The Providence Grays were a new franchise that joined the National League for the 1878 baseball season. They finished in third place.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1878 Providence Grays Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 58 243 74 .305 1 43 1B 49 188 45 .239 0 14 2B 55 212 37 .175 0 8 3B 62 250 51 .204 0 25 SS 61 253 60 .237 0 24 OF 62 281 90 .320 1 29 OF 62 269 83 .309 1 26 OF 62 257 92 .358 4 50
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 19 76 22 .289 0 7 5 22 5 .227 0 4
Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 37 334.0 22 13 1.51 116 11 98.0 4 7 4.22 21 7 62.0 6 1 3.48 25 5 23.0 1 2 2.35 7 3 24.0 0 3 3.00 2 1 9.0 0 1 4.00 2
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 1 0 0 0 1.80 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 0
References 1878 Providence Grays season at Baseball Reference