1882 Detroit Wolverines season explained

Detroit Wolverines
Season:	1882
League:	National League
City:	Detroit, Michigan
Owner:	William G. Thompson
Manager:	Frank Bancroft

The 1882 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 42–41 record, good for fifth place in the National League.

During the season, Detroit owner William G. Thompson had a private investigator look into umpire Richard Higham, after suspicions of matchfixing, which resulted in Higham becoming the only umpire to be banned in MLB history.

Regular season

Roster

1882 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		84	342	103	.301	5	51
1B		80	338	81	.240	0	29
2B		40	152	37	.243	0	14
3B		69	283	70	.247	1	24
SS		34	133	19	.143	0	2
OF		82	347	80	.231	5	38
OF		86	347	72	.207	0	24
OF		84	375	101	.269	7	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
	32	129	31	.240	0	12
	31	115	21	.183	0	4
	21	76	7	.092	0	2
	13	53	5	.094	0	2
	9	39	9	.231	1	7
	11	39	7	.179	0	2
	4	13	4	.308	0	1
	3	11	3	.273	0	1
	2	7	2	.286	0	0
	1	3	1	.333	0	1

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
	46	411.0	25	20	2.63	161
	40	362.0	17	20	3.26	182

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

References

• 1882 Detroit Wolverines season at Baseball Reference