The Providence Grays was a team name used by several major and minor league baseball teams based in Providence, Rhode Island .
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Major league Grays
In 1884, Providence was a major league baseball city. The Providence Grays played at the long-gone Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood, as one of the eight teams in the National League. Olneyville is a neighborhood in Providence Rhode Island bordered by Atwells Avenue to the north U
They were led by ace pitcher Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, who is still remembered for winning a record 60 games that year and leading the Grays to the pennant. When the team's other pitcher defected to a rival league in July, it looked like the Grays' season was over, but "Old Hoss" offered to pitch the rest of the team's games. The Grays went on a twenty-game winning streak and blew past their hated rivals, the Boston Red Stockings.
When the season was over, the Grays had won the league title by five games. They then played the New York Metropolitans, champions of the rival American Association, in a three-game championship series, and won all three games. It wasn't officially called the "World Series", but the Grays became undisputed world champions.
The Providence Grays disbanded after the 1885 season. A minor-league team by the same name played in Providence from 1891 to 1929; at one time its roster included a promising young pitcher, Babe Ruth. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of
The team played at the Messer Street Grounds in the Olneyville neighborhood. Messer Street Grounds (also known as Messer Park or Messer Field) is a former Baseball ground located in Providence Rhode Island. Olneyville is a neighborhood in Providence Rhode Island bordered by Atwells Avenue to the north U One of the leading players from that 1879 pennant winner was Hall of Famer John Montgomery Ward, while the 1884 team was led by fellow Hall of Famer Old Hoss Radbourn who won a record 60 games in a single season. A hall of fame (sometimes HOF) is a type of Museum established for any a field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field John Montgomery Ward ( March 3, 1860 – March 4, 1925) was a 19th century Major League Baseball star pitcher, Shortstop A hall of fame (sometimes HOF) is a type of Museum established for any a field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field Charles Gardner "Old Hoss" Radbourn ( December 11, 1854 – February 5, 1897) was a Pitcher in Major League Baseball
The team may have been the first Major League Baseball team to field an African-American baseball player, William Edward White, a Brown University player who played one game for the Grays on June 21, 1879. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa William Edward White (1860-? played as a substitute in one Baseball game for the Providence Grays, on June 21, 1879. Brown University is a highly esteemed private University located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Evidence is strong but not conclusive: Peter Morris of the Society for American Baseball Research has researched this issue, as reported by the Wall Street Journal on January 30, 2004. The Society for American Baseball Research was established in Cooperstown New York, in August 1971 Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
Other memorable highlights of the Grays' short existence include a no-hitter by Radbourn on July 25, 1883, the second perfect game in MLB history, pitched by John Montgomery Ward on June 17, 1880, and pitcher Charlie Sweeney struck out 19 batters in a nine-inning game on June 7, 1884, a record that would stand until broken by Roger Clemens 102 years later. In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a Pitcher (or combination of pitchers pitches a victory that lasts a minimum John Montgomery Ward ( March 3, 1860 – March 4, 1925) was a 19th century Major League Baseball star pitcher, Shortstop Charlie Sweeney (April 13 1863 - April 4 1902 was a Major league baseball pitcher from 1882 through 1887 William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major
Season Records
1878 - 33-27
1879 - 59-25 *
1880 - 52-32
1881 - 47-37
1882 - 52-32
1883 - 58-40
1884 - 84-28 *
1885 - 53-57
- Won National League Pennant
Minor league and amateur Grays
The minor league Providence Grays were members of the Eastern League from 1891 to 1929. The Eastern League is a Minor league baseball league which operates primarily in the northeastern United States, although it has had a team in Ohio Babe Ruth played for the Grays in 1914. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of
The amateur Providence Grays Vintage Base Ball Club has played in East Providence, Rhode Island, since 1998 while traveling around the Northeast for road games. The modern Grays were founded by Tim Norton and the team is strongly devoted to absolute authenticity in demonstrating the 19th Century game. The Bristol Blues, The Cornish Game Hens of Providence and the Coventry Citizens formed after the Grays and there are well over 200 vintage teams in the United States.
See also
- 1884 World Series
- 1878 Providence Grays season
- 1879 Providence Grays season
- 1880 Providence Grays season
- 1881 Providence Grays season
- 1882 Providence Grays season
- 1883 Providence Grays season
- 1884 Providence Grays season
- 1885 Providence Grays season
External links
- The Providence Grays
- The Providence Grays at Baseball Reference
- Info on the Grays of the 1880s
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