Providence Grays Team History & Encyclopedia

Team Name: Providence Grays

Seasons: 8 (1878 to 1885)

Record: 438-278, .612 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 0

Pennants: 2

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Frank Bancroft, 137-85, .617 W-L%

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Ball Parks

Messer Street Grounds

Notable Events and Chronology

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January 16, 1878

Benjamin Douglas is hired as the manager of the Providence Grays, and Tom Carey is signed as the team’s captain

July 15, 1878

18-year old John Ward made his Major League debut for Providence

April 4, 1879

Providence Grays sold fifteen cent tickets to a centerfield section called the “bull pen.”

May 24, 1879

Providence scores 10 runs in the 1st inning

August 11, 1879

Providence posts its third consecutive extra-inning victory and 8th straight overall‚ beating Syracuse, 3 – 2, in 12.

December 24, 1879

Major League Baseball Season Recap 1879

June 17, 1880

John Montgomery Ward of the Providence Grays pitches a perfect game against the Buffalo Bisons, winning 5 – 0

February 7, 1881

The Providence Grays sign Charley Radbourn

December 22, 1881

Longtime Boston Red Stockings/Boston Red Caps manager Harry Wright signs a contract to manage the Providence Grays 

February 25, 1882

Providence Grays players and their opponents will be expected to parade down the streets of Providence in full uniform, accompanied by a brass band, on game days in order to encourage attendance.

December 24, 1884

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON RECAP 1884

January 10, 1885

The New York Clipper reports that Paul Hines, a Providence Grays outfielder had been challenged to catch a ball dropped from the top of the Washington Monument

December 18, 1885

The Washington Nationals are admitted to the National League, in place of Providence

February 5, 1897

Charley Radbourn dies in Bloomington, Illinois, at age of 42

August 17, 1914

In Manchester, NH, Babe Ruth pitches the Red Sox to a 4 – 2 exhibition win

September 5, 1914

Babe Ruth of the Providence Grays hits his first professional home run and also pitches a one-hitter

November 15, 1922

Former Providence Grays outfielder Paul Hines is arrested on charges of pick-pocketing

All Time Team

Retired Numbers

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