 Despite Getzein's pitching performance, Detroit lost the game by a 1 – 0 score as Cleveland scored an unearned run. Getzein went on to start (and complete) 17 games for the Wolverines during the remaining two months of the 1883 season. He posted a 5 – 12 record for a Detroit team that finished in last place in the National League with a 28 – 84 record, 56 games out of contention. Getzein provided one of the few highlights for the 1884 Wolverines, pitching a six-inning no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies on October 1, 1884. The Detroit Free Press reported on Getzein's no-hitter as follows:
