1885 Detroit Wolverines season

March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Wolverines 1885 National League Recreation Park Detroit, Michigan 41 67 y 6th Joseph Marsh Charlie Morton, Bill Watkins The 1885 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 41–67 record, finishing in sixth place in the National League. Regular season Season standings Detroit Wolverines Record vs. opponents DET Notable transactions June 15, 1885: Jim Keenan was purchased by the Wolverines from the Indianapolis Hoosiers.Jim Keenan page at Baseball Reference June 25, 1885: Milt Scott was purchased from the Wolverines by the Pittsburgh Alleghenys.Milt Scott page at Baseball Reference July 1, 1885: Jim Keenan jumped from the Wolverines to the Cincinnati Red Stockings. Roster 1885 Detroit Wolverines Roster Pitchers Lady Baldwin Dan Casey Charlie Getzien Stump Weidman Catchers Charlie Bennett Ed Gastfield Deacon McGuire Jerry Moore Frank Ringo Infielders George Bryant Chub Collins Sam Crane Jim Donnelly Jim Halpin Nate Kellogg Jim Manning Mox McQuery Charlie Morton Frank Olin Marr Phillips Joe Quest Milt Scott Outfielders Jerry Dorgan Ned Hanlon Frank Meinke Gene Moriarty Sam Thompson George Wood Manager Charlie Morton Bill Watkins 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 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 George Wood (baseball) 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 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 Charlie Morton (baseball, born 1854) 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 Jerry Moore (baseball) 6 23 4 .174 0 0 Nate Kellogg 5 17 2 .118 0 0 Frank Olin Franklin W. Olin 1 4 2 .500 0 0 George Bryant 1 4 0 .000 0 1 Ed Gastfield 1 3 0 .000 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 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 baseball 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 George Wood George Wood (baseball) 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Gene Moriarty 1 0 0 0 9.00 1 Notes 2 References 1885 Detroit Wolverines season at Baseball Reference Category:Detroit Wolverines seasons Detroit Wolverines season Detroit Wolv Category:1880s in Detroit