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Starters: Positional / Pitching - Players: Batting / Pitching - Teams: Batting / Pitching
Leaders: Batting / Pitching - All-Stars: Batting / Pitching - Managers - Attendance/Parks
Hall of Fame Register - Opening Day Starters - Team Trade Histories
Uniform Numbers - Twitter Accounts
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Played As
- Detroit Wolverines (426-437 W-L, 1881 - 1888) - 1 Pennant and 0 Playoff Appearance
Franchise History
| Rk | Year | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | Ties | 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 (6.9) | 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 (5.3) | 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 (10.5) | 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 (4.5) | 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 (4.0) | 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 (4.9) | 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 (9.8) | 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 (7.6) | Frank Bancroft (41-43) |
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