1884 Washington Nationals season explained

Washington Nationals
Season:	1884
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
Ballpark:	Athletic Park
City:	Washington, D.C.
Manager:	Holly Hollingshead
Show Season List:	no

The 1884 Washington Nationals (sometimes called the Washington Statesmen) had a 12–51 record in the American Association when the team folded without finishing the season.

Regular season

Roster

1884 Washington Nationals
Roster
PitchersCatchers		Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR
C		49	193	34	.176	0
1B		43	166	36	.217	1
2B		38	151	42	.278	0
SS		62	257	75	.292	2
3B		56	224	35	.156	1
OF		45	162	28	.173	0
OF		34	120	17	.142	0
OF		14	56	12	.214	0

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR
	27	93	23	.247	0
	25	86	10	.116	0
	21	83	32	.386	0
	23	76	5	.066	0
	14	57	5	.088	0
	14	52	11	.212	0
	12	45	8	.178	0
	8	31	3	.097	0
	6	24	9	.375	0
	5	21	10	.476	0
	5	21	3	.143	0
	4	17	5	.294	0
	4	15	2	.133	0
	2	7	2	.286	0
	1	3	0	.000	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	32	281.1	9	23	3.45	138
	19	156.2	2	17	4.48	50
	10	84.0	1	9	4.71	43

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

References

• 1884 Washington Nationals team page at Baseball Reference