Major League Baseball team season
| 1887 Washington Nationals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Swampdoodle Grounds | |||
| City | Washington, D.C. | |||
| Manager | John Gaffney | |||
| ||||
The 1887 Washington Nationals finished with a 46–76 record in the National League, finishing in seventh place.
Regular season
Season standings
| 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
| 1887 National League record Sources: | |||||||||||||||||
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| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | IND | NYG | PHI | PIT | WSH | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
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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 | 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
- 1887 Washington Nationals at Baseball Reference
| 1887 MLB season by team | |
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| American Association | |
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