1879 Providence Grays Roster
Team Record: 59-25
Finished 1st in the NL
Ballpark: Messer Street Grounds
Won League Championship Series
Manager: George Wright (59-25)
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
1879 Providence Grays Results
The Providence Grays of the National League ended the 1879 season with a record of 59 wins and 25 losses, finishing first in the NL.
The Grays paced the league with 612 runs, fueled by 12 home runs. Providence yielded 355 runs. Paul Hines drove in 52 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .357. John Ward recorded 47 wins for the team and a team-best 2.15 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
George Wright coached the team. The 1879 Providence Grays won the League Championship Series.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Doug Allison | P | R | R | July 12, 1846 | 5'10" | 160 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
Lew Brown | P | R | R | February 1, 1858 | 5'10" | 185 | Leominster, MA USA |
Jack Farrell | P | R | R | July 5, 1857 | 5'9" | 165 | Newark, NJ USA |
Emil Gross | P | R | R | March 4, 1858 | 6'0" | 190 | Chicago, IL USA |
Bill Hague | P | R | R | 5'9" | 164 | Philadelphia, PA USA | |
Paul Hines | P | R | R | March 1, 1855 | 5'9" | 173 | , VA USA |
Rudy Kemmler | P | R | R | January 0, 1860 | 5'11" | 206 | Chicago, IL USA |
Bobby Mathews | P | R | R | November 21, 1851 | 5'5" | 140 | Baltimore, MD USA |
Mike McGeary | P | R | R | November 16, 1850 | 5'7" | 138 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
Dan O'Leary | P | L | October 22, 1856 | 5'10" | 165 | Detroit, MI USA | |
Jim O'Rourke | P | R | R | September 1, 1850 | 5'8" | 185 | Bridgeport, CT USA |
Joe Start | P | L | L | October 14, 1842 | 5'9" | 165 | New York, NY USA |
Denny Sullivan | P | R | June 26, 1858 | 5'9" | 170 | Boston, MA USA | |
John Ward | P | L | R | March 3, 1860 | 5'9" | 165 | Bellefonte, PA USA |
Bill White | P | October 0, 1860 | 0'0" | 0 | Milner, GA USA | ||
George Wright | P | R | R | January 28, 1847 | 5'9" | 150 | New York, NY USA |
Tom York | P | L | L | July 13, 1850 | 5'9" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY USA |