1881 Detroit Wolverines season

March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Wolverines 1881 National League Recreation Park Detroit, Michigan 41 43 y 4th William G. Thompson Frank Bancroft 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 Detroit Wolverines Record vs. opponents DET Roster 1881 Detroit Wolverines Roster Pitchers George Derby Frank Mountain Tony Mullane Stump Weidman Will White Catchers Charlie Bennett Charlie Reilley Sam Trott Infielders George Bradley Lew Brown Will Foley Joe Gerhardt Sadie Houck Mike Moynahan Martin Powell Dan Stearns Billy Taylor Dasher Troy Art Whitney Sam Wise Outfielders Mike Dorgan Ned Hanlon Lon Knight Jack Leary Dan O'Leary George Wood Manager Frank Bancroft 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 76 299 90 .301 7 64 1B Martin Powell Martin Powell (baseball) 55 219 74 .338 1 38 2B Joe Gerhardt 80 297 72 .242 0 36 3B Art Whitney 58 214 39 .182 0 9 SS Sadie Houck 75 308 86 .279 1 36 OF Lon Knight 83 340 92 .271 1 52 OF George Wood George Wood (baseball) 80 337 100 .297 2 32 OF Ned Hanlon Ned Hanlon (baseball) 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 Lew Brown Lew Brown (baseball) 27 108 26 .241 3 14 Charlie Reilley 19 70 12 .171 0 3 Dasher Troy 11 44 15 .341 0 4 Mike Dorgan 8 34 8 .235 0 5 Sam Trott 6 25 5 .200 0 2 Will Foley baseball 5 15 2 .133 0 1 Jack Leary 3 11 3 .273 0 4 Dan Stearns 3 11 1 .091 0 0 Dan O'Leary 2 8 0 .000 0 0 George Bradley 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Mike Moynahan 1 4 1 .250 0 0 Billy Taylor Billy Taylor (1880s pitcher) 1 4 2 .500 0 1 Sam 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 George Derby George Derby (baseball) 56 494.2 29 26 2.20 212 Stump Weidman 13 115.0 8 5 1.80 26 Frank Mountain 7 60.0 3 4 5.25 13 Tony Mullane 5 44.0 1 4 4.91 7 Will White 2 18.0 0 2 5.00 5 Jack Leary 2 13.0 0 2 4.15 2 References 1881 Detroit Wolverines season at Baseball Reference Category:Detroit Wolverines seasons Detroit Wolverines season Detroit Wolv Category:1880s in Detroit