1886 Detroit Wolverines season

March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Wolverines 1886 National League Recreation Park Detroit, Michigan 87 36 y 2nd Frederick K. Stearns Bill Watkins The 1886 Detroit Wolverines had the best winning percentage of any major league baseball team to play in Detroit. They compiled a record of 87–36 for a .707 winning percentage. Nevertheless, the Wolverines finished in second place, 2½ games behind the Chicago White Stockings. Regular season thumb|350px|1886 Detroit Wolverines Season standings Detroit Wolverines Record vs. opponents DET Roster 1886 Detroit Wolverines Roster Pitchers Lady Baldwin Pete Conway Pretzels Getzien Billy Smith Phenomenal Smith Larry Twitchell Catchers Charlie Bennett Harry Decker Charlie Ganzel Tom Gillen Infielders Dan Brouthers Sam Crane Fred Dunlap Jack Rowe Billy Shindle Deacon White Outfielders Ned Hanlon Jim Manning Jack McGeachey Hardy Richardson Sam Thompson Manager Bill Watkins Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging percentage; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB R H Avg. Slg. HR RBI C Charlie Bennett 72 235 37 57 .243 .391 4 34 1B Dan Brouthers 121 489 139 181 .370 .581 11 72 2B Fred Dunlap 51 196 32 56 .286 .418 4 37 3B Deacon White 124 491 65 142 .289 .354 1 76 SS Jack Rowe 111 468 97 142 .303 .425 6 87 OF Sam Thompson outfielder 122 503 101 156 .310 .445 8 89 OF Ned Hanlon Ned Hanlon (baseball) 126 494 105 116 .235 .296 4 60 OF Hardy Richardson 125 538 125 189 .351 .504 11 61 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging percentage; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB R H Avg. Slg. HR RBI Charlie Ganzel 57 213 28 58 .272 .338 0 51 Sam Crane Sam Crane (second baseman) 47 185 24 26 .141 .189 1 12 Jim Manning Jim Manning (baseball, born 1862) 26 97 14 18 .186 .268 0 7 Harry Decker 14 54 2 12 .222 .250 0 5 Jack McGeachey 6 27 3 9 .333 .333 0 4 Billy Shindle 7 26 4 7 .269 .269 0 4 Tom Gillen 2 10 2 4 .400 .400 0 4 Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Lady Baldwin 56 487.0 42 13 2.24 323 Pretzels Getzien 43 386.2 30 11 3.03 172 Pete Conway 11 91.0 6 5 3.36 35 Billy Smith Billy Smith (right-handed pitcher) 9 77.0 5 4 4.09 36 Phenomenal Smith 3 25.0 1 1 2.16 15 Larry Twitchell 4 25.0 0 2 6.48 6 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 Hardy Richardson 4 3 0 0 4.50 5 Awards and honors League top ten finishers Lady Baldwin NL leader in wins (42) NL leader in strikeouts (323) NL leader in shutouts (7) NL leader in walks plus hits per 9 innings pitched (WHIP) (0.967) NL leader in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (6.86) #3 in NL in ERA (2.24) #3 in NL in win percentage (.764) #2 in NL in strikeouts to walks (3.23) #3 in NL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (5.97) #4 in NL in games (56) #4 in NL in innings pitched (487) #4 in NL in games started (56) #4 in NL in complete games (55) #5 in NL in walks per 9 innings pitched (1.85) #5 in NL in Adjusted ERA+ (147) Dan Brouthers NL leader in slugging percentage (.581) NL leader in OPS (1.026) NL leader in total bases (284) NL leader in doubles (40) NL leader in home runs (11) (tied with Richardson) NL leader in runs created (126) NL leader in extra base hits (66) NL leader in at bats per home run (44.5) #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.445) #2 in NL in triples (15) #2 in NL in times on base (247) #3 in NL in Power/Speed Number (14.4) #3 in NL in at bats per strikeout (30.6) #3 in NL in batting average (.370) #3 in NL in plate appearances (555) #3 in NL in runs scored (139) #3 in NL in hits (181) #4 in NL in runs scored (125) #4 in NL in bases on balls (66) Pretzels Getzien #5 in NL in win percentage (.732) Ned Hanlon NL leader in games played (126) #2 in NL in outs (378) #3 in NL in stolen bases (50) #4 in NL in plate appearances (551) #5 in NL in at bats (494) Hardy Richardson NL leader in at bats (538) NL leader in plate appearances (584) NL leader in hits (189) NL leader in home runs (11) (tied with Brouthers) NL leader in singles (140) NL leader in Power/Speed Number (17.4) #2 in NL in at bats per home run (48.9) #2 in NL in games finished (pitcher) (4) #3 in NL in games played (125) #3 in NL in total bases (271) #3 in NL in stolen bases (42) #4 in NL in runs created (109) #4 in NL in extra base hits (49) #5 in NL in times on base (235) #5 in NL in batting average (.351) #5 in NL in slugging percentage (.504) #5 in NL in OPS (.906) Jack Rowe #4 in NL in RBIs (87) Sam Thompson NL leader in double plays by an outfielder (11) #3 in NL in at bats (503) #3 in NL in RBIs (89) #4 in NL in singles (117) Deacon White #4 in NL in singles (117) 3rd oldest player in NL (38) Players Ranking Among Top 100 of All Time at Position The following members of the 1886 Detroit Wolverines are among the Top 100 of all time at their positions, as ranked by The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001: Charlie Bennett: 49th best catcher of all time Dan Brouthers: 18th best first baseman of all time Fred Dunlap: 89th best second baseman of all time Hardy Richardson: 39th best second baseman of all time Deacon White: 76th best third baseman of all time Billy Shindle: 95th best third baseman of all time (played only 7 games for the 1886 Wolverines) Sam Thompson: 37th best right fielder of all time External links Baseball-Reference.com 1886 Detroit Wolverines Regular Season Statistics Category:Detroit Wolverines seasons Detroit Wolverines season Detroit Wolv Category:1880s in Detroit