 At the end of the 1885 season , Buffalo was going through financial trouble and were forced to sell off their players , so " The Big Four " were sold to the Detroit Wolverines of the NL for US $ 7 @,@ 000 . In 1886 , his first season in Detroit , he again led the league in slugging percentage , the sixth year in a row , and led the league in total bases and doubles and claimed his first home run title . He finished within the top 10 in most offensive categories , including a third @-@ place finish in the batting race with a lofty .370 average . On September 10 , 1886 , Brouthers hit three home runs ‚ along with a double and a single , to set the NL record with 15 total bases in one game . This mark tied the Major League record at the time , as Guy Hecker of the Louisville Colonels totaled 15 the previous month in the American Association . 
