1889 Washington Nationals season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Nationals 1889 National League Swampdoodle Grounds Washington, D.C. 41 83 y 8th John Morrill, Arthur Irwin 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.Wild Bill Widner at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Washington Nationals Record vs. opponents WAS Opening Day lineup Roster 1889 Washington Nationals Roster Pitchers Alex Ferson George Haddock Egyptian Healy George Keefe Gus Krock Hank O'Day Mike Sullivan John Thornton Catchers Jim Banning Spider Clark Tom Daly Hi Ebright Connie Mack John Riddle Infielders Jack Carney Jim Donnelly Arthur Irwin John Irwin Art McCoy John Morrill Al Myers Billy O'Brien Pete Sweeney Sam Wise Outfielders Ed Beecher Harry Clarke Dummy Hoy George Shoch Walt Wilmot Manager Arthur Irwin John Morrill 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 Tom Daly Tom Daly (infielder) 71 250 75 .300 1 40 1B John Carney John Carney (baseball) 69 273 63 .231 1 29 2B Sam Wise 121 472 118 .250 4 62 SS Arthur Irwin 85 313 73 .233 0 32 3B John Irwin 58 228 66 .289 0 25 OF Walt Wilmot 108 432 125 .289 9 57 OF Dummy Hoy 127 507 139 .274 0 39 OF Ed Beecher 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 Connie Mack 98 386 113 .293 0 42 Pete Sweeney 49 193 44 .228 1 23 Al Myers 46 176 46 .261 0 20 John Morrill baseball 44 146 27 .185 2 16 Spider Clark 38 145 37 .255 3 22 George Shoch 30 109 26 .239 0 11 Hi Ebright 16 59 15 .254 1 6 John Riddle John Riddle (baseball) 11 37 8 .216 0 3 Jim Donnelly 4 13 2 .154 0 0 Billy O'Brien 2 8 0 .000 0 0 Art McCoy 2 6 0 .000 0 0 Harry Corson Clarke 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Jim Banning 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 Alex Ferson 36 288.1 17 17 3.90 85 George Haddock George Haddock (baseball) 33 276.1 11 19 4.20 106 George Keefe 30 230.0 8 18 5.13 90 Egyptian Healy 13 101.0 1 11 6.24 49 Hank O'Day 13 108.0 2 10 4.33 23 Gus Krock 6 48.0 2 4 5.25 17 John Thornton John Thornton (baseball) 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 Player G IP W L ERA SO Mike Sullivan Mike Sullivan (pitcher) 9 41.0 0 3 7.24 15 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 Arthur Irwin 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 John Morrill baseball 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Notes 2 References 1889 Washington Nationals at Baseball Reference Category:Washington Nationals (1886–1889) seasons Washington Nationals season Washington Senators