The Providence Grays hired veteran manager Harry Wright to guide the team in 1882 and the team seemed to improve. They held first place until September 17, but then suffered a losing streak that dropped the team into second place.
| 1882 Providence Grays | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Messer Street Grounds |
| City | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Owner | C. T. Gardner |
| Manager | Harry Wright |
After the season ended, they played a three-game postseason series against the Boston Red Caps for the "Championship of New England." Providence won the series, two games to one, thanks to shutouts pitched by John Montgomery Ward and Hoss Radbourn.
Regular season
editSeason standings
edit| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Stockings | 55 | 29 | .655 | — | 35–10 | 20–19 |
| Providence Grays | 52 | 32 | .619 | 3 | 30–12 | 22–20 |
| Boston Red Caps | 45 | 39 | .536 | 10 | 27–15 | 18–24 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 45 | 39 | .536 | 10 | 26–13 | 19–26 |
| Cleveland Blues | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 21–19 | 21–21 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 42 | 41 | .506 | 12½ | 24–18 | 18–23 |
| Troy Trojans | 35 | 48 | .422 | 19½ | 22–20 | 13–28 |
| Worcester Worcesters | 18 | 66 | .214 | 37 | 12–30 | 6–36 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | PRV | TRO | WOR | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–4–1 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | |||||||||
| Buffalo | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 11–1 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–3 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–9 | — | 4–7–1 | 4–8 | 9–2–1 | 11–1 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 4–8–1 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–4–1 | — | 3–9 | 8–4–1 | 9–3 | |||||||||
| Providence | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — | 9–3 | 10–2 | |||||||||
| Troy | 8–4 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 2–9–1 | 4–8–1 | 3–9 | — | 9–3 | |||||||||
| Worcester | 5–7 | 1–11 | 3–9 | 1–11 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 3–9 | — | |||||||||
Roster
edit| 1882 Providence Grays | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers
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Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | 56 | 201 | 45 | .224 | 0 | 26 |
| 1B | Joe Start | 82 | 356 | 117 | .329 | 0 | 48 |
| 2B | Jack Farrell | 84 | 366 | 93 | .254 | 2 | 31 |
| 3B | Jerry Denny | 84 | 329 | 81 | .246 | 2 | 42 |
| SS | George Wright | 46 | 185 | 30 | .162 | 0 | 9 |
| OF | Tom York | 81 | 321 | 86 | .268 | 1 | 40 |
| OF | Paul Hines | 84 | 379 | 117 | .309 | 4 | 34 |
| OF | John Ward | 83 | 355 | 87 | .245 | 1 | 39 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Nava | 28 | 97 | 20 | .206 | 0 | 7 |
| Tim Manning | 21 | 76 | 8 | .105 | 0 | 8 |
| Cliff Carroll | 10 | 41 | 5 | .122 | 0 | 2 |
| Art Whitney | 11 | 40 | 3 | .075 | 0 | 1 |
| Dasher Troy | 4 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Reilley | 3 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Sweeney | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Radbourn | 55 | 474.0 | 33 | 20 | 2.09 | 201 |
| John Ward | 33 | 278.0 | 19 | 12 | 2.59 | 72 |