1882 Providence Grays season

March 2026 November 2013 Providence Grays 1882 National League Messer Street Grounds Providence, Rhode Island 52 32 y 2nd C. T. Gardner Harry Wright The Providence Grays hired veteran manager Harry Wright to guide the team in 1882, and the team seemed to improve. They held first place until September 17, but then suffered a losing streak that dropped the team into second place. After the season ended, they played a three-game postseason series against the Boston Red Caps for the "Championship of New England." Providence won the series, two games to one, thanks to shutouts pitched by John Montgomery Ward and Hoss Radbourn. Regular season 300px|thumb|The 1882 Providence Grays Season standings Providence Grays Record vs. opponents PRO Roster 1882 Providence Grays Roster Pitchers Charles Radbourn Catchers Barney Gilligan Sandy Nava Charlie Reilley Infielders Jerry Denny Jack Farrell Tim Manning Joe Start Dasher Troy Art Whitney George Wright Outfielders Cliff Carroll Paul Hines Charlie Sweeney John Ward Tom York Manager Harry Wright 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 56 201 45 .224 0 26 1B Joe Start 82 356 117 .329 0 48 2B Jack Farrell 84 366 93 .254 2 31 3B Jerry Denny 84 329 81 .246 2 42 SS George Wright George Wright (sportsman) 46 185 30 .162 0 9 OF Tom York Tom York (baseball) 81 321 86 .268 1 40 OF Paul Hines 84 379 117 .309 4 34 OF John Ward John Montgomery Ward 83 355 87 .245 1 39 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 Sandy Nava 28 97 20 .206 0 7 Tim Manning 21 76 8 .105 0 8 Cliff Carroll 10 41 5 .122 0 2 Art Whitney 11 40 3 .075 0 1 Dasher Troy 4 17 4 .235 0 1 Charlie Reilley 3 11 2 .182 0 2 Charlie Sweeney 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 Charles Radbourn 55 474.0 33 20 2.09 201 John Ward John Montgomery Ward 33 278.0 19 12 2.59 72 References 1882 Providence Grays season at Baseball Reference Category:Providence Grays seasons Providence Grays season Providence