1885 Providence Grays season
| 1885 Providence Grays | |
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| Owner(s) | C. T. Gardner |
| Manager(s) | Frank Bancroft |
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After the team's success in 1884, things went downhill fast 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.
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 | BOS | BUF | CHI | DET | NYG | PHI | PRV | STL | |||||||||
| 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
Batting
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 |
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| OF | Radford, PaulPaul Radford | 105 | 371 | 90 | .243 | 0 | 32 |
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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| Knight, LonLon Knight | 25 | 81 | 13 | .160 | 0 | 8 |
Pitching
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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| Hallstrom, CharlieCharlie Hallstrom | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11.00 | 0 |
| Kimber, SamSam Kimber | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11.25 | 4 |
| Foley, JohnJohn Foley | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 2 |
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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| Radford, PaulPaul 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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| Knight, LonLon Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |