The 1884 Washington Nationals (sometimes called the Washington Statesmen) had a 12–51 record in the American Association when the team folded without finishing the season.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster 1884 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR C John Humphries 49 193 34 .176 0 1B Walter Prince 43 166 36 .217 1 2B Thorny Hawkes 38 151 42 .278 0 SS Frank Fennelly 62 257 75 .292 2 3B Buck Gladmon 56 224 35 .156 1 OF Bill Morgan 45 162 28 .173 0 OF Henry Mullin 34 120 17 .142 0 OF John Kiley 14 56 12 .214 0
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs Player G AB H Avg. HR Ed Yewell 27 93 23 .247 0 Ed Trumbull 25 86 10 .116 0 Frank Olin 21 83 32 .386 0 John Hanna 23 76 5 .066 0 Edgar Smith 14 57 5 .088 0 Lawrence Farley 14 52 11 .212 0 Sam King 12 45 8 .178 0 Jack Beach 8 31 3 .097 0 6 24 9 .375 0 Willie Murphy 5 21 10 .476 0 Andy Swan 5 21 3 .143 0 Jones 4 17 5 .294 0 Wills 4 15 2 .133 0 Lyman Drake 2 7 2 .286 0 Alex Gardner 1 3 0 .000 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 Bob Barr 32 281.1 9 23 3.45 138 John Hamill 19 156.2 2 17 4.48 50 Ed Trumbull 10 84.0 1 9 4.71 43
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 Edgar Smith 3 22.0 0 2 4.91 4
References 1884 Washington Nationals team page at Baseball Reference