1881 Providence Grays season
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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.
Providence Grays
The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in and...
finished the 1881 season
1881 in baseball
-Champions:*National League: Chicago White StockingsEastern Championship Association: New York MetropolitansInter-league playoff: New York Mets def. Chicago , 2 games to 1.-National League final standings:-Statistical leaders:-January-March:...
in second place in the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
for a second straight season. However, management strife and sagging attendance hurt the team's bottom line and they occasionally had trouble meeting payroll.
Roster
| 1881 Providence Grays | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers Catchers |
Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | 51 | 182 | 50 | .275 | 1 | 24 | |
| 1B | 79 | 348 | 114 | .328 | 0 | 29 | |
| 2B | 84 | 345 | 82 | .238 | 5 | 36 | |
| 3B | 85 | 320 | 77 | .241 | 1 | 24 | |
| SS | 68 | 259 | 43 | .166 | 0 | 16 | |
| OF | 85 | 316 | 96 | .304 | 2 | 47 | |
| OF | 80 | 361 | 103 | .285 | 2 | 31 | |
| OF | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 270 | 59 | .219 | 0 | 28 | |
| 46 | 183 | 40 | .219 | 0 | 20 | |
| 18 | 75 | 18 | .240 | 0 | 10 | |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 325.1 | 25 | 11 | 2.43 | 117 | |
| 39 | 330 | 18 | 18 | 2.13 | 119 | |
| 14 | 102.1 | 4 | 8 | 3.17 | 28 |