1886 Detroit Wolverines season


The 1886 Detroit Wolverines had the best winning percentage of any major league baseball team to play in Detroit. They compiled a record of 87–36 for a.707 winning percentage. Nevertheless, the Wolverines finished in second place, 2½ games behind the Chicago White Stockings.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging percentage; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PosPlayerGABRHAvg.Slg.HRRBI
C722353757.243.391434
1B121489139181.370.5811172
2B511963256.286.418437
3B12449165142.289.354176
SS11146897142.303.425687
OF122503101156.310.445889
OF126494105116.235.296460
OF125538125189.351.5041161

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging percentage; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABRHAvg.Slg.HRRBI
572132858.272.338051
471852426.141.189112
26971418.186.26807
1454212.222.25005
62739.333.33304
72647.269.26904
21024.400.40004

Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
5648742132.24323
43386.230113.03172
1191653.3635
977544.0936
325112.1615
425026.486

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
43004.505

Awards and honors

League top ten finishers

Dan Brouthers
Charlie Getzien
Ned Hanlon
Hardy Richardson
Jack Rowe
Sam Thompson
Deacon White
The following members of the 1886 Detroit Wolverines are among the Top 100 of all time at their positions, as ranked by The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001: