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1879 Providence Grays Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1878 / 1880)
59-25, Finished 1st in National League
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Scored 612 runs, Allowed 355 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 61-23
Manager: George Wright (59-25)
Ballpark: Messer Street Grounds

Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 99, Pitching - 95;   one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 95
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1878 / 1880 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Lew Brown 21 53 233 229 23 59 13 4 2 38 4 24 .258 .270 .376 .646 111 86
2 1B Joe Start* 36 66 324 317 70 101 11 5 2 37 7 4 .319 .333 .404 .737 142 128
3 2B Mike McGeary 28 85 379 374 62 103 7 2 0 35 5 13 .275 .285 .305 .590 95 114
4 SS George Wright 32 85 401 388 79 107 15 10 1 42 13 20 .276 .299 .374 .673 121 145
5 3B Bill Hague 27 51 212 209 20 47 3 1 0 21 3 19 .225 .236 .249 .485 60 52
6 OF Tom York* 28 81 361 342 69 106 25 5 1 50 19 28 .310 .346 .421 .767 152 144
7 OF Paul Hines 24 85 417 409 81 146 25 10 2 52 8 16 .357 .369 .482 .851 178 197
8 OF Jim O'Rourke 28 81 375 362 69 126 19 9 1 46 13 10 .348 .371 .459 .829 172 166
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 C Emil Gross 21 30 136 132 31 46 9 5 0 24 4 8 .348 .368 .492 .860 181 65
10 2B Jack Farrell 21 12 51 51 5 13 2 0 0 5 0 0 .255 .255 .294 .549 81 15
11 UT Denny Sullivan? 21 5 20 19 5 5 2 0 0 2 1 1 .263 .300 .368 .668 119 7
12 C Rudy Kemmler 19 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -5 1
13 OF Dan O'Leary* 22 2 7 7 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857 184 3
14 C Doug Allison 32 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0
15 1B Bill White? 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 66 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
16 P John Ward* 19 83 371 364 71 104 9 4 2 41 7 14 .286 .299 .349 .648 113 127
17 P Bobby Mathews 27 43 180 173 25 35 2 0 1 10 7 12 .202 .233 .231 .465 54 40
Team Totals 26.7 85 3483 3392 612 1003 142 55 12 405 91 172 .296 .314 .381 .695 128 1291
Rank in 8 NL teams 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 8 1 1 1 1 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Doug Allison 32 5 5 0 0.0 66 .000 .000 .259 .000 .274 .000 .335 .000 .609 -100 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .000 /2
Lew Brown 21 233 170 23 3.7 66 .281 .258 .259 .270 .274 .376 .335 .646 .609 111 .520 2.7 0.3 .118 2/O
Jack Farrell 21 51 38 4 2.8 66 .255 .255 .259 .255 .274 .294 .335 .549 .609 81 .407 -1.0 -0.1 .039 4
Emil Gross 21 136 86 24 7.6 66 .371 .348 .259 .368 .274 .492 .335 .860 .609 181 .804 11.2 1.2 .144 2
Bill Hague 27 212 162 12 2.0 66 .247 .225 .259 .236 .274 .249 .335 .485 .609 60 .266 -8.9 -1.0 .024 5
Paul Hines 24 417 263 73 7.5 66 .368 .357 .259 .369 .274 .482 .335 .851 .609 178 .802 33.4 3.7 .125 *O
Rudy Kemmler 19 7 6 0 0.0 66 .167 .143 .259 .143 .274 .143 .335 .286 .609 -5 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 /2
Bobby Mathews 27 180 138 9 1.8 66 .213 .202 .259 .233 .274 .231 .335 .465 .609 54 .223 -8.3 -1.0 .029 1O/5
Mike McGeary 28 379 271 32 3.2 66 .285 .275 .259 .285 .274 .305 .335 .590 .609 95 .459 -2.6 -0.3 .029 *45
*Dan O'Leary 22 7 4 1 6.8 66 .429 .429 .259 .429 .274 .429 .335 .857 .609 184 .770 0.6 0.1 .000 /O
Jim O'Rourke 28 375 236 62 7.1 66 .356 .348 .259 .371 .274 .459 .335 .829 .609 172 .786 27.6 3.1 .110 *O3/25
*Joe Start 36 324 216 43 5.4 66 .318 .319 .259 .333 .274 .404 .335 .737 .609 142 .688 13.7 1.5 .085 *3/O
?Denny Sullivan 21 20 14 2 3.9 66 .278 .263 .259 .300 .274 .368 .335 .668 .609 119 .546 0.5 0.1 .105 /5O
