1886 Washington Nationals

28-92 • .233 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1886 Washington Nationals went 28-92 (.233) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 445 runs, allowed 791, and played home games at Swampdoodle Grounds. Team leaders included Paul Hines (9 HR, 56 RBI) and Dupee Shaw (13-31, 3.34 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

28 Wins
92 Losses
.233 Win %
8th Rank
445 R 791 RA
Diff -346

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⚡ Quick Stats

445 Runs Scored
791 Runs Allowed
-346 Run Diff
6K Attendance

📈 vs. 1886 NL Average

Batting Avg .209 16% below the 1886 league average (.250)
OBP .257 14% below the 1886 league average (.299)
SLG .284 17% below the 1886 league average (.341)
Team ERA 4.30 31% worse than the 1886 league average (3.29)
Runs Scored 445 31% below the 1886 league average (648 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSwampdoodle Grounds
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Home Games 66
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Total Attendance 6,700
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Avg per Game 101

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1886

Batting Avg

1 Paul Hines 0.312 2 George Shoch 0.295 3 Bill Krieg 0.255 4 Jack Farrell 0.240 5 Cliff Carroll 0.229

Home Runs

1 Paul Hines 9 2 Jackie Hayes 3 3 Jimmy Knowles 3 4 Cliff Carroll 2 5 Jack Farrell 2

RBI

1 Paul Hines 56 2 Jimmy Knowles 35 3 Phil Baker 34 4 Cliff Carroll 22 5 Ed Crane 20
1886 Washington Nationals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Paul Hines 121 487 80 152 30 8 9 56 35 21 21 0.312
Jimmy Knowles 115 443 43 94 16 11 3 35 15 73 20 0.212
Cliff Carroll 111 433 73 99 11 6 2 22 44 26 31 0.229
Phil Baker 81 325 37 72 6 5 1 34 20 32 16 0.222
Ed Crane 80 292 20 50 11 3 0 20 13 54 8 0.171
Barney Gilligan 81 273 23 52 9 2 0 17 39 35 6 0.190
Davy Force 68 242 26 44 5 1 0 16 17 26 9 0.182
Sadie Houck 52 195 14 42 3 0 0 14 2 28 4 0.215
Jack Farrell 47 171 24 41 11 4 2 18 15 12 12 0.240
Buck Gladmon 44 152 17 21 5 3 1 15 12 30 5 0.138
Dupee Shaw 45 148 13 13 2 0 0 6 14 44 0 0.088
Joe Start 31 122 10 27 4 1 0 17 5 13 4 0.221
Bill Krieg 27 98 11 25 6 3 1 15 3 12 2 0.255
George Shoch 26 95 11 28 2 1 1 18 2 13 2 0.295
Jackie Hayes 26 89 8 17 3 0 3 9 4 23 0 0.191
Larry Corcoran 21 81 9 15 2 1 0 3 7 14 3 0.185
Bob Barr 23 79 6 13 2 0 0 2 4 23 0 0.165
Dave Oldfield 21 71 2 10 2 0 0 2 5 15 0 0.141
William Madigan 14 48 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 20 0 0.083
Connie Mack 10 36 4 13 2 1 0 5 0 2 0 0.361
Frank Gilmore 9 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0.000
Harry Decker 7 23 0 5 1 1 0 1 1 5 0 0.217
Henry Zeiher 6 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0.000
Hank O'Day 6 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.053
Walt Goldsby 6 18 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.222
Hugh Daily 6 16 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.125
John McGlone 4 15 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.067
John Henry 4 14 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.357
George Keefe 4 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Tom Kinslow 3 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Ed Fuller 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Pete Galligan 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
George Winkelman 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
John Fox 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Bill Wise 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Yingling 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
George Joyce 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1886

ERA

1 Hank O'Day 1.65 2 Frank Gilmore 2.52 3 Dupee Shaw 3.34 4 Bob Barr 4.41 5 William Madigan 4.87

Wins

1 Dupee Shaw 13 2 Frank Gilmore 4 3 Bob Barr 3 4 Hank O'Day 2 5 Ed Crane 1

Strikeouts

1 Dupee Shaw 177 2 Bob Barr 80 3 Frank Gilmore 75 4 Hank O'Day 47 5 Ed Crane 39
1886 Washington Nationals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dupee Shaw 13 31 3.34 45 44 0 385.2 384 143 91 177
Bob Barr 3 18 4.41 23 23 0 191.2 221 94 54 80
William Madigan 1 13 4.87 14 13 0 114.2 154 62 44 29
Frank Gilmore 4 4 2.52 9 9 0 75.0 57 21 22 75
Ed Crane 1 7 7.20 10 8 0 70.0 91 56 53 39
Hugh Daily 0 6 7.35 6 6 0 49.0 69 40 40 15
Hank O'Day 2 2 1.65 6 6 0 49.0 41 9 17 47
George Keefe 0 3 5.17 4 4 0 31.1 28 18 15 5
John Henry 1 3 4.23 4 4 0 27.2 35 13 15 19
Larry Corcoran 0 1 5.79 2 1 0 14.0 16 9 4 3
Ed Fuller 0 1 6.92 2 1 0 13.0 15 10 5 3
John Fox 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 8.0 11 8 11 3
George Winkelman 0 1 10.50 1 1 0 6.0 12 7 5 4
Bill Wise 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 3.0 6 3 2 0
Joe Yingling 0 0 12.00 1 0 0 3.0 7 4 1 1

👥 Roster (37)

Phil Baker Bob Barr Cliff Carroll Larry Corcoran Ed Crane Hugh Daily Harry Decker Jack Farrell Davy Force John Fox Ed Fuller Pete Galligan +25 more

37 players

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The 1886 Washington Nationals in brief

A 28-92 record (.233) put the 1886 Washington Nationals 8th in the NL. With 445 runs scored and 791 given up, the 1886 differential was -346. At the plate the Washington Nationals hit .209, 16% worse than the league's .250. The staff ERA of 4.30 was 31% worse than the league average of 3.29.

Measured against the 648-run league average, the offense was 31% behind. Swampdoodle Grounds was home in 1886, drawing a total attendance of 6,700. For power, Paul Hines led the way with 9 homers. Dupee Shaw was the top winner, with 13 victories. The 1886 roster runs to 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1886 Washington Nationals

What was the 1886 Washington Nationals record?
The 1886 Washington Nationals finished 28-92 (.233 win pct).
Who led the 1886 Washington Nationals in home runs?
Paul Hines led the 1886 Washington Nationals with 9 home runs.
What was the 1886 Washington Nationals team ERA?
The 1886 Washington Nationals posted a team ERA of 4.30.
Did the 1886 Washington Nationals win the World Series?
No. The 1886 Washington Nationals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1886 Washington Nationals play?
The 1886 Washington Nationals played home games at Swampdoodle Grounds.
Who led the 1886 Washington Nationals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Paul Hines (9 HR, 56 RBI) and Dupee Shaw (13-31, 3.34 ERA).
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