1885 Providence Grays season

March 2026 November 2013 Providence Grays 1885 National League Messer Street Grounds Providence, Rhode Island 53 57 y 4th C. T. Gardner Frank Bancroft After the team's success in 1884, things went downhill for the 1885 Providence Grays. The team dropped in the standings, finishing 30 games back in fourth place and attendance fell drastically. After the season, the club's directors sold all the remaining players to the Boston Beaneaters and folded the team. Regular season thumb|Manager Frank Bancroft Season standings Providence Grays Record vs. opponents PRO Roster 1885 Providence Grays Roster Pitchers John Foley Charlie Hallstrom Sam Kimber Jim McCormick Charles Radbourn Ed Seward Dupee Shaw Edgar Smith Bill Stellberger John Ward Catchers Con Daily Barney Gilligan Mike Hines Infielders Wiman Andrus Charley Bassett Jerry Denny Jack Farrell Arthur Irwin Denny Lyons Tim Manning Joe Start Outfielders Cliff Carroll Ed Crane Paul Hines Lon Knight Paul Radford Manager Frank Bancroft 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 Barney Gilligan 71 252 54 .214 0 12 1B Joe Start 101 374 103 .275 0 41 2B Jack Farrell 68 257 53 .206 1 19 SS Arthur Irwin 59 218 39 .179 0 14 3B Jerry Denny 83 318 71 .223 3 24 OF Paul Radford 105 371 90 .243 0 32 OF Cliff Carroll 104 426 99 .232 1 40 OF Paul Hines 98 411 111 .270 1 35 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 Charley Bassett 82 285 41 .144 0 16 Con Daily 60 223 58 .260 0 19 Lon Knight 25 81 13 .160 0 8 Tim Manning 10 35 2 .057 0 0 Denny Lyons 4 16 2 .125 0 1 Wyman Andrus 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Mike Hines 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Ed Crane 1 2 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 Charles Radbourn 49 445.2 28 21 2.20 154 Dupee Shaw 49 399.2 23 26 2.57 194 Jim McCormick 4 37.0 1 3 2.43 8 Edgar Smith 1 9.0 1 0 1.00 1 Charlie Hallstrom 1 9.0 0 1 11.00 0 John Ward 1 8.0 0 1 4.50 3 Sam Kimber 1 8.0 0 1 11.25 4 John Foley John Foley (baseball) 1 8.0 0 1 4.50 2 Bill Stellberger 1 8.0 0 1 7.88 0 Other 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 Paul Radford 3 18.1 0 2 7.85 3 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 Ed Seward 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Lon Knight 1 0 0 0 6.75 1 References 1885 Providence Grays season at Baseball Reference Category:Providence Grays seasons Providence Grays season Providence