1880 Providence Grays season

1880 Providence Grays
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1878)
Location
Messer Street Grounds (since 1878)
Providence, Rhode Island (since 1878)
Other information
Owner(s)	Henry Root
Manager(s)	Mike McGeary, John Montgomery Ward, Mike Dorgan
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The Providence Grays finished the 1880 season in second place in the National League.

Regular season

The 1880 Providence Grays

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago White Stockings	67	17	--	.798
Providence Grays	52	32	15	.619
Cleveland Blues	47	37	20	.560
Troy Trojans	41	42	25.5	.494
Worcester Worcesters	40	43	26.5	.482
Boston Red Caps	40	43	26.5	.482
Buffalo Bisons	24	58	42	.293
Cincinnati Reds	21	59	44	.263

Record vs. opponents

1880 National League Records Sources:
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

1880 Providence Grays
Roster
Pitchers John Ward Catchers Emil Gross		Infielders George Bradley Jack Farrell Mike McGeary John Peters Joe Start		Outfielders Mike Dorgan Paul Hines Sadie Houck Tom York		Manager Mike Dorgan Mike McGeary John Ward

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	Gross, EmilEmil Gross	87	347	90	.259	1	34
1B	Start, JoeJoe Start	82	345	96	.278	0	27
2B	Farrell, JackJack Farrell	80	339	92	.271	3	36
3B	Bradley, GeorgeGeorge Bradley	82	309	70	.227	0	23
SS	Peters, JohnJohn Peters	86	359	82	.246	0	31
OF	Dorgan, MikeMike Dorgan	79	321	79	.246	0	31
OF	Hines, PaulPaul Hines	85	374	115	.307	3	35
OF	York, TomTom York	53	203	43	.212	0	18

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
Houck, SadieSadie Houck	49	184	37	.201	1	22
McGeary, MikeMike McGeary	18	59	8	.136	0	1

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
Ward, JohnJohn Ward	70	595	39	24	1.74	230
Bradley, GeorgeGeorge Bradley	28	196	13	8	1.38	54

Relief pitchers

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

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

References

• 1880 Providence Grays season at Baseball Reference