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 | |
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| Owners | Joseph Marsh |
| Managers | Charlie Morton, Bill Watkins |
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago White Stockings | 87 | 25 | 0.777 | — | 42–14 | 45–11 |
| New York Giants | 85 | 27 | 0.759 | 2 | 51–10 | 34–17 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 56 | 54 | 0.509 | 30 | 29–26 | 27–28 |
| Providence Grays | 53 | 57 | 0.482 | 33 | 31–20 | 22–37 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 46 | 66 | 0.411 | 41 | 24–34 | 22–32 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 41 | 67 | 0.380 | 44 | 29–23 | 12–44 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 38 | 74 | 0.339 | 49 | 19–34 | 19–40 |
| St. Louis Maroons | 36 | 72 | 0.333 | 49 | 23–33 | 13–39 |
Record vs. opponents
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| 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
- June 15, 1885: Jim Keenan was purchased by the Wolverines from the Indianapolis Hoosiers.[1]
- June 25, 1885: Milt Scott was purchased from the Wolverines by the Pittsburgh Alleghenys.[2]
- July 1, 1885: Jim Keenan jumped from the Wolverines to the Cincinnati Red Stockings.[1]
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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| 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
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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| 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 |
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 |
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| 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
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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| George Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Gene Moriarty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
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