1886 Detroit Wolverines season

The 1886 Detroit Wolverines had the best winning percentage of any major league baseball team to play in Detroit. They compiled a record of 87–36 for a .707 winning percentage. Nevertheless, the Wolverines finished in second place, 2½ games behind the Chicago White Stockings.

1886 Detroit Wolverines
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Frederick K. Stearns
Manager(s)Bill Watkins
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Regular season

Season standings
National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Stockings 9034 0.726 — 52–10 38–24
Detroit Wolverines 8736 0.707 2½ 49–13 38–23
New York Giants 7544 0.630 12½ 47–12 28–32
Philadelphia Quakers 7143 0.623 14 45–14 26–29
Boston Beaneaters 5661 0.479 30½ 32–26 24–35
St. Louis Maroons 4379 0.352 46 27–34 16–45
Kansas City Cowboys 3091 0.248 58½ 17–40 13–51
Washington Nationals 2892 0.233 60 19–43 9–49

Record vs. opponents
1886 National League Records

Sources:
Team BOS CHI DET KC NYG PHI STL WSH
Boston —6–126–1111–66–113–1011–6–113–5
Chicago 12–6—11–717–110–8–110–7–113–417–1
Detroit 11–67–11—16–211–710–7–115–2–117–1–1
Kansas City 6–111–172–16—3–15–12–14–15–12–211–6–1
New York 11–68–10–17–1115–3–1—8–8–115–311–3–2
Philadelphia 10–37–10–17–10–114–2–18–8–1—12–613–4–1
St. Louis 6–11–14–132–15–112–5–23–156–12—10–8
Washington 5–131–171–17–16–11–13–11–24–13–18–10—

Roster
1886 Detroit Wolverines
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Pos Player G AB R H Avg. Slg. HR RBI
CCharlie Bennett722353757.243.391434
1BDan Brouthers121489139181.370.5811172
2BFred Dunlap511963256.286.418437
3BDeacon White12449165142.289.354176
SSJack Rowe11146897142.303.425687
OFSam Thompson122503101156.310.445889
OFNed Hanlon126494105116.235.296460
OFHardy Richardson125538125189.351.5041161

Other batters

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

Player G AB R H Avg. Slg. HR RBI
Charlie Ganzel572132858.272.338051
Sam Crane471852426.141.189112
Jim Manning26971418.186.26807
Harry Decker1454212.222.25005
Jack McGeachey62739.333.33304
Billy Shindle72647.269.26904
Tom Gillen21024.400.40004

Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Lady Baldwin5648742132.24323
Charlie Getzien43386.230113.03172
Pete Conway1191653.3635
Billy Smith977544.0936
Phenomenal Smith325112.1615
Larry Twitchell425026.486

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
Hardy Richardson43004.505

Awards and honors

League top ten finishers

Lady Baldwin

  • NL leader in wins (42)
  • NL leader in strikeouts (323)
  • NL leader in shutouts (7)
  • NL leader in walks plus hits per 9 innings pitched (WHIP) (0.967)
  • NL leader in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (6.86)
  • #3 in NL in ERA (2.24)
  • #3 in NL in win percentage (.764)
  • #2 in NL in strikeouts to walks (3.23)
  • #3 in NL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (5.97)
  • #4 in NL in games (56)
  • #4 in NL in innings pitched (487)
  • #4 in NL in games started (56)
  • #4 in NL in complete games (55)
  • #5 in NL in walks per 9 innings pitched (1.85)
  • #5 in NL in Adjusted ERA+ (147)

Dan Brouthers

  • NL leader in slugging percentage (.581)
  • NL leader in OPS (1.026)
  • NL leader in total bases (284)
  • NL leader in doubles (40)
  • NL leader in home runs (11) (tied with Richardson)
  • NL leader in runs created (126)
  • NL leader in extra base hits (66)
  • NL leader in at bats per home run (44.5)
  • #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.445)
  • #2 in NL in triples (15)
  • #2 in NL in times on base (247)
  • #3 in NL in Power/Speed Number (14.4)
  • #3 in NL in at bats per strikeout (30.6)
  • #3 in NL in batting average (.370)
  • #3 in NL in plate appearances (555)
  • #3 in NL in runs scored (139)
  • #3 in NL in hits (181)
  • #4 in NL in runs scored (125)
  • #4 in NL in bases on balls (66)

Charlie Getzien

  • #5 in NL in win percentage (.732)

Ned Hanlon

  • NL leader in games played (126)
  • #2 in NL in outs (378)
  • #3 in NL in stolen bases (50)
  • #4 in NL in plate appearances (551)
  • #5 in NL in at bats (494)

Hardy Richardson

  • NL leader in at bats (538)
  • NL leader in plate appearances (584)
  • NL leader in hits (189)
  • NL leader in home runs (11) (tied with Brouthers)
  • NL leader in singles (140)
  • NL leader in Power/Speed Number (17.4)
  • #2 in NL in at bats per home run (48.9)
  • #2 in NL in games finished (pitcher) (4)
  • #3 in NL in games played (125)
  • #3 in NL in total bases (271)
  • #3 in NL in stolen bases (42)
  • #4 in NL in runs created (109)
  • #4 in NL in extra base hits (49)
  • #5 in NL in times on base (235)
  • #5 in NL in batting average (.351)
  • #5 in NL in slugging percentage (.504)
  • #5 in NL in OPS (.906)

Jack Rowe

  • #4 in NL in RBIs (87)

Sam Thompson

  • NL leader in double plays by an outfielder (11)
  • #3 in NL in at bats (503)
  • #3 in NL in RBIs (89)
  • #4 in NL in singles (117)

Deacon White

  • #4 in NL in singles (117)
  • 3rd oldest player in NL (38)

Players Ranking Among Top 100 of All Time at Position

The following members of the 1886 Detroit Wolverines are among the Top 100 of all time at their positions, as ranked by The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001:

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