1882 Detroit Wolverines | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Recreation Park |
City | Detroit, Michigan |
Owner | William G. Thompson |
Manager | Frank Bancroft |
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
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Stockings | 55 | 29 | 0.655 | — | 35–10 | 20–19 |
Providence Grays | 52 | 32 | 0.619 | 3 | 30–12 | 22–20 |
Boston Red Caps | 45 | 39 | 0.536 | 10 | 27–15 | 18–24 |
Buffalo Bisons | 45 | 39 | 0.536 | 10 | 26–13 | 19–26 |
Cleveland Blues | 42 | 40 | 0.512 | 12 | 21–19 | 21–21 |
Detroit Wolverines | 42 | 41 | 0.506 | 12½ | 24–18 | 18–23 |
Troy Trojans | 35 | 48 | 0.422 | 19½ | 22–20 | 13–28 |
Worcester Worcesters | 18 | 66 | 0.214 | 37 | 12–30 | 6–36 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | PRV | TRO | WOR | |||||||||
Boston | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–4–1 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | |||||||||
Buffalo | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 11–1 | |||||||||
Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–3 | |||||||||
Cleveland | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–9 | — | 4–7–1 | 4–8 | 9–2–1 | 11–1 | |||||||||
Detroit | 4–8–1 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–4–1 | — | 3–9 | 8–4–1 | 9–3 | |||||||||
Providence | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — | 9–3 | 10–2 | |||||||||
Troy | 8–4 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 2–9–1 | 4–8–1 | 3–9 | — | 9–3 | |||||||||
Worcester | 5–7 | 1–11 | 3–9 | 1–11 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 3–9 | — |
Roster
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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 |
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C | Charlie Bennett | 84 | 342 | 103 | .301 | 5 | 51 |
1B | Martin Powell | 80 | 338 | 81 | .240 | 0 | 29 |
2B | Dasher Troy | 40 | 152 | 37 | .243 | 0 | 14 |
3B | Joe Farrell | 69 | 283 | 70 | .247 | 1 | 24 |
SS | Mike McGeary | 34 | 133 | 19 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
OF | Ned Hanlon | 82 | 347 | 80 | .231 | 5 | 38 |
OF | Lon Knight | 86 | 347 | 72 | .207 | 0 | 24 |
OF | George Wood | 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 |
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Sam Trott | 32 | 129 | 31 | .240 | 0 | 12 |
Art Whitney | 31 | 115 | 21 | .183 | 0 | 4 |
Tom Forster | 21 | 76 | 7 | .092 | 0 | 2 |
Walt Kinzie | 13 | 53 | 5 | .094 | 0 | 2 |
Bob Casey | 9 | 39 | 9 | .231 | 1 | 7 |
Yank Robinson | 11 | 39 | 7 | .179 | 0 | 2 |
Tom Kearns | 4 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 1 |
Henry Luff | 3 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
Tom Morrissey | 2 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
Julius Willigrod | 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 |
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Stump Weidman | 46 | 411.0 | 25 | 20 | 2.63 | 161 |
George Derby | 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 |
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Art Whitney | 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 |
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Yank Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |