1889 Washington Nationals season explained

Washington Nationals
Season:	1889
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Swampdoodle Grounds
City:	Washington, D.C.
Managers:	John Morrill, Arthur Irwin
Show Season List:	no

The 1889 Washington Nationals finished with a 41–83 record in the National League, finishing in last place. The team folded at the conclusion of the season.

Offseason

• January 11, 1889: Wild Bill Widner was purchased from the Nationals by the Columbus Solons.^[1]

Regular season

Roster

1889 Washington Nationals
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		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; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		71	250	75	.300	1	40
1B		69	273	63	.231	1	29
2B		121	472	118	.250	4	62
SS		85	313	73	.233	0	32
3B		58	228	66	.289	0	25
OF		108	432	125	.289	9	57
OF		127	507	139	.274	0	39
OF		42	179	53	.296	0	30

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	98	386	113	.293	0	42
	49	193	44	.228	1	23
	46	176	46	.261	0	20
	44	146	27	.185	2	16
	38	145	37	.255	3	22
	30	109	26	.239	0	11
	16	59	15	.254	1	6
	11	37	8	.216	0	3
	4	13	2	.154	0	0
	2	8	0	.000	0	0
	2	6	0	.000	0	0
	1	3	0	.000	0	0
	2	1	0	.000	0	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
	36	288.1	17	17	3.90	85
	33	276.1	11	19	4.20	106
	30	230.0	8	18	5.13	90
	13	101.0	1	11	6.24	49
	13	108.0	2	10	4.33	23
	6	48.0	2	4	5.25	17
	1	9.0	0	1	5.00	3

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

References

• 1889 Washington Nationals at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/widnewi01.shtml Wild Bill Widner