1879 Providence Grays Fielding Statistics

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1879 Providence Grays Fielding 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
Won NL Pennant
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1878 / 1880 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

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	Age	G	G_LF	G_CF	G_RF	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	Pos. Summary
Doug Allison	32	1				12	9	1	2	0	.833	10.00	2	C
Lew Brown	21	54	0	0	6	420	290	64	66	5	.843	6.56	42	C-OF
Jack Farrell	21	12				106	42	55	9	8	.915	8.08		2B
Emil Gross	21	30				213	152	39	22	1	.897	6.37	30	C
Bill Hague	27	51				214	54	122	38	2	.822	3.45		3B
Paul Hines	24	85	0	85	0	196	146	24	26	3	.867	2.00		OF
Rudy Kemmler	19	2				24	13	7	4	0	.833	10.00	4	C
Bobby Mathews	27	53	0	0	21	83	24	46	13	1	.843	1.32		P-OF-3B
Mike McGeary	28	85				595	238	290	67	25	.887	6.21		2B-3B
Dan O'Leary	22	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00		OF
Jim O'Rourke	28	84	2	0	56	365	302	29	34	6	.907	3.94	4	OF-1B-C-3B
Joe Start	36	66	0	0	1	812	779	11	22	24	.973	11.97		1B-OF
Denny Sullivan	21	5	0	0	1	14	1	5	8	0	.429	1.20		3B-OF
John Ward	19	94	4	0	4	245	55	167	23	4	.906	2.36		P-3B-OF
Bill White	--	1				12	12	0	0	1	1.000	12.00		1B
George Wright	32	85				449	96	319	34	17	.924	4.88		SS
Tom York	28	81	81	0	0	137	114	9	14	2	.898	1.52		OF
Team Totals	26.5	85				3897	2327	1188	382	99	.902	4.44	82
Rank in 8 NL teams									5	7	3
	Age	G	G_LF	G_CF	G_RF	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

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	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Lew Brown	21	48	412	286	63	63	5	.847	7.27
Emil Gross	21	30	213	152	39	22	1	.897	6.37
Jim O'Rourke	28	5	46	32	9	5	0	.891	8.20
Rudy Kemmler	19	2	24	13	7	4	0	.833	10.00
Doug Allison	32	1	12	9	1	2	0	.833	10.00
League Average								.888	6.21
Team Total		85	707	492	119	96	6	.864	7.10

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Joe Start	36	65	812	779	11	22	24	.973	12.15
Jim O'Rourke	28	20	231	219	1	11	4	.952	11.00
Bill White		1	12	12	0	0	1	1.000	12.00
League Average								.953	10.89
Team Total		85	1055	1010	12	33	29	.969	11.88

Player Standard Fielding--2B

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	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Mike McGeary	28	73	535	218	255	62	21	.884	6.48
Jack Farrell	21	12	106	42	55	9	8	.915	8.08
League Average								.895	6.80
Team Total		85	641	260	310	71	29	.889	6.71

Player Standard Fielding--3B

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	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bill Hague	27	51	214	54	122	38	2	.822	3.45
John Ward	19	16	58	17	32	9	2	.845	3.06
Mike McGeary	28	12	60	20	35	5	4	.917	4.58
Bobby Mathews	27	5	9	3	2	4	0	.556	1.00
Denny Sullivan	21	4	14	1	5	8	0	.429	1.50
Jim O'Rourke	28	3	9	0	8	1	0	.889	2.67
League Average								.827	3.33
Team Total		85	364	95	204	65	8	.821	3.29

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
George Wright	32	85	449	96	319	34	17	.924	4.88
League Average								.873	4.54
Team Total		85	449	96	319	34	17	.924	4.88

Player Standard Fielding--OF

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	Age	G	G_LF	G_CF	G_RF	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Paul Hines	24	85	0	85	0	196	146	24	26	3	.867	2.00
Tom York	28	81	81	0	0	137	114	9	14	2	.898	1.52
Jim O'Rourke	28	56	2	0	56	79	51	11	17	2	.785	1.11
Bobby Mathews	27	21	0	0	21	29	17	5	7	1	.759	1.05
John Ward	19	8	4	0	4	11	7	1	3	0	.727	1.00
Lew Brown	21	6	0	0	6	8	4	1	3	0	.625	0.83
Dan O'Leary	22	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Joe Start	36	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Denny Sullivan	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average											.834	1.83
Team Total		85				460	339	51	70	8	.848	1.49

Player Standard Fielding--P

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	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
John Ward	19	70	176	31	134	11	2	.938	2.36
Bobby Mathews	27	27	45	4	39	2	0	.956	1.59
League Average								.900	2.18
Team Total		85	221	35	173	13	2	.941	2.14

1878 / 1880 Fielding Statistics

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