The 1882 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 42–41 record, good for fifth place in the National League.
During the season, Detroit owner William G. Thompson had a private investigator look into umpire Richard Higham, after suspicions of matchfixing, which resulted in Higham becoming the only umpire to be banned in MLB history.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1882 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 84 342 103 .301 5 51 1B 80 338 81 .240 0 29 2B 40 152 37 .243 0 14 3B 69 283 70 .247 1 24 SS 34 133 19 .143 0 2 OF 82 347 80 .231 5 38 OF 86 347 72 .207 0 24 OF 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 32 129 31 .240 0 12 31 115 21 .183 0 4 21 76 7 .092 0 2 13 53 5 .094 0 2 9 39 9 .231 1 7 11 39 7 .179 0 2 4 13 4 .308 0 1 3 11 3 .273 0 1 2 7 2 .286 0 0 1 3 1 .333 0 1
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 46 411.0 25 20 2.63 161 40 362.0 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 3 18.0 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 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
References 1882 Detroit Wolverines season at Baseball Reference