1884 Washington Nationals

47-65 • .420 Win% • 7th in UA

The 1884 Washington Nationals went 47-65 (.420) finishing 7th in the UA. The club scored 572 runs, allowed 679, and played home games at Capitol Grounds. Team leaders included Bill Wise (2 HR, 0 RBI) and Bill Wise (23-18, 3.04 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

47 Wins
65 Losses
.420 Win %
7th Rank
572 R 679 RA
Diff -107

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⚡ Quick Stats

572 Runs Scored
679 Runs Allowed
-107 Run Diff
4 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1884 UA Average

Batting Avg .237 3% below the 1884 league average (.244)
OBP .259 5% below the 1884 league average (.272)
SLG .284 10% below the 1884 league average (.316)
Team ERA 3.43 13% worse than the 1884 league average (3.05)
Runs Scored 572 42% above the 1884 league average (402 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCapitol Grounds
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Home Games 65

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1884

Batting Avg

1 Henry Moore 0.336 2 William Drew 0.302 3 Phil Baker 0.288 4 Abner Powell 0.283 5 Chris Fulmer 0.276

Home Runs

1 Bill Wise 2 2 Phil Baker 1 3 Henry Moore 1
1884 Washington Nationals — Home Runs
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Henry Moore 111 461 77 155 23 5 1 0 19 0 0 0.336
Tom Evers 109 427 54 99 6 1 0 0 7 0 0 0.232
Phil Baker 86 371 75 107 12 5 1 0 11 0 0 0.288
Bill Wise 85 339 51 79 17 1 2 0 12 0 0 0.233
Alex Voss 63 245 33 47 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.192
Abner Powell 48 191 36 54 10 5 0 0 3 0 0 0.283
Chris Fulmer 48 181 39 50 9 0 0 0 11 0 0 0.276
Jim Halpin 46 168 24 31 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.185
Joe Gunson 45 166 15 23 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.139
Jerry McCormick 42 157 23 34 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.217
Charlie Geggus 44 154 14 38 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 0.247
John Deasley 31 134 20 29 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0.216
Pop Joy 36 130 12 28 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.215
Thomas Tinney 32 119 17 28 3 1 0 0 6 0 0 0.235
Ed McKenna 32 117 19 22 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.188
Patrick Larkins 17 70 11 17 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.243
Milo Lockwood 20 67 9 14 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0.209
William Drew 13 53 8 16 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.302
Bill Hughes 14 49 5 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.122
William McLaughlin 10 37 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.189
Jim Green 10 36 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.139
Mark Creegan 9 33 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.152
Dan Sheahan 7 28 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.143
Warren White 4 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.056
Frank McKee 4 17 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.176
Gus Alberts 4 16 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.250
Carroll 4 16 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
John Kelly 4 14 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.357
James Lehan 3 12 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Icicle Reeder 3 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Mike Lawlor 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Pierce 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Jim McDonald 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Hugh Daily 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
John Ewing 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Charlie Kalbfus 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
John Mulligan 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
William Nusz 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Olin 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walter Prince 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
John Shoup 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.750
John Ward 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Joseph Wiley 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Yewell 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Bradley 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Franklin 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Levis 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
McRemer 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Morris 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Rollinson 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Tenney 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1884

ERA

1 Charlie Geggus 2.54 2 Bill Wise 3.04 3 Abner Powell 3.43 4 Alex Voss 3.57 5 Milo Lockwood 7.32

Wins

1 Bill Wise 23 2 Charlie Geggus 10 3 Abner Powell 6 4 Alex Voss 5 5 Hugh Daily 1

Strikeouts

1 Bill Wise 268 2 Charlie Geggus 156 3 Alex Voss 112 4 Abner Powell 78 5 Milo Lockwood 48
1884 Washington Nationals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Wise 23 18 3.04 50 41 0 364.1 383 123 60 268
Alex Voss 5 14 3.57 27 20 0 186.1 206 74 32 112
Charlie Geggus 10 9 2.54 23 21 0 177.1 143 50 38 156
Abner Powell 6 12 3.43 18 17 0 134.0 135 51 19 78
Milo Lockwood 1 9 7.32 11 10 0 67.2 99 55 15 48
Hugh Daily 1 1 2.25 2 2 0 16.0 16 4 1 14
Fred Tenney 0 1 6.75 1 1 0 8.0 10 6 3 8

👥 Roster (51)

Gus Alberts Phil Baker Al Bradley Carroll Mark Creegan Hugh Daily John Deasley William Drew Tom Evers John Ewing Franklin Chris Fulmer +39 more

51 players

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The 1884 Washington Nationals in brief

The 1884 Washington Nationals won 47 games and lost 65, ending up 7th in the UA. Runs came in at 572 scored against 679 allowed (-107). At the plate the Washington Nationals hit .237, 3% worse than the league's .244. Pitchers allowed 3.43 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.05. League clubs averaged 402 runs that year, so the Washington Nationals scored 42% more.

Capitol Grounds served as the home ballpark. Bill Wise led the club in home runs with 2. The hits leader was Henry Moore with 155. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bill Wise (23). In all, the roster shows 51 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1884 Washington Nationals

What was the 1884 Washington Nationals record?
The 1884 Washington Nationals finished 47-65 (.420 win pct).
Who led the 1884 Washington Nationals in home runs?
Bill Wise led the 1884 Washington Nationals with 2 home runs.
What was the 1884 Washington Nationals team ERA?
The 1884 Washington Nationals posted a team ERA of 3.43.
Did the 1884 Washington Nationals win the World Series?
No. The 1884 Washington Nationals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1884 Washington Nationals play?
The 1884 Washington Nationals played home games at Capitol Grounds.
Who led the 1884 Washington Nationals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Wise (2 HR, 0 RBI) and Bill Wise (23-18, 3.04 ERA).
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