1888 Detroit Wolverines | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Recreation Park |
City | Detroit, Michigan |
Owner | Frederick K. Stearns |
Managers | Bill Watkins, Robert Leadley |
The 1888 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 68–63 record, finishing in fifth place in the National League. After the season, the ownership, having lost so much money on the team, disbanded the team and sold off the players.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Giants | 84 | 47 | .641 | — | 44–23 | 40–24 |
Chicago White Stockings | 77 | 58 | .570 | 9 | 43–27 | 34–31 |
Philadelphia Quakers | 69 | 61 | .531 | 14½ | 37–29 | 32–32 |
Boston Beaneaters | 70 | 64 | .522 | 15½ | 36–30 | 34–34 |
Detroit Wolverines | 68 | 63 | .519 | 16 | 40–26 | 28–37 |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 66 | 68 | .493 | 19½ | 37–30 | 29–38 |
Indianapolis Hoosiers | 50 | 85 | .370 | 36 | 31–35 | 19–50 |
Washington Nationals | 48 | 86 | .358 | 37½ | 26–38 | 22–48 |
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | IND | NYG | PHI | PIT | WSH | |||||||||
Boston | — | 7–12 | 10–8–1 | 11–9 | 8–12 | 9–10 | 10–8–2 | 15–5 | |||||||||
Chicago | 12–7 | — | 10–10 | 14–6 | 11–8–1 | 8–10 | 9–11 | 13–6 | |||||||||
Detroit | 8–10–1 | 10–10 | — | 11–8 | 7–11–2 | 11–7 | 10–10 | 11–7 | |||||||||
Indianapolis | 9–11 | 6–14 | 8–11 | — | 5–14 | 4–13 | 6–14 | 12–8–1 | |||||||||
New York | 12–8 | 8–11–1 | 11–7–2 | 14–5 | — | 14–5–1 | 10–7–2 | 15–4–1 | |||||||||
Philadelphia | 10–9 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 13–4 | 5–14–1 | — | 14–6–1 | 10–9 | |||||||||
Pittsburgh | 8–10–2 | 11–9 | 10–10 | 14–6 | 7–10–2 | 6–14–1 | — | 10–9 | |||||||||
Washington | 5–15 | 6–13 | 7–11 | 8–12–1 | 4–15–1 | 9–10 | 9–10 | — |
1888 Detroit Wolverines | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
Catchers |
Infielders | Outfielders | Manager |
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 |
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C | Charlie Bennett | 74 | 258 | 68 | .264 | 5 | 29 |
1B | Dan Brouthers | 129 | 522 | 160 | .307 | 9 | 66 |
2B | Hardy Richardson | 58 | 266 | 77 | .289 | 6 | 32 |
SS | Jack Rowe | 105 | 451 | 125 | .277 | 2 | 74 |
3B | Deacon White | 125 | 527 | 157 | .298 | 4 | 71 |
OF | Count Campau | 70 | 251 | 51 | .203 | 1 | 18 |
OF | Larry Twitchell | 131 | 524 | 128 | .244 | 5 | 67 |
OF | Ned Hanlon | 109 | 459 | 122 | .266 | 5 | 39 |
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 |
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Charlie Ganzel | 95 | 386 | 96 | .249 | 1 | 46 |
Sam Thompson | 56 | 238 | 67 | .282 | 6 | 40 |
Sy Sutcliffe | 49 | 191 | 49 | .257 | 0 | 23 |
Ted Scheffler | 27 | 94 | 19 | .202 | 0 | 4 |
Parson Nicholson | 24 | 85 | 22 | .259 | 1 | 9 |
Jake Wells | 16 | 57 | 9 | .158 | 0 | 2 |
Deacon McGuire | 3 | 13 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Sam LaRocque | 2 | 9 | 4 | .444 | 0 | 2 |
Barney Gilligan | 1 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Scheibeck | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Cal Broughton | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Pretzels Getzien | 46 | 404.0 | 19 | 25 | 3.05 | 202 |
Pete Conway | 45 | 391.0 | 30 | 14 | 2.26 | 176 |
Henry Gruber | 27 | 240.0 | 11 | 14 | 2.29 | 71 |
Ed Beatin | 12 | 107.0 | 5 | 7 | 2.86 | 44 |
Lady Baldwin | 6 | 53.0 | 3 | 3 | 5.43 | 26 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Larry Twitchell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 3 |
1888 MLB season by team | |
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Based in Detroit, Michigan | |
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