*John Ward 19 371 260 38 4.0 66 .293 .286 .259 .299 .274 .349 .335 .648 .609 113 .556 4.6 0.5 .063 *15/O
?Bill White -- 4 3 0 0.0 66 .333 .250 .258 .250 .274 .250 .335 .500 .609 66 .000 -0.2 0.0 .000 /3
George Wright 32 401 281 43 4.2 66 .289 .276 .259 .299 .274 .374 .335 .673 .609 121 .577 8.3 0.9 .098 *6
*Tom York 28 361 236 50 5.7 66 .335 .310 .259 .346 .274 .421 .335 .767 .609 152 .712 20.2 2.3 .111 *O
League Average 3.3 65 .273 .254 .257 .269 .273 .326 .333 .595 .606 96 .478 .071
Team Total 3483 2389 416 4.7 66 .309 .296 .259 .314 .274 .381 .335 .695 .609 128 .633 100.0 11.1 .085
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Doug Allison 32 2 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Lew Brown 21 119 502 493 42 118 25 7 4 68 0 9 57 .239 .253 .343 .596 43 59 59
Jack Farrell 21 134 589 583 83 166 15 4 2 48 0 6 26 .285 .292 .334 .626 57 66 66
Emil Gross 21 61 265 258 53 84 16 9 0 41 0 7 16 .326 .343 .457 .801 40 30 30
Bill Hague 27 103 418 413 33 85 5 2 0 35 0 5 38 .206 .215 .228 .443 20 51 51
Paul Hines 24 172 814 799 138 266 46 18 4 88 0 15 32 .333 .345 .451 .796 124 85 85
Rudy Kemmler 19 4 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 2
Bobby Mathews 27 87 357 344 43 65 4 0 2 17 0 13 24 .189 .218 .218 .437 16 43 43
Mike McGeary 28 172 745 736 104 187 13 4 0 59 0 9 26 .254 .263 .283 .546 55 85 85
*Dan O'Leary 22 4 14 14 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 2 2
Jim O'Rourke 28 164 732 708 118 230 35 16 2 79 0 24 20 .325 .347 .428 .775 105 81 81
*Joe Start 36 134 635 622 120 185 20 9 4 63 0 13 8 .297 .312 .378 .690 73 66 66
?Denny Sullivan 21 10 40 38 10 10 4 0 0 4 0 2 2 .263 .300 .368 .668 4 5 5
*John Ward 19 168 729 716 121 190 16 7 4 70 0 13 28 .265 .278 .324 .602 65 83 83
?Bill White -- 2 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
George Wright 32 172 787 763 133 194 27 18 2 71 0 24 40 .254 .277 .345 .622 73 85 85
*Tom York 28 164 707 672 118 194 46 9 2 85 0 35 57 .289 .324 .393 .717 85 81 81
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Doug Allison 32 9 1426 317 1426 1404 234 379 43 10 2 140 5 2 22 40 .270 .281 .319 .600 90 448
Lew Brown 21 4 930 220 930 909 119 236 53 24 6 136 21 120 .260 .276 .391 .667 114 355
Jack Farrell 21 1 295 66 295 292 45 86 8 2 1 26 3 13 .295 .302 .346 .648 121 101
Emil Gross 21 1 136 30 136 132 31 46 9 5 0 24 4 8 .348 .368 .492 .860 181 65
Bill Hague 27 5 1295 301 1295 1276 134 303 23 2 2 114 3 4 19 90 .237 .249 .263 .512 66 336
Paul Hines 24 8 2059 449 2059 2041 363 665 101 33 9 288 10 11 18 42 .326 .332 .421 .753 140 859
Rudy Kemmler 19 1 7 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -5 1
Bobby Mathews 27 8 1578 370 1578 1547 209 322 25 8 1 108 7 5 31 29 .208 .224 .237 .460 47 366
Mike McGeary 28 8 2157 453 2157 2137 450 620 50 11 0 222 65 24 20 25 .290 .297 .324 .621 96 692
*Dan O'Leary 22 1 7 2 7 7 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857 184 3
Jim O'Rourke 28 8 2346 497 2346 2264 525 734 118 42 16 334 33 8 82 69 .324 .348 .435 .782 148 984
*Joe Start 36 9 2481 516 2481 2451 487 751 72 28 12 293 14 9 30 11 .306 .315 .373 .688 121 915
?Denny Sullivan 21 1 20 5 20 19 5 5 2 0 0 2 1 1 .263 .300 .368 .668 119 7
*John Ward 19 2 511 120 511 502 85 131 14 8 3 56 9 27 .261 .274 .339 .613 101 170
?Bill White -- 1 4 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 66 1
George Wright 32 9 2721 537 2721 2661 645 831 125 59 11 321 41 16 60 82 .312 .327 .416 .743 133 1107
*Tom York 28 9 2444 539 2444 2380 491 678 115 61 9 339 15 7 64 77 .285 .304 .396 .699 120 942
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1878 / 1880 Batting Statistics