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.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1881 Detroit Wolverines Roster Pitchers
Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 C 76 299 90 .301 7 64 1B 55 219 74 .338 1 38 2B 80 297 72 .242 0 36 3B 58 214 39 .182 0 9 SS 75 308 86 .279 1 36 OF 83 340 92 .271 1 52 OF 80 337 100 .297 2 32 OF 76 305 85 .279 2 28
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 27 108 26 .241 3 14 19 70 12 .171 0 3 11 44 15 .341 0 4 8 34 8 .235 0 5 6 25 5 .200 0 2 5 15 2 .133 0 1 3 11 3 .273 0 4 3 11 1 .091 0 0 2 8 0 .000 0 0 1 4 0 .000 0 0 1 4 1 .250 0 0 1 4 2 .500 0 1 1 4 2 .500 0 0
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 56 494.2 29 26 2.20 212 13 115.0 8 5 1.80 26 7 60.0 3 4 5.25 13 5 44.0 1 4 4.91 7 2 18.0 0 2 5.00 5 2 13.0 0 2 4.15 2
References 1881 Detroit Wolverines season at Baseball Reference