1878 Providence Grays season
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The Providence Grays
were a new franchise that joined the National League
for the 1878 baseball season
. They finished in third place.
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...
were a new franchise that joined 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 the 1878 baseball season
1878 in baseball
-Champions:*National League: Boston Red Caps*International Association: Buffalo Bisons*Pacific Coast: San Francisco Athletics Inter-league playoff: Boston and Buffalo each won 1 game in 2 game series.-National League final standings:...
. They finished in third place.
Roster
| 1878 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 | 58 | 243 | 74 | .305 | 1 | 43 | |
| 1B | 49 | 188 | 45 | .239 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2B | 55 | 212 | 37 | .175 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3B | 62 | 250 | 51 | .204 | 0 | 25 | |
| SS | 61 | 253 | 60 | .237 | 0 | 24 | |
| OF | 62 | 281 | 90 | .320 | 1 | 29 | |
| OF | 62 | 269 | 83 | .309 | 1 | 26 | |
| OF | 62 | 257 | 92 | .358 | 4 | 50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 76 | 22 | .289 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 334 | 22 | 13 | 1.51 | 116 | |
| 11 | 98 | 4 | 7 | 4.22 | 21 | |
| 7 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 3.48 | 25 | |
| 5 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2.35 | 7 | |
| 3 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 2 | |
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |