Corey Cherokee Fisher Tom Healey Tricky Nichols John Ward Harry Wheeler Catchers Doug Allison Lew Brown Infielders Tom Carey Bill Hague Tim Murnane Lip Pike Charlie Sweasy Outfielders Dick Higham Paul Hines Tom York Manager 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 Lew Brown Lew Brown (baseball) 58 243 74 .305 1 43 1B Tim Murnane 49 188 45 .239 0 14 2B Charlie Sweasy 55 212 37 .175 0 8 3B Bill Hague 62 250 51 .204 0 25 SS Tom Carey Tom Carey (shortstop) 61 253 60 .237 0 24 OF Dick Higham 62 281 90 .320 1 29 OF Tom York Tom York (baseball) 62 269 83 .309 1 26 OF Paul Hines 62 257 92 .358 4 50 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 Doug Allison 19 76 22 .289 0 7 Lip Pike 5 22 5 .227 0 4 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 37 334.0 22 13 1.51 116 Tricky Nichols 11 98.0 4 7 4.22 21 Harry Wheeler 7 62.0 6 1 3.48 25 Fred Corey 5 23.0 1 2 2.35 7 Tom Healey 3 24.0 0 3 3.00 2 Cherokee Fisher 1 9.0 0 1 4.00 2 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Doug Allison 1 0 0 0 1.80 0 Lew Brown Lew Brown (baseball) 1 0 0 0 18.00 0 References 1878 Providence Grays season at Baseball Reference Category:Providence Grays seasons Providence Grays season Providence