1886 Washington Nationals season

The 1886 Washington Nationals finished with a 28–92 record in the National League, finishing in last place in their debut season.

1886 Washington Nationals
LeagueNational League
BallparkSwampoodle Grounds
CityWashington, D.C.
ManagersMichael Scanlon, John Gaffney
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Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Stockings 90 34 .726 52‍–‍10 38‍–‍24
Detroit Wolverines 87 36 .707 49‍–‍13 38‍–‍23
New York Giants 75 44 .630 12½ 47‍–‍12 28‍–‍32
Philadelphia Quakers 71 43 .623 14 45‍–‍14 26‍–‍29
Boston Beaneaters 56 61 .479 30½ 32‍–‍26 24‍–‍35
St. Louis Maroons 43 79 .352 46 27‍–‍34 16‍–‍45
Kansas City Cowboys 30 91 .248 58½ 17‍–‍40 13‍–‍51
Washington Nationals 28 92 .233 60 19‍–‍43 9‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS CHI DET KC NYG PHI STL WSH
Boston 6–12 6–11 11–6 6–11 3–10 11–6–1 13–5
Chicago 12–6 11–7 17–1 10–8–1 10–7–1 13–4 17–1
Detroit 11–6 7–11 16–2 11–7 10–7–1 15–2–1 17–1–1
Kansas City 6–11 1–17 2–16 3–15–1 2–14–1 5–12–2 11–6–1
New York 11–6 8–10–1 7–11 15–3–1 8–8–1 15–3 11–3–2
Philadelphia 10–3 7–10–1 7–10–1 14–2–1 8–8–1 12–6 13–4–1
St. Louis 6–11–1 4–13 2–15–1 12–5–2 3–15 6–12 10–8
Washington 5–13 1–17 1–17–1 6–11–1 3–11–2 4–13–1 8–10


Opening Day lineup

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Roster

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1886 Washington Nationals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Barney Gilligan 81 273 52 .190 0 17
1B Phil Baker 81 325 72 .222 1 34
2B Jimmy Knowles 115 443 94 .212 3 35
SS Davy Force 68 242 44 .182 0 16
3B Buck Gladmon 44 152 21 .138 1 15
OF Paul Hines 121 487 152 .312 9 56
OF Ed Crane 80 292 50 .171 0 20
OF Cliff Carroll 111 433 99 .229 2 22

Other batters

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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
Sadie Houck 52 195 42 .215 0 14
Jack Farrell 47 171 41 .240 2 18
Joe Start 31 122 27 .221 0 17
Bill Krieg 27 98 25 .255 1 15
George Shoch 26 95 28 .295 1 18
Jackie Hayes 26 89 17 .191 3 9
Larry Corcoran 21 81 15 .185 0 3
Dave Oldfield 21 71 10 .141 0 2
Connie Mack 10 36 13 .361 0 5
Harry Decker 7 23 5 .217 0 1
Henry Zeiher 6 21 0 .000 0 0
Walt Goldsby 6 18 4 .222 0 1
John McGlone 4 15 1 .067 0 1
Tom Kinslow 3 8 2 .250 0 1
Pete Galligan 1 5 1 .200 0 0
George Joyce 1 0 0 ---- 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Dupee Shaw 45 385.2 13 31 3.34 177
Bob Barr 23 191.2 3 18 4.41 80
Tony Madigan 14 114.2 1 13 4.87 29
Frank Gilmore 9 75.0 4 4 2.52 75
Ed Crane 10 70.0 1 7 7.20 39
Hank O'Day 6 49.0 2 2 1.65 47
Hugh Daily 6 49.0 0 6 7.35 15
George Keefe 4 31.1 0 3 5.17 5
John Henry 4 27.2 1 3 4.23 19
John Fox 1 8.0 0 1 9.00 3
George Winkelman 1 6.0 0 1 10.50 4
Bill Wise 1 3.0 0 1 9.00 0

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Larry Corcoran 2 14.0 0 1 5.79 3
Ed Fuller 2 13.0 0 1 6.92 3

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Joe Yingling 1 0 0 0 12.00 1

References

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