1881 Detroit Wolverines season
In 1881, Detroit Mayor William G. Thompson bought most of the players from the defunct Cincinnati Reds franchise and formed the Detroit Wolverines, which joined the National League. The team finished the season with a 41–43 record, good enough for fourth place in the NL race.
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| Owner(s) | William G. Thompson |
| Manager(s) | Frank Bancroft |
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago White Stockings | 56 | 28 | 0.667 | — | 32–10 | 24–18 |
| Providence Grays | 47 | 37 | 0.560 | 9 | 23–20 | 24–17 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 45 | 38 | 0.542 | 10½ | 25–16 | 20–22 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 41 | 43 | 0.488 | 15 | 23–19 | 18–24 |
| Troy Trojans | 39 | 45 | 0.464 | 17 | 24–18 | 15–27 |
| Boston Red Caps | 38 | 45 | 0.458 | 17½ | 19–22 | 19–23 |
| Cleveland Blues | 36 | 48 | 0.429 | 20 | 20–22 | 16–26 |
| Worcester Worcesters | 32 | 50 | 0.390 | 23 | 19–22 | 13–28 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | PRV | TRO | WOR | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 4–8 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–3 | |||||||||
| Buffalo | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–5 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 10–2 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 9–3 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–6–1 | 7–5 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 8–4 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | |||||||||
| Providence | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | |||||||||
| Troy | 5–7 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 6–6–1 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | |||||||||
| Worcester | 3–8 | 5–6 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | — | |||||||||
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Charlie Bennett | 76 | 299 | 90 | .301 | 7 | 64 |
| 1B | Martin Powell | 55 | 219 | 74 | .338 | 1 | 38 |
| 2B | Joe Gerhardt | 80 | 297 | 72 | .242 | 0 | 36 |
| 3B | Art Whitney | 58 | 214 | 39 | .182 | 0 | 9 |
| SS | Sadie Houck | 75 | 308 | 86 | .279 | 1 | 36 |
| OF | Lon Knight | 83 | 340 | 92 | .271 | 1 | 52 |
| OF | George Wood | 80 | 337 | 100 | .297 | 2 | 32 |
| OF | Ned Hanlon | 76 | 305 | 85 | .279 | 2 | 28 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Lew Brown | 27 | 108 | 26 | .241 | 3 | 14 |
| Charlie Reilley | 19 | 70 | 12 | .171 | 0 | 3 |
| Dasher Troy | 11 | 44 | 15 | .341 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Dorgan | 8 | 34 | 8 | .235 | 0 | 5 |
| Sam Trott | 6 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Will Foley | 5 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Leary | 3 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Stearns | 3 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan O'Leary | 2 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| George Bradley | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Moynahan | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Wise | 1 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| George Derby | 56 | 494.2 | 29 | 26 | 2.20 | 212 |
| Stump Wiedman | 13 | 115 | 8 | 5 | 1.80 | 26 |
| Frank Mountain | 7 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 5.25 | 13 |
| Tony Mullane | 5 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 4.91 | 7 |
| Will White | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 5.00 | 5 |
| Jack Leary | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4.15 | 2 |
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