1879 Providence Grays Roster (40-man)

Record: 59-25-1, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: George Wright (59-25-1)

Ballpark: Messer Street Grounds

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 96
One-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 95

Pythagorean W-L: 61-23, 612 Runs, 355 Runs Allowed

National League Pennant

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Doug Allison	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Jul 12, 1846	9	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Lew Brown	21	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Feb 1, 1858	4	53		53		0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6			1.0
Jack Farrell	21	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Jul 5, 1857	1st	12		12		0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Emil Gross	21	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Mar 4, 1858	1st	30		30		0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.7
Bill Hague	27	us US	R	R	5' 9"	164	1852	5	51		51		0	0	0	0	51	0	0	0	0	0			0.5
Paul Hines	24	us US	R	R	5' 9"	173	Mar 1, 1855	8	85		85		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	85	0	85			4.4
Rudy Kemmler	19	us US	R	R	5' 11"	206	Jan, 1860	1st	2		2		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Bobby Mathews	27	us US	R	R	5' 5"	140	Nov 21, 1851	8	43		43		27	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	21	21			2.0
Mike McGeary	28	us US	R	R	5' 7"	138	Nov 16, 1850	8	85		85		0	0	0	73	12	0	0	0	0	0			1.8
Dan O'Leary	22	us US	L		5' 10"	165	Oct 22, 1856	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			0.1
Jim O'Rourke HOF	28	us US	R	R	5' 8"	185	Sep 1, 1850	8	81		81		0	5	20	0	3	0	2	0	56	56			3.3
Joe Start	36	us US	L	L	5' 9"	165	Oct 14, 1842	9	66		66		0	0	65	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			2.9
Denny Sullivan	21	us US		R	5' 9"	170	Jun 26, 1858	1st	5		5		0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	1			0.0
John Ward HOF	19	us US	L	R	5' 9"	165	Mar 3, 1860	2	83		83		70	0	0	0	16	0	4	0	4	8			9.2
Bill White	18	us US					Oct, 1860	1st	1		1		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
George Wright HOF	32	us US	R	R	5' 9"	150	Jan 28, 1847	9	85		85		0	0	0	0	0	85	0	0	0	0			4.3	$2,000
Tom York	28	us US	L	L	5' 9"	165	Jul 13, 1850	9	81		81		0	0	0	0	0	0	81	0	0	81			2.5
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary