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1879 Providence Grays (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1878/1880)
59-25, Finished 1st in National League
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Won NL Pennant
Scored 612 runs, Allowed 355 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 61-23
Managed by George Wright

Ballpark: Messer Street Grounds

Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 99, Pitching - 95
  (one-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 95
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1879 Stats (1878/1880) / Schedule / Transactions

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Team Batting    Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Lew Brown           21   53  229   23   59  13  4   2   38   4   24  .258  .270  .376                              111
1B *Joe Start           36   66  317   70  101  11  5   2   37   7    4  .319  .333  .404                              142
2B  Mike McGeary        28   85  374   62  103   7  2   0   35   5   13  .275  .285  .305                               95
3B  Bill Hague          27   51  209   20   47   3  1   0   21   3   19  .225  .236  .249                               60
SS  George Wright       32   85  388   79  107  15 10   1   42  13   20  .276  .299  .374                              121
OF  Paul Hines          24   85  409   81  146  25 10   2   52   8   16  .357  .369  .482                              178
OF *Tom York            28   81  342   69  106  25  5   1   50  19   28  .310  .346  .421                              152
OF  Jim O'Rourke        28   81  362   69  126  19  9   1   46  13   10  .348  .371  .459                              172
    Emil Gross          21   30  132   31   46   9  5   0   24   4    8  .348  .368  .492                              181
    Jack Farrell        21   12   51    5   13   2  0   0    5   0    0  .255  .255  .294                               81
   ?Denny Sullivan      21    5   19    5    5   2  0   0    2   1    1  .263  .300  .368                              119
    Rudy Kemmler        19    2    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    1  .143  .143  .143                               -5
   *Dan O'Leary         22    2    7    1    3   0  0   0    2   0    0  .429  .429  .429                              184
    Doug Allison        32    1    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000                             -100
   ?Bill White                1    4    1    1   0  0   0    0   0    1  .250  .250  .250                               66

   *John Ward           19   83  364   71  104   9  4   2   41   7   14  .286  .299  .349                              113
    Bobby Mathews       27   43  173   25   35   2  0   1   10   7   12  .202  .233  .231                               54
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 26.7   85 3392  612 1003 142 55  12  405  91  172  .296  .314  .381                              135
    Rank among 8 NL teams          1    1    1   2  1   2        1    8     1     1     1                            

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.
Team Pitching    Glossary
    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  John Ward           19  70   2.15  47  19  1  60  10  58   2  587.0  571  270  140   5   36  239 2425  29      0     110
SP  Bobby Mathews       27  27   2.29  12   6  1  25   2  15   1  189.0  194   85   48   4   26   90  779  17      0     104


---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 21.3  85   2.18  59  25  2  85  12  73   3  776.0  765  355  188   9   62  329 3204  46      0     109
    Rank among 8 NL teams           1   1   8  1           7   6      1    5    2        5    6    1

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed
Team Fielding    Glossary  League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers     G   PO    A   E   DP   FP   PB  WP  SB  CS
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
LBrown       48  286   63  63   5  .847  42            
EGross       30  152   39  22   1  .897  30            
JO'Rourke     5   32    9   5   0  .891   4            
RKemmler      2   13    7   4   0  .833   4            
DAllison      1    9    1   2   0  .833   2            
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
Team Total   85  492  119  96   6  .864  82   0   0   0
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---

First Base   G   PO    A   E   DP  .953 10.89
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JStart       65  779   11  22  24  .973 12.15
JO'Rourke    20  219    1  11   4  .952 11.00
BWhite        1   12    0   0   1 1.000 12.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total   85 1010   12  33  29  .969 11.85
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base  G   PO    A   E   DP  .897  6.81
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
MMcGeary     73  218  255  62  21  .884  6.48
JFarrell     12   42   55   9   8  .915  8.08
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total   85  260  310  71  29  .889  6.61
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base   G   PO    A   E   DP  .830  3.34
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
BHague       51   54  122  38   2  .822  3.45
JWard        16   17   32   9   2  .845  3.06
MMcGeary     12   20   35   5   4  .917  4.58
BMathews      5    3    2   4   0  .556  1.00
DSullivan     4    1    5   8   0  .429  1.50
JO'Rourke     3    0    8   1   0  .889  2.67
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total   85   95  204  65   8  .821  3.47
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop    G   PO    A   E   DP  .873  4.54
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
GWright      85   96  319  34  17  .924  4.88
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total   85   96  319  34  17  .924  4.81
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Outfield     G   PO    A   E   DP  .838  1.85  LF  CF  RF 
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
PHines       85  146   24  26   3  .867  2.00   0  85   0
TYork        81  114    9  14   2  .898  1.52  81   0   0
JO'Rourke    56   51   11  17   2  .785  1.11   2   0  56
BMathews     21   17    5   7   1  .759  1.05   0   0  21
JWard         8    7    1   3   0  .727  1.00   4   0   4
LBrown        6    4    1   3   0  .625  0.83   0   0   6
DO'Leary      2    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00   0   0   2
JStart        1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00   0   0   1
DSullivan     1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00   0   0   1
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
Team Total   85  339   51  70   8  .848  1.51  85  85  85
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---

Pitchers     G   PO    A   E   DP  .901  2.30
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JWard        70   31  134  11   2  .937  2.53
BMathews     27    4   39   2   0  .956  2.05
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total   85   35  173  13   2  .941  2.41
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.

Team Leaders
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Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
Batting AverageHines.357
On-base %O'Rourke.371
Slugging %Hines.482
OPSHines.851
GamesHines, McGeary, and Wright85
At BatsHines409
Plate Appearances (approx.)Hines417
RunsHines81
HitsHines146
Total BasesHines197
DoublesHines and York25
TriplesHines and Wright10
Home RunsBrown, Hines, Start, and Ward2
RBIHines52
Bases on BallsYork19
StrikeoutsYork28
SinglesHines109
Adjusted OPS+Hines178
Runs CreatedHines73
Adjusted Batting RunsHines33
Batting WinsHines3.7
Extra-Base HitsHines37
Times on BaseHines154
Offensive Win%Hines.802
At Bats per StrikeoutStart79.3
At Bats per Home RunBrown114.5
OutsWright281

 

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
ERAWard2.15
WinsWard47
Won-Loss %Ward.712
BB + H per IP (WHIP)Ward1.034
Hits Allowed/9IPWard8.75
Bases on Balls/9IPWard0.55
Strikeouts/9IPMathews4.29
GamesWard70
SavesMathews and Ward1
InningsWard587.0
StrikeoutsWard239
Games StartedWard60
Comp. GamesWard58
ShutoutsWard2
Home Runs Allow.Ward5
Bases On Balls Allow.Ward36
Hits AllowedWard571
SO to WalkWard6.64
LossesWard19
Earned Runs Allow.Ward140
Wild PitchesWard29
Batters FacedWard2425
Games FinishedWard10
Adjusted ERA+Ward110

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