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1886 Detroit Wolverines season

Field	Value
name	Detroit Wolverines
season	1886
league	National League
ballpark	Recreation Park
city	Detroit, Michigan
record
league_place	2nd
owner	Frederick K. Stearns
manager	Bill Watkins

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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.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

1886 Detroit Wolverines
Roster
Pitchers

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	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	Slg.	HR	RBI
C	72	235	37	57	.243	.391	4	34
1B	121	489	139	181	.370	.581	11	72
2B	51	196	32	56	.286	.418	4	37
3B	124	491	65	142	.289	.354	1	76
SS	111	468	97	142	.303	.425	6	87
OF	122	503	101	156	.310	.445	8	89
OF	126	494	105	116	.235	.296	4	60
OF	125	538	125	189	.351	.504	11	61

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

G	AB	R	H	Avg.	Slg.	HR	RBI
57	213	28	58	.272	.338	0	51
47	185	24	26	.141	.189	1	12
26	97	14	18	.186	.268	0	7
14	54	2	12	.222	.250	0	5
6	27	3	9	.333	.333	0	4
7	26	4	7	.269	.269	0	4
2	10	2	4	.400	.400	0	4

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
56	487.0	42	13	2.24	323
43	386.2	30	11	3.03	172
11	91.0	6	5	3.36	35
9	77.0	5	4	4.09	36
3	25.0	1	1	2.16	15
4	25.0	0	2	6.48	6

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
	4	3	0	0	4.50	5

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)

Pretzels 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:

Charlie Bennett: 49th best catcher of all time
Dan Brouthers: 18th best first baseman of all time
Fred Dunlap: 89th best second baseman of all time
Hardy Richardson: 39th best second baseman of all time
Deacon White: 76th best third baseman of all time
Billy Shindle: 95th best third baseman of all time (played only 7 games for the 1886 Wolverines)
Sam Thompson: 37th best right fielder of all time

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