1888 Washington Nationals season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Nationals 1888 National League Swampdoodle Grounds Washington, D.C. 48 86 y 8th Walter Hewett, Ted Sullivan The 1888 Washington Nationals finished with a 48–86 record in the National League, finishing in last place. Regular season 300px|right Season standings Washington Nationals Record vs. opponents WAS Opening Day lineup Roster 1888 Washington Nationals Roster Pitchers Frank Gilmore John Greenig George Haddock George Keefe Hank O'Day Dupee Shaw Jim Whitney Wild Bill Widner Catchers Tug Arundel Jim Banning Pat Deasley Connie Mack Miah Murray Infielders Jim Donnelly Shorty Fuller Gid Gardner John Irwin Al Myers Billy O'Brien George Shoch Pete Sweeney Outfielders Ed Daily Dummy Hoy Perry Werden Walt Wilmot Manager Walter Hewett Ted Sullivan 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 Connie Mack 85 300 56 .187 3 29 1B Billy O'Brien Billy O'Brien (baseball) 133 528 119 .225 9 66 2B Al Myers 132 502 104 .207 2 46 3B Jim Donnelly Jim Donnelly (baseball) 122 428 86 .201 0 23 SS George Shoch 90 317 58 .183 2 24 OF Walt Wilmot 119 473 106 .224 4 43 OF Dummy Hoy 136 503 138 .274 2 29 OF Ed Daily 110 453 102 .225 7 39 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 Shorty Fuller 49 170 31 .182 0 12 Pat Deasley 34 127 20 .157 0 4 John Irwin John Irwin (baseball) 37 126 28 .222 0 8 Tug Arundel 17 51 10 .196 0 3 Pete Sweeney 11 44 8 .182 0 5 Miah Murray 12 42 4 .095 0 3 Perry Werden 3 10 3 .300 0 2 Gid Gardner 2 4 1 .250 0 0 Jim Banning 1 0 0 ---- 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 Hank O'Day 46 403.0 16 29 3.10 186 Jim Whitney 39 325.0 18 21 3.05 79 Wild Bill Widner 13 115.0 5 7 2.82 33 George Keefe 13 114.0 6 7 2.84 52 Frank Gilmore 12 95.2 1 9 6.59 23 Ed Daily 9 73.2 2 7 4.89 20 Dupee Shaw 3 25.0 0 3 6.48 8 George Haddock George Haddock (baseball) 2 16.0 0 2 2.25 3 John Greenig 1 9.0 0 1 11.00 2 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 George Shoch 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 References 1888 Washington Nationals at Baseball Reference Washington Nationals season Category:Washington Nationals (1886–1889) seasons Washington Nationals