1885 Detroit Wolverines season explained

The 1885 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 41–67 record, finishing in sixth place in the National League.

Regular season

June 15, 1885: Jim Keenan was purchased by the Wolverines from the Indianapolis Hoosiers.^[1]
June 25, 1885: Milt Scott was purchased from the Wolverines by the Pittsburgh Alleghenys.^[2]
July 1, 1885: Jim Keenan jumped from the Wolverines to the Cincinnati Red Stockings.^[1]

1885 Detroit Wolverines
Roster
PitchersCatchers		Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	91	349	94	.269	5	60
1B	70	278	76	.273	3	30
2B	68	245	47	.192	1	20
SS	33	139	29	.209	0	17
3B	56	211	49	.232	1	22
OF	63	254	77	.303	7	44
OF	105	424	128	.302	1	29
OF	82	362	105	.290	5	28

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
55	200	39	.195	0	21
39	161	46	.286	0	24
38	148	39	.264	0	12
34	121	23	.190	0	9
22	79	14	.177	0	3
20	78	21	.269	1	9
17	65	16	.246	0	2
14	55	10	.182	0	6
15	54	7	.130	0	1
11	39	1	.026	0	0
6	23	4	.174	0	0
5	17	2	.118	0	0
1	4	2	.500	0	0
1	4	0	.000	0	1
1	3	0	.000	0	0

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
38	330.0	14	24	3.14	149
37	330.0	12	25	3.03	110
21	179.1	11	9	1.86	135
12	104.0	4	8	3.29	79
1	5.0	0	1	3.60	0

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1
	1	0	0	0	9.00	1