1888 Detroit Wolverines

68-63 • .519 Win% • 5th in NL

📊 Season Record

68 Wins
63 Losses
.519 Win %
5th Rank
721 R 629 RA
Diff +92

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⚡ Quick Stats

721 Runs Scored
629 Runs Allowed
+92 Run Diff
14K Attendance

📈 vs. 1888 NL Average

Batting Avg .262 10% above the 1888 league average (.238)
OBP .312 10% above the 1888 league average (.284)
SLG .360 11% above the 1888 league average (.324)
Team ERA 2.74 3% better than the 1888 league average (2.83)
Runs Scored 721 17% above the 1888 league average (617 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRecreation Park
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Home Games 68
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Total Attendance 14,000
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Avg per Game 205

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1888

Batting Avg

1 Dan Brouthers 0.307 2 Deacon White 0.298 3 Hardy Richardson 0.289 4 Sam Thompson 0.282 5 Jack Rowe 0.277

Home Runs

1 Dan Brouthers 9 2 Hardy Richardson 6 3 Sam Thompson 6 4 Charlie Bennett 5 5 Ned Hanlon 5

RBI

1 Jack Rowe 74 2 Deacon White 71 3 Larry Twitchell 67 4 Dan Brouthers 66 5 Charlie Ganzel 46
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Deacon White 125 527 75 157 22 5 4 71 21 24 12 0.298
Larry Twitchell 131 524 71 128 19 4 5 67 28 45 14 0.244
Dan Brouthers 129 522 118 160 33 11 9 66 68 13 34 0.307
Ned Hanlon 109 459 64 122 6 8 5 39 15 32 38 0.266
Jack Rowe 105 451 62 125 19 8 2 74 19 28 10 0.277
Charlie Ganzel 95 386 45 96 13 5 1 46 14 15 12 0.249
Hardy Richardson 58 266 60 77 18 2 6 32 17 23 13 0.289
Charlie Bennett 74 258 32 68 12 4 5 29 31 40 4 0.264
Count Campau 70 251 28 51 5 3 1 18 19 36 27 0.203
Sam Thompson 56 238 51 67 10 8 6 40 23 10 5 0.282
Elmer Sutcliffe 49 191 17 49 5 3 0 23 5 14 6 0.257
Pete Conway 45 167 28 46 4 2 3 23 8 25 1 0.275
Pretzels Getzien 46 167 14 41 2 2 1 10 12 30 6 0.246
Ted Scheffler 27 94 17 19 3 1 0 4 9 9 4 0.202
Henry Gruber 27 92 8 13 2 1 0 4 6 23 0 0.141
Parson Nicholson 24 85 11 22 2 3 1 9 2 7 6 0.259
Jake Wells 16 57 5 9 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.158
Ed Beatin 16 56 8 14 1 2 2 9 6 8 1 0.250
Lady Baldwin 6 23 5 6 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0.261
Deacon McGuire 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Sam LaRocque 2 9 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.444
Barney Gilligan 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Cal Broughton 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Scheibeck 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1888

ERA

1 Pete Conway 2.26 2 Henry Gruber 2.29 3 Ed Beatin 2.86 4 Pretzels Getzien 3.05 5 Lady Baldwin 5.43

Wins

1 Pete Conway 30 2 Pretzels Getzien 19 3 Henry Gruber 11 4 Ed Beatin 5 5 Lady Baldwin 3

Strikeouts

1 Pretzels Getzien 202 2 Pete Conway 176 3 Henry Gruber 71 4 Ed Beatin 44 5 Lady Baldwin 26
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pretzels Getzien 19 25 3.05 46 46 0 404.0 411 137 54 202
Pete Conway 30 14 2.26 45 45 0 391.0 315 98 57 176
Henry Gruber 11 14 2.29 27 25 0 240.0 196 61 41 71
Ed Beatin 5 7 2.86 12 12 0 107.0 111 34 16 44
Lady Baldwin 3 3 5.43 6 6 0 53.0 76 32 15 26
Larry Twitchell 0 0 6.75 2 0 1 4.0 6 3 0 3

👥 Roster (24)

Lady Baldwin Ed Beatin Charlie Bennett Cal Broughton Dan Brouthers Count Campau Pete Conway Charlie Ganzel Pretzels Getzien Barney Gilligan Henry Gruber Ned Hanlon +12 more

24 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1888 Detroit Wolverines

What was the 1888 Detroit Wolverines record?
The 1888 Detroit Wolverines finished 68-63 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1888 Detroit Wolverines in home runs?
Dan Brouthers led the 1888 Detroit Wolverines with 9 home runs.
What was the 1888 Detroit Wolverines team ERA?
The 1888 Detroit Wolverines posted a team ERA of 2.74.
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