The Providence Grays hired veteran manager Harry Wright to guide the team in 1882, and the team seemed to improve. They held first place until September 17, but then suffered a losing streak that dropped the team into second place.
After the season ended, they played a three-game postseason series against the Boston Red Caps for the "Championship of New England." Providence won the series, two games to one, thanks to shutouts pitched by John Montgomery Ward and Hoss Radbourn.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1882 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 56 201 45 .224 0 26 1B 82 356 117 .329 0 48 2B 84 366 93 .254 2 31 3B 84 329 81 .246 2 42 SS 46 185 30 .162 0 9 OF 81 321 86 .268 1 40 OF 84 379 117 .309 4 34 OF 83 355 87 .245 1 39
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 28 97 20 .206 0 7 21 76 8 .105 0 8 10 41 5 .122 0 2 11 40 3 .075 0 1 4 17 4 .235 0 1 3 11 2 .182 0 2 1 4 0 .000 0 0
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 55 474.0 33 20 2.09 201 33 278.0 19 12 2.59 72
References 1882 Providence Grays season at Baseball Reference