1887 Washington Nationals season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Nationals 1887 National League Swampdoodle Grounds Washington, D.C. 46 76 y 7th John Gaffney The 1887 Washington Nationals finished with a 46–76 record in the National League, finishing in seventh place. Regular season Season standings Washington Nationals Record vs. opponents WAS Opening Day lineup Roster 1887 Washington Nationals Roster Pitchers Frank Gilmore George Keefe Hank O'Day Dupee Shaw Jim Whitney Catchers Pat Dealy Barney Gilligan Connie Mack Bill Wright Infielders Sam Crane Jim Donnelly Jack Farrell John Irwin Bill Krieg Al Myers Billy O'Brien Pete O'Brien Outfielders Cliff Carroll Ed Daily Paul Hines George Shoch Manager John Gaffney 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 82 314 63 .201 0 20 1B Billy O'Brien Billy O'Brien (baseball) 113 453 126 .278 19 73 2B Al Myers 105 362 84 .232 2 36 SS Jack Farrell 87 339 75 .221 0 41 3B Jim Donnelly Jim Donnelly (baseball) 117 425 85 .200 1 46 OF Cliff Carroll 103 420 104 .248 4 37 OF Paul Hines 123 478 147 .308 10 72 OF Ed Daily 78 311 78 .251 2 36 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 George Shoch 70 264 63 .239 1 18 Pat Dealy 58 212 55 .259 1 18 Bill Krieg 25 95 24 .253 2 17 Barney Gilligan 28 90 18 .200 1 6 John Irwin John Irwin (baseball) 8 31 11 .355 2 3 Sam Crane Sam Crane (second baseman) 7 30 9 .300 0 1 Pete O'Brien Pete O'Brien (1890s second baseman) 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Bill Wright Bill Wright (catcher) 1 3 2 .667 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 Jim Whitney 47 404.2 24 21 3.22 146 Hank O'Day 30 254.2 8 20 4.17 86 Frank Gilmore 28 234.2 7 20 3.87 114 Dupee Shaw 21 181.1 7 13 6.45 47 George Keefe 1 8.0 0 1 9.00 0 Ed Daily 1 7.0 0 1 7.71 3 References 1887 Washington Nationals at Baseball Reference Category:Washington Nationals (1886–1889) seasons Washington Nationals season Washington Nationals