1884 Detroit Wolverines season

March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Wolverines 1884 National League Recreation Park Detroit, Michigan 28 84 y 8th Joseph Marsh Jack Chapman The 1884 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 28–84 record, finishing in last place in the National League. Offseason January 1884: Milt Scott was purchased by the Wolverines from the Fort Wayne Hoosiers.Milt Scott page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Detroit Wolverines Record vs. opponents DET Roster 1884 Detroit Wolverines Roster Pitchers Frank Brill Charlie Getzien Dupee Shaw Catchers Charlie Bennett Ed Gastfield Ben Guiney Dick Lowe Walt Walker Fred Wood Chief Zimmer Infielders Henry Buker Frank Cox Joe Farrell Bill Geiss Frank Jones Henry Jones Tom Kearns Frank Meinke Edward Santry Milt Scott Outfielders Dave Beadle Ned Hanlon Walter Prince Joe Weber Stump Weidman George Wood Manager Jack Chapman 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 Charlie Bennett 90 341 90 .264 3 40 1B Milt Scott 110 438 108 .247 3 50 2B Bill Geiss 75 283 50 .177 2 16 3B Joe Farrell Joe Farrell (baseball) 110 461 104 .226 3 41 SS Frank Meinke 92 341 56 .164 6 24 OF Stump Weidman 81 300 49 .163 0 26 OF Ned Hanlon 114 450 119 .264 5 39 OF George Wood 114 473 119 .252 8 29 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 Henry Jones 34 127 28 .220 0 3 Henry Buker 30 111 15 .135 0 3 Frank Cox Frank Cox (baseball) 27 102 13 .127 0 4 Ed Gastfield 23 82 6 .073 0 2 Tom Kearns 21 79 16 .203 0 7 Fred Wood 12 42 2 .048 0 1 Charles Zimmer 8 29 2 .069 0 0 Edward Santry 6 22 4 .182 0 0 Walter Prince 7 21 3 .143 0 1 Joe Weber 2 8 0 .000 0 0 Frank Jones 2 8 1 .125 0 0 Ben Guiney 2 7 0 .000 0 0 Walt Walker 1 4 1 .250 0 0 Dave Beadle 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Dick Lowe 1 3 1 .333 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 Frank Meinke 35 289.0 8 23 3.18 124 Dupee Shaw 28 227.2 9 18 3.04 142 Stump Weidman 26 212.2 4 21 3.72 96 Charlie Getzien 17 147.1 5 12 1.95 107 Frank Brill 12 103.0 2 10 5.50 18 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 Bill Geiss 1 0 0 0 14.40 1 Notes 2 References 1884 Detroit Wolverines season at Baseball Reference Category:Detroit Wolverines seasons Detroit Wolverines season Detroit Wolv Category:1880s in Detroit