1888 Detroit Wolverines season

1888 Detroit Wolverines
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1881)
Location
Recreation Park (Since 1881) Detroit, Michigan (Since 1881)
1888 Information
Owner(s)	Fred Stearns
Manager(s)	Bill Watkins, Bob Leadley
Previous season

The 1888 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 68-63 record, finishing in fifth place in the National League. After the season, the ownership, having lost so much money on the team, disbanded the team and sold off the players.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Starters by position 2.1.2 Other batters 2.2 Pitching 2.2.1 Starting pitchers 2.2.2 Relief pitchers 3 References

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
New York Giants	84	47	--	.641
Chicago White Stockings	77	58	9	.570
Philadelphia Quakers	69	61	14.5	.531
Boston Beaneaters	70	64	15.5	.522
Detroit Wolverines	68	63	16	.519
Pittsburg Alleghenys	66	68	19.5	.493
Indianapolis Hoosiers	50	85	36	.370
Washington Nationals	48	86	37.5	.358

Roster

1888 Detroit Wolverines
Roster
Pitchers Lady Baldwin Ed Beatin Pete Conway Charlie Getzien Henry Gruber Catchers Charlie Bennett Cal Broughton Barney Gilligan Deacon McGuire Jake Wells		Infielders Dan Brouthers Charlie Ganzel Sam LaRocque Parson Nicholson Hardy Richardson Jack Rowe Frank Scheibeck Sy Sutcliffe Deacon White		Outfielders Count Campau Ned Hanlon Ted Scheffler Sam Thompson Larry Twitchell		Manager Robert Leadley Bill Watkins

Player stats

Batting

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
OF	Twitchell, LarryLarry Twitchell	131	524	128	.244	5	67

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

Pitching

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
Getzien, CharlieCharlie Getzien	46	404	19	25	3.05	202
Beatin, EdEd Beatin	12	107	5	7	2.86	44
Baldwin, LadyLady Baldwin	6	53	3	3	5.43	26

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Twitchell, LarryLarry Twitchell	2	0	0	1	6.75	3

References

• 1888 Detroit Wolverines season at Baseball Reference

1888 MLB season by team National League Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Indianapolis • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington American Association Baltimore • Brooklyn • Cincinnati • Cleveland • Kansas City • Louisville • Philadelphia • St. Louis 1888 World Series

Detroit Wolverines Based in Detroit, Michigan Ballparks Recreation Park (Detroit) Seasons 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 See Also Players • Managers