1883 Detroit Wolverines season

1883 Detroit Wolverines
LeagueNational League
BallparkRecreation Park
CityDetroit, Michigan
OwnerJoseph Marsh
ManagerJack Chapman
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The 1883 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 40–58 record, good for seventh place in the National League.

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 63 35 .643 — 41‍–‍8 22‍–‍27
Chicago White Stockings 59 39 .602 4 36‍–‍13 23‍–‍26
Providence Grays 58 40 .592 5 34‍–‍15 24‍–‍25
Cleveland Blues 55 42 .567 7½ 31‍–‍18 24‍–‍24
Buffalo Bisons 49 45 .521 12 36‍–‍13 13‍–‍32
New York Gothams 46 50 .479 16 28‍–‍19 18‍–‍31
Detroit Wolverines 40 58 .408 23 23‍–‍26 17‍–‍32
Philadelphia Quakers 17 81 .173 46 9‍–‍40 8‍–‍41

Record vs. opponents

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1883 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BUF CHI CLE DET NYG PHI PRV
Boston — 7–7 7–7 10–4 10–4 7–7 14–0 8–6
Buffalo 7–7 — 5–9 7–7 9–5–1 8–5 9–5 7–7
Chicago 7–7 9–5 — 6–8 9–5 9–5 12–2 7–7
Cleveland 4–10 7–7 8–6 — 9–5–1 7–6–2 12–2 8–6
Detroit 4–10 5–9–1 5–9 5–9–1 — 8–6 11–3–1 2–12
New York 7–7 5–8 5–9 6–7–2 6–8 — 12–2 5–9
Philadelphia 0–14 5–9 2–12 2–12 3–11–1 2–12 — 3–11
Providence 6–8 7–7 7–7 6–8 12–2 9–5 11–3 —


Roster

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1883 Detroit Wolverines
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 92 371 113 .305 5 55
1B Martin Powell 101 421 115 .273 1 48
2B Sam Trott 75 295 72 .244 0 29
3B Joe Farrell 101 444 108 .243 0 36
SS Sadie Houck 101 416 105 .252 0 40
OF Ned Hanlon 100 413 100 .242 1 40
OF Stump Weidman 79 313 58 .185 1 24
OF George Wood 99 441 113 .302 5 47

Other batters

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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
Dick Burns 37 140 26 .186 0 5
Joe Quest 37 137 32 .234 0 15
Tom Mansell 34 131 29 .221 0 10
Ben Guiney 1 5 1 .200 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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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 52 402.1 20 24 3.53 183
Dupee Shaw 26 227.0 10 15 2.50 73
Dick Burns 17 127.2 2 12 4.51 30
Jack Jones 12 92.2 6 5 3.50 33
George Radbourn 3 22.0 1 2 6.55 2
Frank McIntyre 1 11.0 1 0 0.82 0

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Tom Mansell 1 0 0 0 18.90 3
George Wood 1 0 0 0 7.20 0

Game log

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Legend
Detroit win Detroit loss
1883 Game Log (40–58)
May (12–8)
# Date Opponent W/L Score Record Pitcher
1 May 1 CHI L 4-7 0-1 Weidman[1]
2 May 2 CHI L 3-5 0-2 Weidman
3 May 3 CHI L 1-10 0-3 Burns
4 May 5 @CHI W 3-2 1-3 Weidman
5 May 7 @CHI W 7-0 2-3 Weidman
6 May 9 @CHI W 17-7 3-3 Weidman
7 May 11 NY W 12-1 4-3 Weidman
8 May 12 NY W 9-5 5-3 Burns
9 May 15 PHI L 3-4 5-4 Burns
10 May 16 PHI W 11-10 6-4 McIntyre
11 May 17 PHI W 12-6 7-4 Weidman
12 May 18 NY L 6-11 7-5 Burns
13 May 19 PRO W 7-5 8-5 Weidman
14 May 23 PRO W 6-4 9-5 Weidman
15 May 24 BOS W 5-1 10-5 Weidman
16 May 25 BOS W 8-3 11-5 Weidman
17 May 28 BOS L 4-10 11-6 Weidman
18 May 30 @NY W 5-2 12-6 Radbourn
19 May 30 @NY L 4-8 12-7 Weidman
20 May 31 @NY L 1-4 12-8 Weidman

References

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  1. ^ "1883 Detroit Wolverines Regular Season Game Log". Retrosheet. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
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