1884 Detroit Wolverines season

1884 Detroit Wolverines
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1881)
Location
Recreation Park (since 1881)
Detroit, Michigan (since 1881)
Other information
Owner(s)	Joseph Marsh
Manager(s)	Jack Chapman
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The 1884 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 28–84 record, finishing in last place in the National League.

Offseason

• January 1884: Milt Scott was purchased by the Wolverines from the Fort Wayne Hoosiers.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Providence Grays	84	28	0.750	—	45–11	39–17
Boston Beaneaters	73	38	0.658	10½	40–16	33–22
Buffalo Bisons	64	47	0.577	19½	37–18	27–29
New York Gothams	62	50	0.554	22	34–22	28–28
Chicago White Stockings	62	50	0.554	22	39–17	23–33
Philadelphia Quakers	39	73	0.348	45	19–37	20–36
Cleveland Blues	35	77	0.312	49	22–34	13–43
Detroit Wolverines	28	84	0.250	56	18–38	10–46

Record vs. opponents

1884 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	NY	PHI	PRV
Boston	—	9–6–2	10–6	14–2	12–4–1	8–8–1	13–3	7–9–1
Buffalo	6–9–2	—	10–6–1	14–2	12–4	5–11–1	11–5	6–10
Chicago	6–10	6–10–1	—	8–8	11–5	12–4	14–2	5–11
Cleveland	2–14	2–14	8–8	—	9–7	5–11	6–10–1	3–13
Detroit	4–12–1	4–12	5–11	7–9	—	2–14–1	5–11	1–15
New York	8–8–1	11–5–1	4–12	11–5	14–2–1	—	11–5	3–13–1
Philadelphia	3–13	5–11	2–14	10–6–1	11–5	5–11	—	3–13
Providence	9–7–1	10–6	11–5	13–3	15–1	13–3–1	13–3	—

Roster

1884 Detroit Wolverines
Roster
Pitchers Frank Brill Charlie Getzein Dupee Shaw Catchers Charlie Bennett Ed Gastfield Ben Guiney Dick Lowe Walt Walker Fred Wood Chief Zimmer		Infielders Henry Buker Frank Cox Joe Farrell Bill Geiss Frank Jones Henry Jones Tom Kearns Frank Meinke Edward Santry Milt Scott		Outfielders Dave Beadle Ned Hanlon Walter Prince Joe Weber Stump Wiedman George Wood		Manager Jack Chapman

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	Bennett, CharlieCharlie Bennett	90	341	90	.264	3	40
1B	Scott, MiltMilt Scott	110	438	108	.247	3	50
2B	Geiss, BillBill Geiss	75	283	50	.177	2	16
3B	Farrell, JoeJoe Farrell	110	461	104	.226	3	41
SS	Meinke, FrankFrank Meinke	92	341	56	.164	6	24
OF	Wiedman, StumpStump Wiedman	81	300	49	.163	0	26

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
Cox, FrankFrank Cox	27	102	13	.127	0	4

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Meinke, FrankFrank Meinke	35	289	8	23	3.18	124
Shaw, DupeeDupee Shaw	28	227.2	9	18	3.04	142
Wiedman, StumpStump Wiedman	26	212.2	4	21	3.72	96
Getzein, CharlieCharlie Getzein	17	147.3	5	12	1.95	107
Brill, FrankFrank Brill	12	103	2	10	5.50	18

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Geiss, BillBill Geiss	1	0	0	0	14.40	1

Notes

1. Milt Scott page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1884 Detroit Wolverines season at Baseball Reference