[1] The Wolverines used four Opening Day starting pitchers in their eight years as a Major League Baseball franchise.
[3] The Wolverines had a record of four wins and four losses in their Opening Day games.
The first game in Detroit Wolverines history was played on May 2, 1881, against the Buffalo Bisons.
[4] George Derby was the Opening Day starting pitcher in that game, which the Wolverines lost by a score of 6–5.
[7] Stump Weidman made three Opening Day starts for the Wolverines, more than any other pitcher, in 1883, 1884 and 1885.