1885 Detroit Wolverines season

Major League Baseball team season

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

Regular season

1885 National League record v t e Sources:
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	—

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.

1885 Detroit Wolverines
Roster
Pitchers Lady Baldwin Dan Casey Charlie Getzien Stump Weidman 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

1885 Detroit Wolverines

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

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	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Charlie Bennett	91	349	94	.269	5	60
1B	Mox McQuery	70	278	76	.273	3	30
2B	Sam Crane	68	245	47	.192	1	20
SS	Marr Phillips	33	139	29	.209	0	17
3B	Jim Donnelly	56	211	49	.232	1	22
OF	Sam Thompson	63	254	77	.303	7	44
OF	Ned Hanlon	105	424	128	.302	1	29
OF	George Wood	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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Joe Quest	55	200	39	.195	0	21
Jerry Dorgan	39	161	46	.286	0	24
Milt Scott	38	148	39	.264	0	12
Deacon McGuire	34	121	23	.190	0	9
Charlie Morton	22	79	14	.177	0	3
Jim Manning	20	78	21	.269	1	9
Frank Ringo	17	65	16	.246	0	2
Chub Collins	14	55	10	.182	0	6
Jim Halpin	15	54	7	.130	0	1
Gene Moriarty	11	39	1	.026	0	0
Jerry Moore	6	23	4	.174	0	0
Nate Kellogg	5	17	2	.118	0	0
Frank Olin	1	4	2	.500	0	0
George Bryant	1	4	0	.000	0	1
Ed Gastfield	1	3	0	.000	0	0

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Stump Weidman	38	330.0	14	24	3.14	149
Charlie Getzien	37	330.0	12	25	3.03	110
Lady Baldwin	21	179.1	11	9	1.86	135
Dan Casey	12	104.0	4	8	3.29	79
Frank Meinke	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
George Wood	1	0	0	0	0.00	1
Gene Moriarty	1	0	0	0	9.00	1

v t e 1885 MLB season by team
National League	Boston Buffalo Chicago Detroit New York Philadelphia Providence St. Louis
American Association	Baltimore Brooklyn Cincinnati Louisville New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
1885 World Series

v t e Detroit Wolverines
Based in Detroit, Michigan
Ballparks	Recreation Park (Detroit)
Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888
World Series Championships	1887
See Also	Players Managers Opening Day starting pitchers