1885 Providence Grays season
After the team's success in 1884, things went downhill for the 1885 Providence Grays. The team dropped in the standings, finishing 30 games back in fourth place and attendance fell drastically. After the season, the club's directors sold all the remaining players to the Boston Beaneaters and folded the team.
| 1885 Providence Grays | |
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| Owners | C. T. Gardner |
| Managers | Frank Bancroft |
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago White Stockings | 87 | 25 | 0.777 | — | 42–14 | 45–11 |
| New York Giants | 85 | 27 | 0.759 | 2 | 51–10 | 34–17 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 56 | 54 | 0.509 | 30 | 29–26 | 27–28 |
| Providence Grays | 53 | 57 | 0.482 | 33 | 31–20 | 22–37 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 46 | 66 | 0.411 | 41 | 24–34 | 22–32 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 41 | 67 | 0.380 | 44 | 29–23 | 12–44 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 38 | 74 | 0.339 | 49 | 19–34 | 19–40 |
| St. Louis Maroons | 36 | 72 | 0.333 | 49 | 23–33 | 13–39 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BSN | BUF | CHI | DTN | NYG | PHI | PRV | STM | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 10–6 | 2–14 | 7–9 | 3–13 | 7–9 | 9–7 | 8–8–1 | |||||||||
| Buffalo | 6–10 | — | 0–16 | 11–5 | 1–15 | 5–11 | 3–13 | 12–4 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 14–2 | 16–0 | — | 15–1 | 6–10 | 11–5 | 11–5 | 14–2–1 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 9–7 | 5–11 | 1–15 | — | 4–12 | 7–9 | 6–9 | 9–4 | |||||||||
| New York | 13–3 | 15–1 | 10–6 | 12–4 | — | 11–5 | 12–4 | 12–4 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 9–7 | 11–5 | 5–11 | 9–7 | 5–11 | — | 8–7 | 9–6–1 | |||||||||
| Providence | 7–9 | 13–3 | 5–11 | 9–6 | 4–12 | 7–8 | — | 8–8 | |||||||||
| St. Louis | 8–8–1 | 4–12 | 2–14–1 | 4–9 | 4–12 | 6–9–1 | 8–8 | — | |||||||||
Roster
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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 | 71 | 252 | 54 | .214 | 0 | 12 |
| 1B | Joe Start | 101 | 374 | 103 | .275 | 0 | 41 |
| 2B | Jack Farrell | 68 | 257 | 53 | .206 | 1 | 19 |
| SS | Arthur Irwin | 59 | 218 | 39 | .179 | 0 | 14 |
| 3B | Jerry Denny | 83 | 318 | 71 | .223 | 3 | 24 |
| OF | Paul Radford | 105 | 371 | 90 | .243 | 0 | 32 |
| OF | Cliff Carroll | 104 | 426 | 99 | .232 | 1 | 40 |
| OF | Paul Hines | 98 | 411 | 111 | .270 | 1 | 35 |
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 |
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| Charley Bassett | 82 | 285 | 41 | .144 | 0 | 16 |
| Con Daily | 60 | 223 | 58 | .260 | 0 | 19 |
| Lon Knight | 25 | 81 | 13 | .160 | 0 | 8 |
| Tim Manning | 10 | 35 | 2 | .057 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Lyons | 4 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
| Wyman Andrus | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hines | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Crane | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Charles Radbourn | 49 | 445.2 | 28 | 21 | 2.20 | 154 |
| Dupee Shaw | 49 | 399.2 | 23 | 26 | 2.57 | 194 |
| Jim McCormick | 4 | 37.0 | 1 | 3 | 2.43 | 8 |
| Edgar Smith | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Charlie Hallstrom | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.00 | 0 |
| John Ward | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 3 |
| Sam Kimber | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.25 | 4 |
| John Foley | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 2 |
| Bill Stellberger | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.88 | 0 |
Other 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 |
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| Paul Radford | 3 | 18.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.85 | 3 |
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 |
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| Ed Seward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Lon Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |