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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 1887 Detroit Wolverines won the 1887 National League pennant and the 1887 World Series against the St. Louis Browns. The season was their 7th since they entered the National League in 1881. It was the first World Series championship for the Detroit Wolverines and the City of Detroit. 1887 Detroit Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 1887 Detroit Wolverines won the 1887 National League pennant and the 1887 World Series against the St. Louis Browns. The season was their 7th since they entered the National League in 1881. It was the first World Series championship for the Detroit Wolverines and the City of Detroit. 1887 Detroit Wolverines, World Series Champions Dan Brouthers Deacon White Sam Thompson Charlie Getzein Stump Wiedman Charlie Ganzel Fred Dunlap Jack Rowe Hardy RichardsonCatching duties were divided between Charlie Ganzel (51 games at catcher) and Charlie Bennett (45 games at catcher). Both were good defensive catchers, though neither hit particularly well. Bennett had a better fielding percentage than Ganzel (.951 to .913), but Ganzel was stronger in Range factor (6.78 to 5.64) and fielding runs (9 to 2). Bennett's career in baseball ended when he lost both his legs in a train accident. When the Detroit Tigers opened their new ballpark in 1896, they named it Bennett Park in his honor. It remained Bennett Park until 1912, when the newly built stadium on the same site was named Navin Field. First baseman Dan Brouthers was the first of three future Hall of Famers to play for the 1887 Wolverines. Brouthers won five batting titles and seven slugging titles, and his career batting average of .342 is the 9th highest in major league history. Brouthers was a key to the Wolverines offensive output in 1887 as he led the National League in runs (153), doubles (36), extra base hits (68), on base percentage (.426), times on base (246), and OPS (.988). He was also among the league leaders with a .338 batting average (3rd in the NL), .562 slugging percentage (2nd in the NL), 20 triples, 12 home runs (5th in the NL), 101 RBIs (4th in the NL), 71 walks (4th in the NL), and. More: Books, , Detroit-Wolverines-Seasons~~Books-LLC, , , , , , , , , , General Books LLC<