The 1885 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 41–67 record, finishing in sixth place in the National League.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 15, 1885: Jim Keenan was purchased by the Wolverines from the Indianapolis Hoosiers.Jim Keenan page at Baseball Reference June 25, 1885: Milt Scott was purchased from the Wolverines by the Pittsburgh Alleghenys.Milt Scott page at Baseball Reference July 1, 1885: Jim Keenan jumped from the Wolverines to the Cincinnati Red Stockings.

Roster 1885 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 Charlie Bennett 91 349 94 .269 5 60 1B Mox McQuery 70 278 76 .273 3 30 2B Sam Crane 68 245 47 .192 1 20 SS Marr Phillips 33 139 29 .209 0 17 3B Jim Donnelly 56 211 49 .232 1 22 OF Sam Thompson 63 254 77 .303 7 44 OF Ned Hanlon 105 424 128 .302 1 29 OF 82 362 105 .290 5 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 Joe Quest 55 200 39 .195 0 21 Jerry Dorgan 39 161 46 .286 0 24 38 148 39 .264 0 12 Deacon McGuire 34 121 23 .190 0 9 22 79 14 .177 0 3 Jim Manning 20 78 21 .269 1 9 17 65 16 .246 0 2 Chub Collins 14 55 10 .182 0 6 Jim Halpin 15 54 7 .130 0 1 Gene Moriarty 11 39 1 .026 0 0 6 23 4 .174 0 0 Nate Kellogg 5 17 2 .118 0 0 1 4 2 .500 0 0 George Bryant 1 4 0 .000 0 1 Ed Gastfield 1 3 0 .000 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 Stump Weidman 38 330.0 14 24 3.14 149 37 330.0 12 25 3.03 110 21 179.1 11 9 1.86 135 12 104.0 4 8 3.29 79 1 5.0 0 1 3.60 0

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 1 Gene Moriarty 1 0 0 0 9.00 1

Notes

References 1885 Detroit Wolverines season at Baseball Reference