1884 Washington Nationals season

Summary

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.

1884 Washington Nationals
LeagueAmerican Association
BallparkAthletic Park
CityWashington, D.C.
ManagerHolly Hollingshead

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

American Association W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Metropolitans 75 32 0.701 42–9 33–23
Columbus Buckeyes 69 39 0.639 38–16 31–23
Louisville Eclipse 68 40 0.630 41–14 27–26
St. Louis Browns 67 40 0.626 8 38–16 29–24
Cincinnati Red Stockings 68 41 0.624 8 40–16 28–25
Baltimore Orioles 63 43 0.594 11½ 42–13 21–30
Philadelphia Athletics 61 46 0.570 14 38–16 23–30
Toledo Blue Stockings 46 58 0.442 27½ 28–25 18–33
Brooklyn Atlantics 40 64 0.385 33½ 23–26 17–38
Richmond Virginians 12 30 0.286 30½ 5–15 7–15
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 30 78 0.278 45½ 18–37 12–41
Indianapolis Hoosiers 29 78 0.271 46 15–39 14–39
Washington Nationals 12 51 0.190 41 10–20 2–31 Record vs. opponents edit

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Team BAL BR CIN COL IND LOU NY PHI PIT RIC STL TOL WSH
Baltimore 5–5 4–6 6–4 9–1 6–4–1 5–5 3–7 9–0 4–0 5–5 5–5–1 2–1
Brooklyn 5–5 2–8 3–7 7–3 3–6 1–9–1 3–6 4–6 3–2–1 2–7–1 4–4–2 3–1
Cincinnati 6–4 8–2 3–7 9–1–1 5–5 4–6–1 4–6 8–1–1 4–0 4–6 7–3 6–0
Columbus 4–6 7–3 7–3 8–2 5–5 4–5 5–5–1 9–1 2–2 5–5 8–1–1 5–1
Indianapolis 1–9 3–7 1–9–1 2–8 1–9 2–8 4–6 4–6 1–2–1 3–6–1 3–6 4–2
Louisville 4–6–1 6–3 5–5 5–5 9–1 3–7–1 6–3 8–2 4–1 5–5 9–1 4–1
New York 5–5 9–1–1 6–4–1 5–4 8–2 7–3–1 8–2 9–1 2–0 5–4–1 5–4–1 6–2
Philadelphia 7–3 6–3 6–4 5–5–1 6–4 3–6 2–8 8–2 2–0 3–7 6–3 7–1
Pittsburgh 0–9 6–4 1–8–1 1–9 6–4 2–8 1–9 2–8 1–4–1 1–9 5–5 4–1
Richmond 0–4 2–3–1 0–4 2–2 2–1–1 1–4 0–2 0–2 4–1–1 1–3 0–4–1 0–0
St. Louis 5–5 7–2–1 6–4 5–5 6–3–1 5–5 4–5–1 7–3 9–1 3–1 5–5 5–1
Toledo 5–5–1 4–4–2 3–7 1–8–1 6–3 1–9 4–5–1 3–6 5–5 4–0–1 5–5 5–1
Washington 1–2 1–3 0–6 1–5 2–4 1–4 2–6 1–7 1–4 0–0 1–5 1–5 — Opening Day lineup edit

Roster edit

1884 Washington Nationals
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Player stats edit

Batting edit

Starters by position edit

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 John Humphries 49 193 34 .176 0
1B Walter Prince 43 166 36 .217 1
2B Thorny Hawkes 38 151 42 .278 0
SS Frank Fennelly 62 257 75 .292 2
3B Buck Gladmon 56 224 35 .156 1
OF Bill Morgan 45 162 28 .173 0
OF Henry Mullin 34 120 17 .142 0
OF John Kiley 14 56 12 .214 0

Other batters edit

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR
Ed Yewell 27 93 23 .247 0
Ed Trumbull 25 86 10 .116 0
Frank Olin 21 83 32 .386 0
John Hanna 23 76 5 .066 0
Edgar Smith 14 57 5 .088 0
Lawrence Farley 14 52 11 .212 0
Sam King 12 45 8 .178 0
Jack Beach 8 31 3 .097 0
Walt Goldsby 6 24 9 .375 0
Willie Murphy 5 21 10 .476 0
Andy Swan 5 21 3 .143 0
Jones 4 17 5 .294 0
Wills 4 15 2 .133 0
Lyman Drake 2 7 2 .286 0
Alex Gardner 1 3 0 .000 0

Pitching edit

Starting pitchers edit

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

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

Other pitchers edit

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Edgar Smith 3 22.0 0 2 4.91 4

References edit

  • 1884 Washington Nationals team page at Baseball Reference