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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 Detroit Wolverines were a minor league baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan.From 1889 to 1891, the Wolverines played as minor league baseball, first as members of the Independent level International Association in 1889 and 1890, winning the league championship in both seasons, while hosting home games at Recreation Park.
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 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]
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:
Coached by LeRoy Andrews, the team was renamed the Detroit Wolverines. They were named after quarterback Benny Friedman 's alma mater, the Michigan Wolverines . [ 9 ] The Wolverines finished their 1928 season in third place with a 7–2–1 record, losing only to the Providence Steam Rollers and the Frankford Yellow Jackets , the NFL's first ...
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 1887 season was the pinnacle in the history of the Detroit Wolverines. The team won the National League pennant with a 79-45 record and then defeated the St. Louis Browns in the 1887 World Series. [11] Ganzel's playing time increased to 51 games as catcher, six more than Charlie Bennett's 45 games. [12] Ganzel's defensive play improved in 1887.