1881 Detroit Wolverines season
| 1881 Detroit Wolverines | |
|---|---|
| Major League affiliations | |
| |
| Location | |
| |
| |
| Other information | |
| Owner(s) | William G. Thompson |
| Manager(s) | Frank Bancroft |
| Next season > | |
In 1881, Detroit Mayor William G. Thompson bought most of the players from the defunct Cincinnati Reds franchise and formed the Detroit Wolverines, which joined the National League. The team finished the season with a 41–43 record, good enough for fourth place in the NL race.
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Stockings | 56 | 28 | 0.667 | — | 32–10 | 24–18 |
| Providence Grays | 47 | 37 | 0.560 | 9 | 23–20 | 24–17 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 45 | 38 | 0.542 | 10½ | 25–16 | 20–22 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 41 | 43 | 0.488 | 15 | 23–19 | 18–24 |
| Troy Trojans | 39 | 45 | 0.464 | 17 | 24–18 | 15–27 |
| Boston Red Caps | 38 | 45 | 0.458 | 17½ | 19–22 | 19–23 |
| Cleveland Blues | 36 | 48 | 0.429 | 20 | 20–22 | 16–26 |
| Worcester Worcesters | 32 | 50 | 0.390 | 23 | 19–22 | 13–28 |
Record vs. opponents
1881 National League Records Sources: | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | PRV | TRO | WOR | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 4–8 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–3 | |||||||||
| Buffalo | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–5 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 10–2 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 9–3 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–6–1 | 7–5 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 8–4 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | |||||||||
| Providence | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | |||||||||
| Troy | 5–7 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 6–6–1 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | |||||||||
| Worcester | 3–8 | 5–6 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | — | |||||||||
Roster
| 1881 Detroit Wolverines | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Bennett, CharlieCharlie Bennett | 76 | 299 | 90 | .301 | 7 | 64 |
| 1B | Powell, MartinMartin Powell | 55 | 219 | 74 | .338 | 1 | 38 |
| 2B | Gerhardt, JoeJoe Gerhardt | 80 | 297 | 72 | .242 | 0 | 36 |
| 3B | Whitney, ArtArt Whitney | 58 | 214 | 39 | .182 | 0 | 9 |
| SS | Houck, SadieSadie Houck | 75 | 308 | 86 | .279 | 1 | 36 |
| OF | Knight, LonLon Knight | 83 | 340 | 92 | .271 | 1 | 52 |
| OF | Wood, GeorgeGeorge Wood | 80 | 337 | 100 | .297 | 2 | 32 |
| OF | Hanlon, NedNed Hanlon | 76 | 305 | 85 | .279 | 2 | 28 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, LewLew Brown | 27 | 108 | 26 | .241 | 3 | 14 |
| Reilley, CharlieCharlie Reilley | 19 | 70 | 12 | .171 | 0 | 3 |
| Troy, DasherDasher Troy | 11 | 44 | 15 | .341 | 0 | 4 |
| Dorgan, MikeMike Dorgan | 8 | 34 | 8 | .235 | 0 | 5 |
| Trott, SamSam Trott | 6 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Foley, WillWill Foley | 5 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 1 |
| Leary, JackJack Leary | 3 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 4 |
| Stearns, DanDan Stearns | 3 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| O'Leary, DanDan O'Leary | 2 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley, GeorgeGeorge Bradley | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Moynahan, MikeMike Moynahan | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor, BillyBilly Taylor | 1 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
| Wise, SamSam Wise | 1 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby, GeorgeGeorge Derby | 56 | 494.2 | 29 | 26 | 2.20 | 212 |
| Wiedman, StumpStump Wiedman | 13 | 115 | 8 | 5 | 1.80 | 26 |
| Mountain, FrankFrank Mountain | 7 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 5.25 | 13 |
| Mullane, TonyTony Mullane | 5 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 4.91 | 7 |
| White, WillWill White | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 5.00 | 5 |
| Leary, JackJack Leary | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4.15 | 2 |
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.