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The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th-century Major League Baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. In total, they won 426 games and lost 437, taking their lone pennant (and winning the pre-modern World Series) in 1887. The team was disbanded following the 1888 season.
The Wolverines had a record of four wins and four losses in their Opening Day games. The first game in Detroit Wolverines history was played on May 2, 1881, against the Buffalo Bisons. [4] George Derby was the Opening Day starting pitcher in that game, which the Wolverines lost by a score of 6–5. [4]
Recreation Park was a ballpark located in Detroit, Michigan. It is best known as the home of the Detroit Wolverines of the National League from 1881 to 1888. Recreation Park was built in 1879. Its developers intended it to be a multi-use facility.
The 1887 Detroit Wolverines season was a season in American baseball. The team won the 1887 National League pennant, then defeated the St. Louis Browns in the 1887 World Series. The season was the team's seventh since it entered the National League in 1881. It was the first World Series championship for the Detroit Wolverines and the City of ...
The following is a list of players and who appeared in at least one game for the Detroit Wolverines franchise of the National League from 1881 through 1888. β= indicates Baseball Hall of Famer Contents:
During their history, the Detroit Wolverines employed five managers. [2] The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field. [3] [4] The Wolverines' first manager was Frank Bancroft, who managed the team in 1882 and 1883. [2] Bancroft managed 170 games for the Wolverines, with 83 wins and 84 losses. [5]
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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.