1882 Providence Grays season explained

Providence Grays
Season:	1882
League:	National League
City:	Providence, Rhode Island
Owner:	C. T. Gardner
Manager:	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

Roster

1882 Providence Grays
Roster
PitchersCatchers		Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

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		56	201	45	.224	0	26
1B		82	356	117	.329	0	48
2B		84	366	93	.254	2	31
3B		84	329	81	.246	2	42
SS		46	185	30	.162	0	9
OF		81	321	86	.268	1	40
OF		84	379	117	.309	4	34
OF		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
	28	97	20	.206	0	7
	21	76	8	.105	0	8
	10	41	5	.122	0	2
	11	40	3	.075	0	1
	4	17	4	.235	0	1
	3	11	2	.182	0	2
	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
	55	474.0	33	20	2.09	201
	33	278.0	19	12	2.59	72

References

• 1882 Providence Grays season at Baseball Reference