The 1889 Washington Nationals finished with a 41–83 record in the National League, finishing in last place. The team folded at the conclusion of the season.

Offseason January 11, 1889: Wild Bill Widner was purchased from the Nationals by the Columbus Solons.Wild Bill Widner at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Roster 1889 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 71 250 75 .300 1 40 1B 69 273 63 .231 1 29 2B Sam Wise 121 472 118 .250 4 62 SS 85 313 73 .233 0 32 3B John Irwin 58 228 66 .289 0 25 OF Walt Wilmot 108 432 125 .289 9 57 OF Dummy Hoy 127 507 139 .274 0 39 OF 42 179 53 .296 0 30

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 98 386 113 .293 0 42 Pete Sweeney 49 193 44 .228 1 23 Al Myers 46 176 46 .261 0 20 44 146 27 .185 2 16 38 145 37 .255 3 22 George Shoch 30 109 26 .239 0 11 16 59 15 .254 1 6 11 37 8 .216 0 3 Jim Donnelly 4 13 2 .154 0 0 Billy O'Brien 2 8 0 .000 0 0 Art McCoy 2 6 0 .000 0 0 Harry Corson Clarke 1 3 0 .000 0 0 2 1 0 .000 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 36 288.1 17 17 3.90 85 33 276.1 11 19 4.20 106 30 230.0 8 18 5.13 90 13 101.0 1 11 6.24 49 13 108.0 2 10 4.33 23 6 48.0 2 4 5.25 17 1 9.0 0 1 5.00 3

Other 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 9 41.0 0 3 7.24 15

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

Notes

References 1889 Washington Nationals at Baseball Reference