Detroit Wolverines Team History & Encyclopedia

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Detroit Wolverines (426-437 W-L, 1881 - 1888) - 1 Pennant and 0 Playoff Appearance

Franchise History

Rk	Year	Tm	Lg	G	W	L	Ties	W-L%	Finish	Playoffs	R	RA	BatAge	PitchAge	#Bat	#Pitch	Top Player	Managers
1	1888	Detroit Wolverines	NL	134	68	63	3	.519	5th of 8		721	629	28.9	23.0	24	6	P.Conway (6.5)	Bill Watkins (49-44) and Bob Leadley (19-19)
2	1887	Detroit Wolverines	NL	127	79	45	3	.637	1st of 8	Won WS (10-5)	969	710	29.1	24.0	21	9	S.Thompson (5.2)	Bill Watkins (79-45)
3	1886	Detroit Wolverines	NL	126	87	36	3	.707	2nd of 8		829	538	28.8	24.2	21	7	L.Baldwin (10.1)	Bill Watkins (87-36)
4	1885	Detroit Wolverines	NL	108	41	67	0	.380	6th of 8		514	582	26.1	23.1	28	7	C.Bennett (4.3)	Charlie Morton (7-31) and Bill Watkins (34-36)
5	1884	Detroit Wolverines	NL	114	28	84	2	.250	8th of 8		445	736	24.6	21.9	26	6	C.Bennett (3.9)	Jack Chapman (28-84)
6	1883	Detroit Wolverines	NL	101	40	58	3	.408	7th of 8		524	650	25.4	22.3	16	8	C.Bennett (4.7)	Jack Chapman (40-58)
7	1882	Detroit Wolverines	NL	86	42	41	3	.506	5th of 8		407	488	25.2	22.4	20	4	S.Wiedman (9.4)	Frank Bancroft (42-41)
8	1881	Detroit Wolverines	NL	84	41	43	0	.488	4th of 8		440	429	24.5	22.4	26	6	G.Derby (7.1)	Frank Bancroft (41-43)

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