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Providence Grays (438-278 W-L, 1878 - 1885) - 2 Pennants and 0 Playoff Appearance

Franchise History

Rk	Year	Tm	Lg	G	W	L	Ties	W-L%	Finish	Playoffs	R	RA	BatAge	PitchAge	#Bat	#Pitch	Top Player	Managers
1	1885	Providence Grays	NL	110	53	57	0	.482	4th of 8		442	531	27.7	27.7	26	12	O.Radbourn (8.4)	Frank Bancroft (53-57)
2	1884	Providence Grays	NL	114	84	28	2	.750	1st of 8	Won WS (3-0)	665	388	27.3	26.2	17	9	O.Radbourn (19.3)	Frank Bancroft (84-28)
3	1883	Providence Grays	NL	98	58	40	0	.592	3rd of 8		636	436	27.5	26.3	14	3	O.Radbourn (14.7)	Harry Wright (58-40)
4	1882	Providence Grays	NL	84	52	32	0	.619	2nd of 8		463	356	27.9	25.0	16	2	O.Radbourn (8.1)	Harry Wright (52-32)
5	1881	Providence Grays	NL	85	47	37	1	.560	2nd of 8		447	426	26.1	24.4	13	3	O.Radbourn (4.0)	Jack Farrell (24-27) and Tom York (23-10)
6	1880	Providence Grays	NL	87	52	32	3	.619	2nd of 8		419	299	26.2	21.8	11	3	M.Ward (7.4)	Mike McGeary (8-7), Monte Ward (18-13) and Mike Dorgan (26-12)
7	1879	Providence Grays	NL	85	59	25	1	.702	1st of 8		612	355	26.7	21.3	17	2	M.Ward (9.2)	George Wright (59-25)
8	1878	Providence Grays	NL	62	33	27	2	.550	3rd of 6		353	337	25.9	20.7	16	8	M.Ward (4.8)	Tom York (33-27)

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