1885 Detroit Wolverines season

The 1885 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 41–67 record, finishing in sixth place in the National League.

1885 Detroit Wolverines
LeagueNational League
BallparkRecreation Park
CityDetroit, Michigan
OwnerJoseph Marsh
ManagersCharlie Morton, Bill Watkins
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Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Stockings 87 25 .777 42‍–‍14 45‍–‍11
New York Giants 85 27 .759 2 51‍–‍10 34‍–‍17
Philadelphia Quakers 56 54 .509 30 29‍–‍26 27‍–‍28
Providence Grays 53 57 .482 33 31‍–‍20 22‍–‍37
Boston Beaneaters 46 66 .411 41 24‍–‍34 22‍–‍32
Detroit Wolverines 41 67 .380 44 29‍–‍23 12‍–‍44
Buffalo Bisons 38 74 .339 49 19‍–‍34 19‍–‍40
St. Louis Maroons 36 72 .333 49 23‍–‍33 13‍–‍39

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BSN BUF CHI DTN NYG PHI PRV STM
Boston 10–6 2–14 7–9 3–13 7–9 9–7 8–8–1
Buffalo 6–10 0–16 11–5 1–15 5–11 3–13 12–4
Chicago 14–2 16–0 15–1 6–10 11–5 11–5 14–2–1
Detroit 9–7 5–11 1–15 4–12 7–9 6–9 9–4
New York 13–3 15–1 10–6 12–4 11–5 12–4 12–4
Philadelphia 9–7 11–5 5–11 9–7 5–11 8–7 9–6–1
Providence 7–9 13–3 5–11 9–6 4–12 7–8 8–8
St. Louis 8–8–1 4–12 2–14–1 4–9 4–12 6–9–1 8–8


Notable transactions

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Roster

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1885 Detroit Wolverines
Roster
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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Charlie Bennett 91 349 94 .269 5 60
1B Mox McQuery 70 278 76 .273 3 30
2B Sam Crane 68 245 47 .192 1 20
SS Marr Phillips 33 139 29 .209 0 17
3B Jim Donnelly 56 211 49 .232 1 22
OF Sam Thompson 63 254 77 .303 7 44
OF Ned Hanlon 105 424 128 .302 1 29
OF George Wood 82 362 105 .290 5 28

Other batters

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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
Joe Quest 55 200 39 .195 0 21
Jerry Dorgan 39 161 46 .286 0 24
Milt Scott 38 148 39 .264 0 12
Deacon McGuire 34 121 23 .190 0 9
Charlie Morton 22 79 14 .177 0 3
Jim Manning 20 78 21 .269 1 9
Frank Ringo 17 65 16 .246 0 2
Chub Collins 14 55 10 .182 0 6
Jim Halpin 15 54 7 .130 0 1
Gene Moriarty 11 39 1 .026 0 0
Jerry Moore 6 23 4 .174 0 0
Nate Kellogg 5 17 2 .118 0 0
Frank Olin 1 4 2 .500 0 0
George Bryant 1 4 0 .000 0 1
Ed Gastfield 1 3 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Stump Weidman 38 330.0 14 24 3.14 149
Charlie Getzien 37 330.0 12 25 3.03 110
Lady Baldwin 21 179.1 11 9 1.86 135
Dan Casey 12 104.0 4 8 3.29 79
Frank Meinke 1 5.0 0 1 3.60 0

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
George Wood 1 0 0 0 0.00 1
Gene Moriarty 1 0 0 0 9.00 1

Notes

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References

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