- Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster
- Player stats Batting Starters by position Other batters Pitching Starting pitchers Relief pitchers
- Awards and honors League top ten finishers Players Ranking Among Top 100 of All Time at Position
- External links
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}{{MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
| name = Detroit Wolverines
| season = 1886
| misc =
| logo =
| current league = National League
| y1 = 1881
| Uniform logo =
| ballpark = Recreation Park
| y4 = 1881
| city = Detroit, Michigan
| y5 = 1881
| owners = Frederick K. Stearns
| managers = Bill Watkins
| television =
| radio =
|}}The 1886 Detroit Wolverines had the best winning percentage of any major league baseball team to play in Detroit. They compiled a record of 87–36 for a .707 winning percentage. Nevertheless, the Wolverines finished in second place, 2½ games behind the Chicago White Stockings. Regular season Season standings {{1886 National League standings|highlight=Detroit Wolverines}} Record vs. opponents {{1886 NL Record vs. opponents|team=DET}} Roster | 1886 Detroit Wolverines |
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| Roster | Pitchers- {{MLBplayer||Lady Baldwin}}
- {{MLBplayer||Pete Conway}}
- {{MLBplayer||Charlie Getzien}}
- {{MLBplayer||Billy Smith}}
- {{MLBplayer||Phenomenal Smith}}
- {{MLBplayer||Larry Twitchell}}
| | Catchers- {{MLBplayer||Charlie Bennett}}
- {{MLBplayer||Harry Decker}}
- {{MLBplayer||Charlie Ganzel}}
- {{MLBplayer||Tom Gillen}}
Infielders- {{MLBplayer||Dan Brouthers}}
- {{MLBplayer||Sam Crane}}
- {{MLBplayer||Fred Dunlap}}
- {{MLBplayer||Jack Rowe}}
- {{MLBplayer||Billy Shindle}}
- {{MLBplayer||Deacon White}}
| | Outfielders- {{MLBplayer||Ned Hanlon}}
- {{MLBplayer||Jim Manning}}
- {{MLBplayer||Jack McGeachey}}
- {{MLBplayer||Hardy Richardson}}
- {{MLBplayer||Sam Thompson}}
| | Manager- {{MLBplayer||Bill Watkins}}
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Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging percentage; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | Slg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Charlie|Bennett}} | 72 | 235 | 37 | 57 | .243 | .391 | 4 | 34 | | 1B | Dan|Brouthers}} | 121 | 489 | 139 | 181 | .370 | .581 | 11 | 72 | | 2B | Fred|Dunlap}} | 51 | 196 | 32 | 56 | .286 | .418 | 4 | 37 | | 3B | Deacon|White}} | 124 | 491 | 65 | 142 | .289 | .354 | 1 | 76 | | SS | Jack|Rowe}} | 111 | 468 | 97 | 142 | .303 | .425 | 6 | 87 | | OF | Sam|Thompson}} | 122 | 503 | 101 | 156 | .310 | .445 | 8 | 89 | | OF | Ned|Hanlon|Ned Hanlon (baseball)}} | 126 | 494 | 105 | 116 | .235 | .296 | 4 | 60 | | OF | Hardy|Richardson}} | 125 | 538 | 125 | 189 | .351 | .504 | 11 | 61 |
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging percentage; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | Slg. | HR | RBI |
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| Charlie|Ganzel}} | 57 | 213 | 28 | 58 | .272 | .338 | 0 | 51 | | Sam|Crane|Sam Crane (second baseman)}} | 47 | 185 | 24 | 26 | .141 | .189 | 1 | 12 | | Jim|Manning|Jim Manning (baseball)}} | 26 | 97 | 14 | 18 | .186 | .268 | 0 | 7 | | Harry|Decker}} | 14 | 54 | 2 | 12 | .222 | .250 | 0 | 5 | | Jack|McGeachey}} | 6 | 27 | 3 | 9 | .333 | .333 | 0 | 4 | | Billy|Shindle}} | 7 | 26 | 4 | 7 | .269 | .269 | 0 | 4 | | Tom|Gillen}} | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | .400 | .400 | 0 | 4 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Lady|Baldwin}} | 56 | 487 | 42 | 13 | 2.24 | 323 | | Charlie|Getzien}} | 43 | 386.2 | 30 | 11 | 3.03 | 172 | | Pete|Conway}} | 11 | 91 | 6 | 5 | 3.36 | 35 | | Billy|Smith|Billy Smith (right-handed pitcher)}} | 9 | 77 | 5 | 4 | 4.09 | 36 | | Phenomenal|Smith}} | 3 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2.16 | 15 | | Larry|Twitchell}} | 4 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 6.48 | 6 |
