Providence Grays all-time roster

[4] On April 10, Root took over ownership of the team, fired Douglas for incompetence and insubordination, and hired Tom York to replace Carey as captain.

[6][11] The Grays won the NL championship in 1879, placing first among the league's eight teams with Ward winning 47 games as their starting pitcher, and the leadership of George Wright, who played second base and also managed.

[18][19] In 1882, the Grays hired Harry Wright to be their manager, who brought back his brother George to play shortstop.

[4] He was suspended without pay, but quit the team instead and signed to play for the St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association (UA).

[4] Not only did Radbourn finish with 59 victories, an all-time record, but he also led the league in many pitching categories including strikeouts and earned run average, winning the triple crown.

[27][28] His leadership on the field led the team to their second and last NL championship; later besting the New York Metropolitans 3 games to zero in the 1884 World Series.

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1882 Providence Grays
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Player-manager Mike Dorgan
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Player-manager Jack Farrell
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Shortstop Arthur Irwin
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First baseman Tim Murnane later became an award-winning baseball writer for The Boston Globe .
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Right fielder and first baseman Jim O'Rourke
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Starting pitcher Charles Radbourn
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Right fielder Paul Radford
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First baseman Joe Start
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Starting pitcher John Montgomery Ward
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Player-manager George Wright