1889 Washington Nationals

41-83 • .331 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1889 Washington Nationals went 41-83 (.331) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 632 runs, allowed 892, and played home games at Swampdoodle Grounds. Team leaders included Walt Wilmot (9 HR, 57 RBI) and Alex Ferson (17-17, 3.90 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

41 Wins
83 Losses
.331 Win %
8th Rank
632 R 892 RA
Diff -260

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⚡ Quick Stats

632 Runs Scored
892 Runs Allowed
-260 Run Diff
25 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1889 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 5% below the 1889 league average (.266)
OBP .329 2% below the 1889 league average (.335)
SLG .328 9% below the 1889 league average (.360)
Team ERA 4.68 16% worse than the 1889 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 632 18% below the 1889 league average (775 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSwampdoodle Grounds
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Home Games 56

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1889

Batting Avg

1 Tom Daly 0.300 2 Ed Beecher 0.296 3 Connie Mack 0.293 4 John Irwin 0.289 5 Walt Wilmot 0.289

Home Runs

1 Walt Wilmot 9 2 Sam Wise 4 3 Spider Clark 3 4 George Haddock 2 5 John Morrill 2

RBI

1 Sam Wise 62 2 Walt Wilmot 57 3 Connie Mack 42 4 Tom Daly 40 5 Billy Hoy 39
1889 Washington Nationals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Hoy 127 507 98 139 11 6 0 39 75 30 35 0.274
Sam Wise 121 472 79 118 15 8 4 62 61 62 24 0.250
Walt Wilmot 108 432 88 125 19 19 9 57 51 32 40 0.289
Connie Mack 98 386 51 113 16 1 0 42 15 12 26 0.293
Arthur Irwin 85 313 49 73 10 5 0 32 42 37 9 0.233
Jack Carney 69 273 25 63 7 0 1 29 14 14 12 0.231
Tom Daly 71 250 39 75 13 5 1 40 38 28 18 0.300
John Irwin 58 228 42 66 11 4 0 25 25 14 10 0.289
Pete Sweeney 49 193 13 44 7 3 1 23 11 26 8 0.228
Ed Beecher 42 179 20 53 9 0 0 30 5 4 3 0.296
Al Myers 46 176 24 46 3 0 0 20 22 7 10 0.261
John Morrill 44 146 20 27 5 0 2 16 30 23 12 0.185
Spider Clark 38 145 19 37 7 2 3 22 6 18 8 0.255
Alex Ferson 36 114 6 13 3 1 0 3 10 47 1 0.114
George Haddock 34 112 13 25 3 0 2 14 19 27 3 0.223
George Shoch 30 109 12 26 2 0 0 11 20 5 9 0.239
George Keefe 30 98 7 16 2 1 0 1 8 29 2 0.163
Hi Ebright 16 59 7 15 2 2 1 6 3 8 1 0.254
Egyptian Healy 13 45 7 10 2 0 1 4 0 10 0 0.222
Hank O'Day 13 44 1 8 1 0 0 4 3 7 0 0.182
John Riddle 11 37 3 8 3 0 0 3 2 8 0 0.216
Gus Krock 6 23 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.087
Mike Sullivan 9 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.053
Jim Donnelly 4 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.154
Billy O'Brien 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Art McCoy 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
John Thornton 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Harry Clarke 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Banning 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1889

ERA

1 Alex Ferson 3.90 2 George Haddock 4.20 3 Hank O'Day 4.33 4 George Keefe 5.13 5 Gus Krock 5.25

Wins

1 Alex Ferson 17 2 George Haddock 11 3 George Keefe 8 4 Gus Krock 2 5 Hank O'Day 2

Strikeouts

1 George Haddock 106 2 George Keefe 90 3 Alex Ferson 85 4 Egyptian Healy 49 5 Hank O'Day 23
1889 Washington Nationals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Alex Ferson 17 17 3.90 36 34 0 288.1 319 125 105 85
George Haddock 11 19 4.20 33 31 0 276.1 299 129 123 106
George Keefe 8 18 5.13 30 27 0 230.0 266 131 143 90
Hank O'Day 2 10 4.33 13 13 0 108.0 117 52 57 23
Egyptian Healy 1 11 6.24 13 12 0 101.0 139 70 38 49
Gus Krock 2 4 5.25 6 6 0 48.0 65 28 22 17
Mike Sullivan 0 3 7.24 9 3 0 41.0 47 33 32 15
John Thornton 0 1 5.00 1 1 0 9.0 8 5 7 3
Arthur Irwin 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0
John Morrill 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (29)

Jim Banning Ed Beecher Jack Carney Spider Clark Harry Clarke Tom Daly Jim Donnelly Hi Ebright Alex Ferson George Haddock Egyptian Healy Billy Hoy +17 more

29 players

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The 1889 Washington Nationals in brief

The 1889 Washington Nationals won 41 games and lost 83, ending up 8th in the NL. The Washington Nationals scored 632 runs and allowed 892, a run differential of -260. Against a league average of .266, the 1889 Washington Nationals batted .251. The Washington Nationals staff finished with a 4.68 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.03. The 632 runs scored compare with a league average of 775 per club, 18% fewer.

The club's home park in 1889 was Swampdoodle Grounds. Walt Wilmot topped the Washington Nationals with 9 home runs. Sam Wise drove in a team-high 62 runs. The hits leader was Billy Hoy with 139. Alex Ferson led the pitchers with 17 wins. The strikeout leader was George Haddock with 106.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1889 Washington Nationals

What was the 1889 Washington Nationals record?
The 1889 Washington Nationals finished 41-83 (.331 win pct).
Who led the 1889 Washington Nationals in home runs?
Walt Wilmot led the 1889 Washington Nationals with 9 home runs.
What was the 1889 Washington Nationals team ERA?
The 1889 Washington Nationals posted a team ERA of 4.68.
Did the 1889 Washington Nationals win the World Series?
No. The 1889 Washington Nationals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1889 Washington Nationals play?
The 1889 Washington Nationals played home games at Swampdoodle Grounds.
Who led the 1889 Washington Nationals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Walt Wilmot (9 HR, 57 RBI) and Alex Ferson (17-17, 3.90 ERA).
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