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 |
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| Hardy|Richardson}} | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 |
Awards and honors League top ten finishers Lady Baldwin- NL leader in wins (42)
- NL leader in strikeouts (323)
- NL leader in shutouts (7)
- NL leader in walks plus hits per 9 innings pitched (WHIP) (0.967)
- NL leader in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (6.86)
- #3 in NL in ERA (2.24)
- #3 in NL in win percentage (.764)
- #2 in NL in strikeouts to walks (3.23)
- #3 in NL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (5.97)
- #4 in NL in games (56)
- #4 in NL in innings pitched (487)
- #4 in NL in games started (56)
- #4 in NL in complete games (55)
- #5 in NL in walks per 9 innings pitched (1.85)
- #5 in NL in Adjusted ERA+ (147)
Dan Brouthers- NL leader in slugging percentage (.581)
- NL leader in OPS (1.026)
- NL leader in total bases (284)
- NL leader in doubles (40)
- NL leader in home runs (11) (tied with Richardson)
- NL leader in runs created (126)
- NL leader in extra base hits (66)
- NL leader in at bats per home run (44.5)
- #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.445)
- #2 in NL in triples (15)
- #2 in NL in times on base (247)
- #3 in NL in Power/Speed Number (14.4)
- #3 in NL in at bats per strikeout (30.6)
- #3 in NL in batting average (.370)
- #3 in NL in plate appearances (555)
- #3 in NL in runs scored (139)
- #3 in NL in hits (181)
- #4 in NL in runs scored (125)
- #4 in NL in bases on balls (66)
Charlie Getzien- #5 in NL in win percentage (.732)
Ned Hanlon- NL leader in games played (126)
- #2 in NL in outs (378)
- #3 in NL in stolen bases (50)
- #4 in NL in plate appearances (551)
- #5 in NL in at bats (494)
Hardy Richardson- NL leader in at bats (538)
- NL leader in plate appearances (584)
- NL leader in hits (189)
- NL leader in home runs (11) (tied with Brouthers)
- NL leader in singles (140)
- NL leader in Power/Speed Number (17.4)
- #2 in NL in at bats per home run (48.9)
- #2 in NL in games finished (pitcher) (4)
- #3 in NL in games played (125)
- #3 in NL in total bases (271)
- #3 in NL in stolen bases (42)
- #4 in NL in runs created (109)
- #4 in NL in extra base hits (49)
- #5 in NL in times on base (235)
- #5 in NL in batting average (.351)
- #5 in NL in slugging percentage (.504)
- #5 in NL in OPS (.906)
Jack RoweSam Thompson- NL leader in double plays by an outfielder (11)
- #3 in NL in at bats (503)
- #3 in NL in RBIs (89)
- #4 in NL in singles (117)
Deacon White- #4 in NL in singles (117)
- 3rd oldest player in NL (38)
Players Ranking Among Top 100 of All Time at Position The following members of the 1886 Detroit Wolverines are among the Top 100 of all time at their positions, as ranked by The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001: - Charlie Bennett: 49th best catcher of all time
- Dan Brouthers: 18th best first baseman of all time
- Fred Dunlap: 89th best second baseman of all time
- Hardy Richardson: 39th best second baseman of all time
- Deacon White: 76th best third baseman of all time
- Billy Shindle: 95th best third baseman of all time (played only 7 games for the 1886 Wolverines)
- Sam Thompson: 37th best right fielder of all time
External links - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DTN/1886.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 1886 Detroit Wolverines Regular Season Statistics]
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