1880 Providence Grays season

The Providence Grays finished the 1880 season in second place in the National League.

1880 Providence Grays
LeagueNational League
BallparkMesser Street Grounds
CityProvidence, Rhode Island
OwnerHenry Root
ManagersMike McGeary, John Montgomery Ward, Mike Dorgan
← 1879
1881 →

Regular season

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Pitcher John Montgomery Ward
 
Third baseman George Bradley
 
Manager / right fielder Mike Dorgan
 
Left fielder Tom York
 
Center fielder Paul Hines

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Stockings 67 17 .798 37‍–‍5 30‍–‍12
Providence Grays 52 32 .619 15 31‍–‍12 21‍–‍20
Cleveland Blues 47 37 .560 20 24‍–‍19 23‍–‍18
Troy Trojans 41 42 .494 25½ 20‍–‍21 21‍–‍21
Worcester Worcesters 40 43 .482 26½ 24‍–‍17 16‍–‍26
Boston Red Caps 40 44 .476 27 25‍–‍17 15‍–‍27
Buffalo Bisons 24 58 .293 42 13‍–‍28 11‍–‍30
Cincinnati Stars 21 59 .263 44 14‍–‍25 7‍–‍34

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BUF CHI CIN CLE PRV TRO WOR
Boston 9–3–1 3–9 7–5 5–7 5–7–1 7–5 4–8
Buffalo 3–9–1 1–11 5–5–2 3–9 2–10 1–11 9–3
Chicago 9–3 11–1 10–2–1 8–4 9–3–1 10–2 10–2
Cincinnati 5–7 5–5–2 2–10–1 3–9 2–10 1–10 3–8
Cleveland 7–5 9–3 4–8 9–3 3–9 9–3 6–6–1
Providence 7–5–1 10–2 3–9–1 10–2 9–3 7–5 6–6–1
Troy 5–7 11–1 2–10 10–1 3–9 5–7 5–7
Worcester 8–4 3–9 2–10 8–3 6–6–1 6–6–1 7–5


Roster

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1880 Providence Grays
Roster
Pitchers

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 87 347 90 .259 1 34
1B Joe Start 82 345 96 .278 0 27
2B Jack Farrell 80 339 92 .271 3 36
3B George Bradley 82 309 70 .227 0 23
SS John Peters 86 359 82 .246 0 31
OF Mike Dorgan 79 321 79 .246 0 31
OF Paul Hines 85 374 115 .307 3 35
OF Tom York 53 203 43 .212 0 18

Other batters

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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
Sadie Houck 49 184 37 .201 1 22
Mike McGeary 18 59 8 .136 0 1

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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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 70 595.0 39 24 1.74 230
George Bradley 28 196.0 13 8 1.38 54

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Mike Dorgan 1 0 0 0 1.13 2

References

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