1883 Providence Grays season

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1883 Providence Grays
LeagueNational League
BallparkMesser Street Grounds
CityProvidence, Rhode Island
OwnerC. T. Gardner
ManagerHarry Wright
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The Providence Grays finished the 1883 season in third place after a hard-fought four-way battle for the National League pennant.

Regular season[edit]

Manager Harry Wright
Pitcher Charles Radbourn
Center fielder Paul Hines
Third baseman Jerry Denny
Left fielder Cliff Carroll

Season standings[edit]

National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 63 35 0.643 — 41–8 22–27
Chicago White Stockings 59 39 0.602 4 36–13 23–26
Providence Grays 58 40 0.592 5 34–15 24–25
Cleveland Blues 55 42 0.567 7½ 31–18 24–24
Buffalo Bisons 49 45 0.521 12 36–13 13–32
New York Gothams 46 50 0.479 16 28–19 18–31
Detroit Wolverines 40 58 0.408 23 23–26 17–32
Philadelphia Quakers 17 81 0.173 46 9–40 8–41

Record vs. opponents[edit]

1883 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BUF CHI CLE DET NYG PHI PRV
Boston — 7–7 7–7 10–4 10–4 7–7 14–0 8–6
Buffalo 7–7 — 5–9 7–7 9–5–1 8–5 9–5 7–7
Chicago 7–7 9–5 — 6–8 9–5 9–5 12–2 7–7
Cleveland 4–10 7–7 8–6 — 9–5–1 7–6–2 12–2 8–6
Detroit 4–10 5–9–1 5–9 5–9–1 — 8–6 11–3–1 2–12
New York 7–7 5–8 5–9 6–7–2 6–8 — 12–2 5–9
Philadelphia 0–14 5–9 2–12 2–12 3–11–1 2–12 — 3–11
Providence 6–8 7–7 7–7 6–8 12–2 9–5 11–3 —


Roster[edit]

1883 Providence Grays
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Player stats[edit]

Batting[edit]

Starters by position[edit]

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 74 263 52 .198 0 24
1B Joe Start 87 370 105 .284 1 57
2B Jack Farrell 95 420 128 .305 3 61
3B Jerry Denny 98 393 108 .275 8 55
SS Arthur Irwin 98 406 116 .286 0 44
OF Paul Hines 97 442 132 .299 4 45
OF John Cassidy 89 366 87 .238 0 42
OF Cliff Carroll 58 238 63 .265 1 20

Other batters[edit]

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
Lee Richmond 49 194 55 .284 1 19
Sandy Nava 29 100 24 .240 0 16
Joe Mulvey 4 16 2 .125 0 2
Edgar Smith 2 9 2 .222 0 1

Pitching[edit]

Starting pitchers[edit]

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Old Hoss Radbourn 76 632.1 48 25 2.05 315
Charlie Sweeney 20 146.2 7 7 3.13 48
Lee Richmond 12 92.0 3 7 3.33 13

References[edit]

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