1882 Detroit Wolverines season

The 1882 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 42–41 record, good for fifth place in the National League.

1882 Detroit Wolverines
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1881)
Location
Recreation Park (since 1881) Detroit, Michigan (since 1881)
Other information
Owner(s)	William G. Thompson
Manager(s)	Frank Bancroft
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Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Stockings	55	29	0.655	—	35–10	20–19
Providence Grays	52	32	0.619	3	30–12	22–20
Boston Red Caps	45	39	0.536	10	27–15	18–24
Buffalo Bisons	45	39	0.536	10	26–13	19–26
Cleveland Blues	42	40	0.512	12	21–19	21–21
Detroit Wolverines	42	41	0.506	12½	24–18	18–23
Troy Trojans	35	48	0.422	19½	22–20	13–28
Worcester Worcesters	18	66	0.214	37	12–30	6–36

Record vs. opponents

1882 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	PRV	TRO	WOR
Boston	—	7–5	6–6	7–5	8–4–1	6–6	4–8	7–5
Buffalo	5–7	—	6–6	6–6	5–7	6–6	6–6	11–1
Chicago	6–6	6–6	—	9–3	8–4	8–4	9–3	9–3
Cleveland	5–7	6–6	3–9	—	4–7–1	4–8	9–2–1	11–1
Detroit	4–8–1	7–5	4–8	7–4–1	—	3–9	8–4–1	9–3
Providence	6–6	6–6	4–8	8–4	9–3	—	9–3	10–2
Troy	8–4	6–6	3–9	2–9–1	4–8–1	3–9	—	9–3
Worcester	5–7	1–11	3–9	1–11	3–9	2–10	3–9	—

Roster

1882 Detroit Wolverines
Roster
Pitchers George Derby Stump Wiedman Catchers Charlie Bennett Sam Trott		Infielders Bob Casey Joe Farrell Tom Forster Tom Kearns Walt Kinzie Henry Luff Mike McGeary Tom Morrissey Martin Powell Yank Robinson Dasher Troy Art Whitney Julius Willigrod		Outfielders Ned Hanlon Lon Knight George Wood		Manager Frank Bancroft

Player stats

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
C	Charlie Bennett	84	342	103	.301	5	51
1B	Martin Powell	80	338	81	.240	0	29
2B	Dasher Troy	40	152	37	.243	0	14
3B	Joe Farrell	69	283	70	.247	1	24
SS	Mike McGeary	34	133	19	.143	0	2
OF	Ned Hanlon	82	347	80	.231	5	38
OF	Lon Knight	86	347	72	.207	0	24
OF	George Wood	84	375	101	.269	7	29

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
Sam Trott	32	129	31	.240	0	12
Art Whitney	31	115	21	.183	0	4
Tom Forster	21	76	7	.092	0	2
Walt Kinzie	13	53	5	.094	0	2
Bob Casey	9	39	9	.231	1	7
Yank Robinson	11	39	7	.179	0	2
Tom Kearns	4	13	4	.308	0	1
Henry Luff	3	11	3	.273	0	1
Tom Morrissey	2	7	2	.286	0	0
Julius Willigrod	1	3	1	.333	0	1

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
Stump Wiedman	46	411	25	20	2.63	161
George Derby	40	362	17	20	3.26	182

Other 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
Art Whitney	3	18	0	1	6.00	11

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
Yank Robinson	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

References

• 1882 Detroit Wolverines season at Baseball Reference