Providence Grays

Providence Grays
Providence Grays
Years	1878–1885
Based in Providence, Rhode Island
Major league affiliations
National League;
Ballpark
	Messer Street Grounds;
Colors
	Steel Gray, Gray, Light Blue;
Ownership
	C. T. Gardner (1882–1885); Henry Root (1878–1881);
Managers
	Frank Bancroft (1884–1885); Harry Wright (1882–1883); Jack Farrell & Tom York (1881); Mike McGeary, John Montgomery Ward & Mike Dorgan (1880); George Wright (1879); Tom York (1878);
Major league titles
National League pennants	2 (1879, 1884)
World Series	1 (1884)

The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from 1878 until 1885. The Grays played at the Messer Street Grounds in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in 1879 and 1884. Following the 1884 season, they won the first World Series over the New York Metropolitans of the American Association. The team folded after the 1885 season.