The 1888 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 68–63 record, finishing in fifth place in the National League. After the season, the ownership, having lost so much money on the team, disbanded the team and sold off the players.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1888 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 74 258 68 .264 5 29 1B Dan Brouthers 129 522 160 .307 9 66 2B Hardy Richardson 58 266 77 .289 6 32 SS Jack Rowe 105 451 125 .277 2 74 3B Deacon White 125 527 157 .298 4 71 OF Count Campau 70 251 51 .203 1 18 OF 131 524 128 .244 5 67 OF Ned Hanlon 109 459 122 .266 5 39
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 Charlie Ganzel 95 386 96 .249 1 46 Sam Thompson 56 238 67 .282 6 40 Sy Sutcliffe 49 191 49 .257 0 23 Ted Scheffler 27 94 19 .202 0 4 Parson Nicholson 24 85 22 .259 1 9 Jake Wells 16 57 9 .158 0 2 Deacon McGuire 3 13 0 .000 0 0 Sam LaRocque 2 9 4 .444 0 2 Barney Gilligan 1 5 1 .200 0 0 Frank Scheibeck 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Cal Broughton 1 4 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 46 404.0 19 25 3.05 202 Pete Conway 45 391.0 30 14 2.26 176 Henry Gruber 27 240.0 11 14 2.29 71 12 107.0 5 7 2.86 44 6 53.0 3 3 5.43 26
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 2 0 0 1 6.75 3
References 1888 Detroit Wolverines season at Baseball Reference