1879 Providence Grays season

March 2026 November 2013 Providence Grays 1879 1879 National League champions National League Messer Street Grounds Providence, Rhode Island 59 25 y 1st Henry Root George Wright The 1879 Providence Grays won the National League title in only their second season in the league. Regular season thumb|450px|1879 Providence Grays Season standings Providence Grays Record vs. opponents PRO Roster 1879 Providence Grays Roster Pitchers Bobby Mathews John Ward Catchers Doug Allison Lew Brown Emil Gross Rudy Kemmler Infielders Jack Farrell Bill Hague Mike McGeary Joe Start Denny Sullivan Bill White George Wright Outfielders Paul Hines Dan O'Leary Jim O'Rourke Tom York Manager George 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 Lew Brown Lew Brown (baseball) 53 229 59 .258 2 38 1B Joe Start 66 317 101 .319 2 37 2B Mike McGeary 85 374 103 .275 0 35 3B Bill Hague 51 209 47 .225 0 21 SS George Wright George Wright (sportsman) 85 388 107 .276 1 42 OF Paul Hines 85 409 146 .357 2 52 OF Tom York Tom York (baseball) 81 342 106 .310 1 50 OF Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke (baseball) 81 362 126 .348 1 46 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 Emil Gross 30 132 46 .348 0 24 Jack Farrell 12 51 13 .255 0 5 Denny Sullivan Denny Sullivan (third baseman) 5 19 5 .263 0 2 Rudy Kemmler 2 7 1 .143 0 0 Dan O'Leary 2 7 3 .429 0 2 Doug Allison 1 5 0 .000 0 0 Bill White William Edward White 1 4 1 .250 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 70 587.0 47 19 2.15 239 Bobby Mathews 27 189.0 12 6 2.29 90 References 1879 Providence Grays season at Baseball Reference Category:Providence Grays seasons Providence Grays season Category:National League champion seasons Providence