1887 Washington Nationals season

The 1887 Washington Nationals finished with a 46–76 record in the National League, finishing in seventh place.

1887 Washington Nationals
LeagueNational League
BallparkSwampdoodle Grounds
CityWashington, D.C.
ManagerJohn Gaffney
← 1886 Seasons 1888 →

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Detroit Wolverines 79 45 .637 44‍–‍17 35‍–‍28
Philadelphia Quakers 75 48 .610 38‍–‍23 37‍–‍25
Chicago White Stockings 71 50 .587 44‍–‍18 27‍–‍32
New York Giants 68 55 .553 10½ 36‍–‍26 32‍–‍29
Boston Beaneaters 61 60 .504 16½ 38‍–‍22 23‍–‍38
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 55 69 .444 24 31‍–‍33 24‍–‍36
Washington Nationals 46 76 .377 32 26‍–‍33 20‍–‍43
Indianapolis Hoosiers 37 89 .294 43 24‍–‍39 13‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

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Team BOS CHI DET IND NYG PHI PIT WSH
Boston 6–9–3 17–11–1 11–7 7–10–1 9–9 11–7 10–7–1
Chicago 9–6–3 10–8 13–5 11–6–1 12–6–1 5–12–1 11–7
Detroit 11–7–1 8–10 14–4–1 10–8 10–8 13–4 13–4–1
Indianapolis 7–11 5–13 4–14–1 3–15 1–17 7–11 10–8
New York 10–7–1 6–11–1 8–10 15–3 7–10–3 12–6 10–8–1
Philadelphia 9–9 6–12–1 8–10 17–1 10–7–3 12–6 13–3–1
Pittsburgh 7–11 12–5–1 4–13 11–7 6–12 6–12 9–9
Washington 7–10–1 7–11 4–13–1 8–10 8–10–1 3–13–1 9–9


Opening Day lineup

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Roster

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1887 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 Connie Mack 82 314 63 .201 0 20
1B Billy O'Brien 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 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

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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
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 8 31 11 .355 2 3
Sam Crane 7 30 9 .300 0 1
Pete O'Brien 1 4 0 .000 0 0
Bill Wright 1 3 2 .667 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
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

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