1879 Providence Grays

Pitching Statistics

59-25, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: George Wright (59-25)
Scored 612 runs, Allowed 355 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 61-23

Ballparks: 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

National League Champs

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1878 / 1880 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1	SP	Monte Ward	19	47	19	.712	2.15	70	60	10	58	2	1	587.0	571	270	140	5	36		239			29	2425	112	1.034	8.8	0.1	0.6	3.7	6.64
2	SP	Bobby Mathews	27	12	6	.667	2.29	27	25	2	15	1	1	189.0	194	85	48	4	26		90			17	779	105	1.164	9.2	0.2	1.2	4.3	3.46
		Team Totals	20.9	59	25	.702	2.18	85	85	12	73	3	2	776.0	765	355	188	9	62		329			46	3204	110	1.066	8.9	0.1	0.7	3.8	5.31
		Rank in 8 NL teams		1	8		1				7	6	1	1	5	2	4	5	6		1
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB

* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact	Gact
Bobby Mathews	27	35	8	.814	1.95	388.0	365	93	84	8	49	185	0	1.067	8.5	1.1	4.3	3.78	0.2	27	27
Monte Ward	19	116	23	.835	1.76	1256.0	1076	273	246	9	68	511	0	0.911	7.7	0.5	3.7	7.51	0.1	70	70
	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact	Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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	Age	Yrs	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
Lew Brown	21	1	0	0		18.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	4	2	0	4		0			2	8	21	4.000	0.0	0.0	36.0	0.0	0.00	21
Bobby Mathews	27	8	167	164	.505	2.75	353	349	6	319	13	1	3056.0	3688	2351	933	32	263		465		2	153	13845	100	1.293	10.9	0.1	0.8	1.4	1.77	100
Monte Ward	19	2	69	32	.683	1.92	107	97	10	95	8	1	921.0	879	421	196	8	70		355			55	3790	122	1.030	8.6	0.1	0.7	3.5	5.07	122
	Age	Yrs	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+

1878 / 1880 Pitching Statistics

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