1887 Washington Nationals season

1887 Washington Nationals
LeagueNational League
BallparkSwampdoodle Grounds
CityWashington, D.C.
Record46–76 (.377)
League place7th
ManagerJohn Gaffney

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

Regular season

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Detroit Wolverines 79 45 .637 — 44‍–‍17 35‍–‍28
Philadelphia Quakers 75 48 .610 3½ 38‍–‍23 37‍–‍25
Chicago White Stockings 71 50 .587 6½ 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


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BSN CHI DET IND NYG PHI PIT WAS
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

Roster

1887 Washington Nationals
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 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

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

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
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