1883 Providence Grays season

The Providence Grays finished the 1883 season in third place after a hard-fought four-way battle for the National League pennant.

1883 Providence Grays
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1878)
Location
Messer Street Grounds (since 1878) Providence, Rhode Island (since 1878)
Other information
Owner(s)	C. T. Gardner
Manager(s)	Harry Wright
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Regular season

Manager Harry Wright

Pitcher Charles Radbourn

Center fielder Paul Hines

Third baseman Jerry Denny

Left fielder Cliff Carroll

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Beaneaters	63	35	0.643	—	41–8	22–27
Chicago White Stockings	59	39	0.602	4	36–13	23–26
Providence Grays	58	40	0.592	5	34–15	24–25
Cleveland Blues	55	42	0.567	7½	31–18	24–24
Buffalo Bisons	49	45	0.521	12	36–13	13–32
New York Gothams	46	50	0.479	16	28–19	18–31
Detroit Wolverines	40	58	0.408	23	23–26	17–32
Philadelphia Quakers	17	81	0.173	46	9–40	8–41

Record vs. opponents

1883 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	NY	PHI	PRV
Boston	—	7–7	7–7	10–4	10–4	7–7	14–0	8–6
Buffalo	7–7	—	5–9	7–7	9–5–1	8–5	9–5	7–7
Chicago	7–7	9–5	—	6–8	9–5	9–5	12–2	7–7
Cleveland	4–10	7–7	8–6	—	9–5–1	7–6–2	12–2	8–6
Detroit	4–10	5–9–1	5–9	5–9–1	—	8–6	11–3–1	2–12
New York	7–7	5–8	5–9	6–7–2	6–8	—	12–2	5–9
Philadelphia	0–14	5–9	2–12	2–12	3–11–1	2–12	—	3–11
Providence	6–8	7–7	7–7	6–8	12–2	9–5	11–3	—

Roster

1883 Providence Grays
Roster
Pitchers Old Hoss Radbourn Charlie Sweeney Catchers Barney Gilligan Sandy Nava		Infielders Jerry Denny Jack Farrell Arthur Irwin Joe Mulvey Edgar Smith Joe Start		Outfielders Cliff Carroll John Cassidy Paul Hines Lee Richmond		Manager Harry Wright

Player stats

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	Barney Gilligan	74	263	52	.198	0	24
1B	Joe Start	87	370	105	.284	1	57
2B	Jack Farrell	95	420	128	.305	3	61
3B	Jerry Denny	98	393	108	.275	8	55
SS	Arthur Irwin	98	406	116	.286	0	44
OF	Paul Hines	97	442	132	.299	4	45
OF	John Cassidy	89	366	87	.238	0	42
OF	Cliff Carroll	58	238	63	.265	1	20

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
Lee Richmond	49	194	55	.284	1	19
Sandy Nava	29	100	24	.240	0	16
Joe Mulvey	4	16	2	.125	0	2
Edgar Smith	2	9	2	.222	0	1

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
Old Hoss Radbourn	76	632.1	48	25	2.05	315
Charlie Sweeney	20	146.2	7	7	3.13	48
Lee Richmond	12	92	3	7	3.33	13

References

• 1883 Providence Grays season at Baseball Reference