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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.
Although the ballpark is long gone, Harper Hospital still exists, housed in new buildings, and overlooking the site where the major league Wolverines once played. An historical marker [ 1 ] commemorating Recreation Park is placed in what was once left field, among the buildings of the present Detroit Medical Center .
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 1887 World Series was won by the Detroit Wolverines of the National League, over the St. Louis Browns of the American Association, 10 games to 5.It was played between October 10 and 26, in numerous neutral cities, as well as in Detroit and St. Louis.
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:
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 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.
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.