1889 Washington Nationals season
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The Washington Nationals finished with a 41-83 record in the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

, finishing in last place. The team folded at the conclusion of the season.

Offseason

  • January 11, 1889: Wild Bill Widner
    Wild Bill Widner
    William Waterfield "Wild Bill" Widner was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of five seasons in the majors, from until , for the Cincinnati Red Stockings, Washington Nationals, Columbus Solons, and Cincinnati Kelly's Killers.-Sources:...

     was purchased from the Nationals by the Columbus Solons
    Columbus Solons
    The Columbus Solons were a baseball team in the American Association from 1889 to 1891. In three seasons, they won 200 games and lost 209 for a winning percentage of .489. Their home games were played at Recreation Park in Columbus, Ohio....

    .

Roster

1889 Washington Nationals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders Manager

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
SS 85 313 73 .233 0 32
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
44 146 27 .185 2 16
38 145 37 .255 3 22
16 59 15 .254 1 6
11 37 8 .216 0 3
2 1 0 .000 0 0

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 8 18 5.13 90
13 101 1 11 6.24 49
13 108 2 10 4.33 23
6 48 2 4 5.25 17
1 9 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 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
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