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1887 Detroit Wolverines Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1886 / 1888)
79-45, Finished 1st in National League
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Scored 969 runs, Allowed 714 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-45
Manager: Bill Watkins (79-45)
Ballpark: Recreation Park

Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 100;   one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 98
World Series Champs
Postseason:  Won World Series (10-5) over St. Louis Browns

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1886 / 1888 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Lady Baldwin 28 L L 5' 11" 160 Apr 8, 1859 4 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ed Beatin 20 R L 5' 9" 162 Aug 10, 1866 1st 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Bennett 32 R R 5' 11" 180 Nov 21, 1854 9 46 46 46 0 45 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Fatty Briody 28 R 5' 8" 190 Aug 13, 1858 7 33 33 33 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dan Brouthers HOF 29 L L 6' 2" 207 May 8, 1858 9 123 123 123 0 0 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Burke 21 R 6' 0" 200 Nov, 1865 1st 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Pete Conway 20 R R 162 Oct 30, 1866 3 24 24 24 17 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8
Fred Dunlap 28 R R 5' 8" 165 May 21, 1859 8 65 65 65 1 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Ganzel 25 R R 6' 0" 161 Jun 18, 1862 4 57 57 57 0 51 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 4
Charlie Getzien 23 R R 5' 10" 172 Feb 14, 1864 4 43 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Henry Gruber 23 R R 5' 9" 155 Dec 14, 1863 1st 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ned Hanlon HOF 29 L R 170 Aug 22, 1857 8 118 118 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 117 0 118
Jim Manning 25 B R 5' 7" 157 Jan 31, 1862 4 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 10
Hardy Richardson 32 R R 170 Apr 21, 1855 9 120 120 120 0 0 0 64 0 0 58 1 0 59
Jack Rowe 30 L R 5' 8" 170 Dec 8, 1856 9 124 124 124 0 0 0 0 0 124 0 0 0 0
Billy Shindle 26 R R 155 Dec 5, 1860 2 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 21 0 1 0 0 1
Sam Thompson HOF 27 L L 6' 2" 207 Mar 5, 1860 3 127 127 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 127
Larry Twitchell 23 R R 6' 0" 185 Feb 18, 1864 2 65 65 65 15 0 0 0 0 0 44 9 0 53
Deacon White 39 L R 5' 11" 175 Dec 7, 1847 17 111 111 111 0 0 2 0 106 0 3 0 0 3
Stump Wiedman 26 R R 165 Feb 17, 1861 8 21 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

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