| 1888 Washington Nationals | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Swampdoodle Grounds | |
| City | Washington, D.C. | |
| Managers | Walter Hewett, Ted Sullivan | |
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The 1888 Washington Nationals finished with a 48–86 record in the National League, finishing in last place.
Regular season

Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 84 | 47 | 0.641 | — | 44–23 | 40–24 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 77 | 58 | 0.570 | 9 | 43–27 | 34–31 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 69 | 61 | 0.531 | 14½ | 37–29 | 32–32 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 70 | 64 | 0.522 | 15½ | 36–30 | 34–34 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 68 | 63 | 0.519 | 16 | 40–26 | 28–37 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 66 | 68 | 0.493 | 19½ | 37–30 | 29–38 |
| Indianapolis Hoosiers | 50 | 85 | 0.370 | 36 | 31–35 | 19–50 |
| Washington Nationals | 48 | 86 | 0.358 | 37½ | 26–38 | 22–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | IND | NYG | PHI | PIT | WSH | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 7–12 | 10–8–1 | 11–9 | 8–12 | 9–10 | 10–8–2 | 15–5 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 12–7 | — | 10–10 | 14–6 | 11–8–1 | 8–10 | 9–11 | 13–6 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 8–10–1 | 10–10 | — | 11–8 | 7–11–2 | 11–7 | 10–10 | 11–7 | |||||||||
| Indianapolis | 9–11 | 6–14 | 8–11 | — | 5–14 | 4–13 | 6–14 | 12–8–1 | |||||||||
| New York | 12–8 | 8–11–1 | 11–7–2 | 14–5 | — | 14–5–1 | 10–7–2 | 15–4–1 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 10–9 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 13–4 | 5–14–1 | — | 14–6–1 | 10–9 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–10–2 | 11–9 | 10–10 | 14–6 | 7–10–2 | 6–14–1 | — | 10–9 | |||||||||
| Washington | 5–15 | 6–13 | 7–11 | 8–12–1 | 4–15–1 | 9–10 | 9–10 | — | |||||||||
Opening Day lineup
Roster
| 1888 Washington Nationals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | 133 | 528 | 119 | .225 | 9 | 66 |
| 2B | Al Myers | 132 | 502 | 104 | .207 | 2 | 46 |
| 3B | Jim Donnelly | 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 | 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 | 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
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