1886 Detroit Wolverines Roster

The 1886 Detroit Wolverines team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1886 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1886 Detroit Wolverines Opening Day starters list, a 1886 Detroit Wolverines salary list, a 1886 Detroit Wolverines uniform number breakdown and a 1886 Detroit Wolverines primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1886 Detroit Wolverines



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Complete Roster  
 
n/a Lady Baldwin 5-11 160 Left Left 1859-04-08
n/a Pete Conway 5-10½ 162 Right Right 1866-10-30
n/a Charlie Getzien 5-10 172 Right Right 1864-02-14
n/a Billy Smith 5-08 152 Right Unknown 1861-04-00
n/a Phenomenal Smith 5-06½ 161 Left Left 1864-12-12
n/a Larry Twitchell 6-00 185 Right Right 1864-02-18
n/a Charlie Bennett 5-11 180 Right Right 1854-11-21
n/a Harry Decker 5-11 180 Right Right 1864-09-03
n/a Charlie Ganzel 6-00 161 Right Right 1862-06-18
n/a Tom Gillen 5-08 160 Unknown Unknown 1862-05-18
n/a Dan Brouthers 6-02 207 Left Left 1858-05-08
n/a Sam Crane 6-00 190 Right Right 1854-01-02
n/a Fred Dunlap 5-08 165 Right Right 1859-05-21
n/a Jack Rowe 5-08 170 Right Left 1856-12-08
n/a Billy Shindle 5-08½ 155 Right Right 1860-12-05
n/a Deacon White 5-11 175 Right Left 1847-12-07
n/a Ned Hanlon 5-09½ 175 Right Right 1857-08-22
n/a Jim Manning 5-07 157 Right Both 1862-01-31
n/a Jack McGeachy 5-08 165 Right Right 1864-05-23
n/a Hardy Richardson 5-09½ 170 Right Right 1855-04-21
n/a Sam Thompson 6-02 207 Left Left 1860-03-05


The 1886 Detroit Wolverines played 123 games during the regular season, won 87 games, lost 36 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Recreation Park (Park Factors: 103/100) where 105,000 fans witnessed their 1886 Wolverines finish the season with a .707 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1886 Detroit Wolverines Opening Day starters list, a 1886 Detroit Wolverines salary list, a 1886 Detroit Wolverines uniform number breakdown and a 1886 Detroit Wolverines primary starters list:

1886 Detroit Wolverines
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1886 Detroit Wolverines
Most Games by Position

C Charlie Bennett (69)
1B Dan Brouthers (121)
2B Fred Dunlap (51)
3B Deacon White (124)
SS Jack Rowe (110)
LF Hardy Richardson (80)
CF Ned Hanlon (126)
RF Sam Thompson (122)
  
SP Charlie Getzien
  
CL Lady Baldwin


1886 Detroit Wolverines
Salaries

Dan Brouthers $4,000.00
Ned Hanlon $2,100.00


1886 Detroit Wolverines
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1886 Detroit Wolverines Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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