1885 Detroit Wolverines season
The 1885 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 41–67 record, finishing in sixth place in the National League.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- June 15, 1885: Jim Keenan was purchased by the Wolverines from the Indianapolis Hoosiers.
- June 25, 1885: Milt Scott was purchased from the Wolverines by the Pittsburgh Alleghenys.
- July 1, 1885: Jim Keenan jumped from the Wolverines to the Cincinnati Red Stockings.
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 | Charlie Bennett | 91 | 349 | 94 | .269 | 5 | 60 |
| 1B | Mox McQuery | 70 | 278 | 76 | .273 | 3 | 30 |
| 2B | Sam Crane | 68 | 245 | 47 | .192 | 1 | 20 |
| SS | Marr Phillips | 33 | 139 | 29 | .209 | 0 | 17 |
| 3B | Jim Donnelly | 56 | 211 | 49 | .232 | 1 | 22 |
| OF | Sam Thompson | 63 | 254 | 77 | .303 | 7 | 44 |
| OF | Ned Hanlon | 105 | 424 | 128 | .302 | 1 | 29 |
| OF | 82 | 362 | 105 | .290 | 5 | 28 |
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 |
| Joe Quest | 55 | 200 | 39 | .195 | 0 | 21 |
| Jerry Dorgan | 39 | 161 | 46 | .286 | 0 | 24 |
| 38 | 148 | 39 | .264 | 0 | 12 | |
| Deacon McGuire | 34 | 121 | 23 | .190 | 0 | 9 |
| 22 | 79 | 14 | .177 | 0 | 3 | |
| Jim Manning | 20 | 78 | 21 | .269 | 1 | 9 |
| 17 | 65 | 16 | .246 | 0 | 2 | |
| Chub Collins | 14 | 55 | 10 | .182 | 0 | 6 |
| Jim Halpin | 15 | 54 | 7 | .130 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Moriarty | 11 | 39 | 1 | .026 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nate Kellogg | 5 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Bryant | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Gastfield | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
| Stump Weidman | 38 | 330.0 | 14 | 24 | 3.14 | 149 |
| 37 | 330.0 | 12 | 25 | 3.03 | 110 | |
| 21 | 179.1 | 11 | 9 | 1.86 | 135 | |
| 12 | 104.0 | 4 | 8 | 3.29 | 79 | |
| 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.60 | 0 |
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 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | |
| Gene Moriarty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |