1886 Detroit Wolverines Roster (40-man)

Record: 87-36-3, Finished 2nd in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Bill Watkins (87-36-3)

Ballpark: Recreation Park

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 103

Pythagorean W-L: 85-38, 829 Runs, 538 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Lady Baldwin	27	us US	R	L	5' 11"	160	Apr 8, 1859	3	57		57		56	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2			10.5	$2,000
Charlie Bennett	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Nov 21, 1854	8	72		72		0	69	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	4			3.9	$2,500
Dan Brouthers HOF	28	us US	L	L	6' 2"	207	May 8, 1858	8	121		121		0	0	121	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			8.2	$4,000
Pete Conway	19	us US	R	R	5' 10"	162	Oct 30, 1866	2	12		12		11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.1
Sam Crane	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jan 2, 1854	5	47		47		0	0	0	38	0	8	1	0	3	4			-1.2
Harry Decker	21	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Sep 3, 1864	2	14		14		0	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.3
Fred Dunlap	27	us US	R	R	5' 8"	165	May 21, 1859	7	51		51		0	0	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.9	$4,000
Charlie Ganzel	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	161	Jun 18, 1862	3	57		57		0	45	5	0	0	0	7	0	0	7			1.1
Pretzels Getzien	22	de DE	R	R	5' 10"	172	Feb 14, 1864	3	43		43		43	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			2.5	$1,750
Tom Gillen	24	us US			5' 8"	160	May 18, 1862	2	2		2		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Ned Hanlon HOF	28	us US	L	R	5' 9"	170	Aug 22, 1857	7	126		126		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	126	0	126			1.2	$2,100
Jim Manning	24	us US	B	R	5' 7"	157	Jan 31, 1862	3	26		26		0	0	0	0	0	1	26	0	0	26			-0.3
Jack McGeachey	22	us US	R	R	5' 8"	165	May 13, 1864	1st	6		6		0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	6			0.1
Hardy Richardson	31	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Apr 21, 1855	8	125		125		4	0	0	42	2	3	80	0	0	80			6.9	$4,000
Jack Rowe	29	us US	L	R	5' 8"	170	Dec 8, 1856	8	111		111		0	3	0	0	0	110	0	0	0	0			4.2	$3,500
Billy Shindle	25	us US	R	R	5' 8"	155	Dec 5, 1860	1st	7		7		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0			0.1
Billy Smith	25	us US		R	5' 8"	152	Apr, 1861	1st	10		10		9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.2
Phenomenal Smith	21	us US	L	L	5' 6"	161	Dec 12, 1864	3	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.6
Sam Thompson HOF	26	us US	L	R	6' 2"	207	Mar 5, 1860	2	122		122		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	122	122			4.1	$1,750
Larry Twitchell	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Feb 18, 1864	1st	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2			-0.7
Deacon White HOF	38	us US	L	R	5' 11"	175	Dec 2, 1847	16	124		124		0	0	0	0	124	0	0	0	0	0			2.7	$3,500
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary