1885 Detroit Wolverines season

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

1885 Detroit Wolverines
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1881)
Location
Recreation Park (since 1881) Detroit, Michigan (since 1881)
Other information
Owner(s)	Joseph Marsh
Manager(s)	Charlie Morton, Bill Watkins
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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 Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	DET	NYG	PHI	PRV	STL
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.[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]

Roster

1885 Detroit Wolverines
Roster
Pitchers Lady Baldwin Dan Casey Charlie Getzien Stump Wiedman Catchers Charlie Bennett Ed Gastfield Deacon McGuire Jerry Moore Frank Ringo		Infielders George Bryant Chub Collins Sam Crane Jim Donnelly Jim Halpin Nate Kellogg Jim Manning Mox McQuery Charlie Morton Frank Olin Marr Phillips Joe Quest Milt Scott		Outfielders Jerry Dorgan Ned Hanlon Frank Meinke Gene Moriarty Sam Thompson George Wood		Manager Charlie Morton Bill Watkins

Player stats

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

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

Notes

1. Jim Keenan page at Baseball Reference
2. Milt Scott page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1885 Detroit Wolverines season at Baseball Reference