1881 Detroit Wolverines season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1881 Detroit Wolverines
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1881)
Location
Recreation Park (Since 1881) Detroit, Michigan (Since 1881)
1881 Information
Owner(s)	William G. Thompson
Manager(s)	Frank Bancroft
Local television	none
Local radio	none

In 1881 Detroit Mayor William G. Thompson bought most of the players from the defunct Cincinnati Red Stockings 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.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.2 Starting pitchers 2.2.1 Relief pitchers 3 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago White Stockings	56	28	--	.667
Providence Grays	47	37	9	.560
Buffalo Bisons	45	38	10.5	.542
Detroit Wolverines	41	43	15	.488
Troy Trojans	39	45	17	.464
Boston Red Caps	38	45	17.5	.458
Cleveland Blues	36	48	20	.429
Worcester Ruby Legs	32	50	23	.390

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] References

• 1881 Detroit Wolverines season at Baseball Reference

v • d • e 1881 MLB season by team National League Boston • Buffalo • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Providence • Troy • Worcester