1881 Providence Grays season
| 1881 Providence Grays | |
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| Owner(s) | Henry Root |
| Manager(s) | Jack Farrell, Tom York |
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The Providence Grays finished the 1881 season in second place in the National League for a second straight season. However, management strife and sagging attendance hurt the team's bottom line and they occasionally had trouble meeting payroll.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago White Stockings | 56 | 28 | 0.667 | — | 32–10 | 24–18 |
| Providence Grays | 47 | 37 | 0.560 | 9 | 23–20 | 24–17 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 45 | 38 | 0.542 | 10½ | 25–16 | 20–22 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 41 | 43 | 0.488 | 15 | 23–19 | 18–24 |
| Troy Trojans | 39 | 45 | 0.464 | 17 | 24–18 | 15–27 |
| Boston Red Caps | 38 | 45 | 0.458 | 17½ | 19–22 | 19–23 |
| Cleveland Blues | 36 | 48 | 0.429 | 20 | 20–22 | 16–26 |
| Worcester Worcesters | 32 | 50 | 0.390 | 23 | 19–22 | 13–28 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | PRV | TRO | WOR | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 4–8 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–3 | |||||||||
| Buffalo | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–5 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 10–2 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 9–3 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–6–1 | 7–5 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 8–4 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | |||||||||
| Providence | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | |||||||||
| Troy | 5–7 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 6–6–1 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | |||||||||
| Worcester | 3–8 | 5–6 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | — | |||||||||
Roster
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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 |
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| C | Gross, EmilEmil Gross | 51 | 182 | 50 | .275 | 1 | 24 |
| 1B | Start, JoeJoe Start | 79 | 348 | 114 | .328 | 0 | 29 |
| 2B | Farrell, JackJack Farrell | 84 | 345 | 82 | .238 | 5 | 36 |
| 3B | Denny, JerryJerry Denny | 85 | 320 | 77 | .241 | 1 | 24 |
| SS | McClellan, BillBill McClellan | 68 | 259 | 43 | .166 | 0 | 16 |
| OF | York, TomTom York | 85 | 316 | 96 | .304 | 2 | 47 |
| OF | Hines, PaulPaul Hines | 80 | 361 | 103 | .285 | 2 | 31 |
| OF | Ward, JohnJohn Ward | 85 | 357 | 87 | .244 | 0 | 53 |
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 |
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| Radbourn, CharlesCharles Radbourn | 72 | 270 | 59 | .219 | 0 | 28 |
| Gilligan, BarneyBarney Gilligan | 46 | 183 | 40 | .219 | 0 | 20 |
| Brown, LewLew Brown | 18 | 75 | 18 | .240 | 0 | 10 |
| Myers, HenryHenry Myers | 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 |
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| Radbourn, CharlesCharles Radbourn | 41 | 325.1 | 25 | 11 | 2.43 | 117 |
| Ward, JohnJohn Ward | 39 | 330 | 18 | 18 | 2.13 | 119 |
| Mathews, BobbyBobby Mathews | 14 | 102.1 | 4 | 8 | 3.17 | 28 |
Notes
References
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