1888 Detroit Wolverines Roster (40-man)

1887 Season

Record: 68-63-3, Finished 5th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Bill Watkins (49-44-1) and Bob Leadley (19-19-2)

Ballpark: Recreation Park

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 97
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97

Pythagorean W-L: 74-57, 721 Runs, 629 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Lady Baldwin	29	us US	R	L	5' 11"	160	Apr 8, 1859	5	6		6		6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-1.2
Ed Beatin	21	us US	R	L	5' 9"	162	Aug 10, 1866	2	16		16		12	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	2			0.6
Charlie Bennett	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Nov 21, 1854	10	74		74		0	73	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			4.2
Cal Broughton	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Dec 28, 1860	4	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Dan Brouthers HOF	30	us US	L	L	6' 2"	207	May 8, 1858	10	129		129		0	0	129	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6.6	$4,000
Count Campau	24	us US	L	R	5' 11"	160	Oct 17, 1863	1st	70		70		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70	70			-0.6
Pete Conway	21	us US	R	R	5' 10"	162	Oct 30, 1866	4	45		45		45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			7.0
Charlie Ganzel	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	161	Jun 18, 1862	5	95		95		0	28	1	49	9	3	0	0	5	5			1.7
Pretzels Getzien	24	de DE	R	R	5' 10"	172	Feb 14, 1864	5	46		46		46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.5	$2,150
Barney Gilligan	32	us US	R	R	5' 6"	130	Jan 3, 1856	10	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Henry Gruber	24	us US	R	R	5' 9"	155	Dec 14, 1863	2	27		27		27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.4
Ned Hanlon HOF	30	us US	L	R	5' 9"	170	Aug 22, 1857	9	109		109		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	109	0	109			1.4	$2,800
Sam LaRocque	25	ca CA	R	R	5' 11"	190	Feb 26, 1863	1st	2		2		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Deacon McGuire	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Nov 18, 1863	5	3		3		0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Parson Nicholson	25	us US	R		5' 9"	148	Apr 14, 1863	1st	24		24		0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.7
Hardy Richardson	33	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Apr 21, 1855	10	58		58		0	0	0	58	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.1	$4,000
Jack Rowe	31	us US	L	R	5' 8"	170	Dec 8, 1856	10	105		105		0	0	0	0	0	105	0	0	0	0			2.6	$3,500
Ted Scheffler	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Apr 5, 1864	1st	27		27		0	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	0	27			-0.3
Frank Scheibeck	23	us US	R	R	5' 7"	145	Jun 28, 1865	2	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Elmer Sutcliffe	26	us US	L	L	6' 2"	170	Apr 15, 1862	3	49		49		0	14	5	2	0	24	0	0	4	4			0.5	$2,000
Sam Thompson HOF	28	us US	L	R	6' 2"	207	Mar 5, 1860	4	56		56		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	56			1.8
Larry Twitchell	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Feb 18, 1864	3	131		131		2	0	0	0	0	0	131	0	0	131			0.0	$1,200
Jake Wells	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	167	Aug 9, 1863	1st	16		16		0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Deacon White HOF	40	us US	L	R	5' 11"	175	Dec 2, 1847	18	125		125		0	0	0	0	125	0	0	0	0	0			3.5	$3,500
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary