1885 Detroit Wolverines season

1885 Detroit Wolverines
Ballpark	Recreation Park
City	Detroit, Michigan
Owners	Joseph Marsh
Managers	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

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Stockings	87	25	0.777	—	42–14	45–11
New York Giants	85	27	0.759	2	51–10	34–17
Philadelphia Quakers	56	54	0.509	30	29–26	27–28
Providence Grays	53	57	0.482	33	31–20	22–37
Boston Beaneaters	46	66	0.411	41	24–34	22–32
Detroit Wolverines	41	67	0.380	44	29–23	12–44
Buffalo Bisons	38	74	0.339	49	19–34	19–40
St. Louis Maroons	36	72	0.333	49	23–33	13–39

Record vs. opponents

1885 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BSN	BUF	CHI	DTN	NYG	PHI	PRV	STM
Boston	—	10–6	2–14	7–9	3–13	7–9	9–7	8–8–1
Buffalo	6–10	—	0–16	11–5	1–15	5–11	3–13	12–4
Chicago	14–2	16–0	—	15–1	6–10	11–5	11–5	14–2–1
Detroit	9–7	5–11	1–15	—	4–12	7–9	6–9	9–4
New York	13–3	15–1	10–6	12–4	—	11–5	12–4	12–4
Philadelphia	9–7	11–5	5–11	9–7	5–11	—	8–7	9–6–1
Providence	7–9	13–3	5–11	9–6	4–12	7–8	—	8–8
St. Louis	8–8–1	4–12	2–14–1	4–9	4–12	6–9–1	8–8	—

Notable transactions

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

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
OF	George Wood	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
Milt Scott	38	148	39	.264	0	12
Charlie Morton	22	79	14	.177	0	3
Frank Ringo	17	65	16	.246	0	2
Jerry Moore	6	23	4	.174	0	0
Frank Olin	1	4	2	.500	0	0
Frank Meinke	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
Charlie Getzien	37	330	12	25	3.03	110
Lady Baldwin	21	179.1	11	9	1.86	135
Dan Casey	12	104	4	8	3.29	79
Frank Meinke	1	5	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	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

References

• 1885 Detroit Wolverines season at Baseball Reference