 On August 9 , 1884 , the Grand Rapids team was dropped from the Northwestern League and disbanded . Jack Chapman , manager of the Detroit Wolverines , seized the opportunity to sign five former Grand Rapids players , including " what is known as the ' G ' battery -- Getzein and Gastfield . " The Detroit Free Press reported that Getzein " has been a formidable man to face in the Northwestern League , in one instance striking out sixteen batters . " 
