1881 Detroit Wolverines season explained

Detroit Wolverines
Season:	1881
League:	National League
City:	Detroit, Michigan
Owner:	William G. Thompson
Manager:	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

Roster

1881 Detroit Wolverines
Roster
PitchersCatchers		Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

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		76	299	90	.301	7	64
1B		55	219	74	.338	1	38
2B		80	297	72	.242	0	36
3B		58	214	39	.182	0	9
SS		75	308	86	.279	1	36
OF		83	340	92	.271	1	52
OF		80	337	100	.297	2	32
OF		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
	27	108	26	.241	3	14
	19	70	12	.171	0	3
	11	44	15	.341	0	4
	8	34	8	.235	0	5
	6	25	5	.200	0	2
	5	15	2	.133	0	1
	3	11	3	.273	0	4
	3	11	1	.091	0	0
	2	8	0	.000	0	0
	1	4	0	.000	0	0
	1	4	1	.250	0	0
	1	4	2	.500	0	1
	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
	56	494.2	29	26	2.20	212
	13	115.0	8	5	1.80	26
	7	60.0	3	4	5.25	13
	5	44.0	1	4	4.91	7
	2	18.0	0	2	5.00	5
	2	13.0	0	2	4.15	2

References

• 1881 Detroit Wolverines season at Baseball Reference