1875 Washington Nationals season
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players team season
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The Washington Nationals played their first and only season of professional baseball in 1875 as a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished ninth in the league with a record of 4â23. It is uncertain if this team is related to the 1872 team of the same name or other Washington-based teams of the era. The National Association folded after the completion of the 1875 season.
| 1875 Washington Nationals | |
|---|---|
| League | National Association of Professional Base Ball Players |
| Ballpark | Olympics Grounds |
| City | Washington D.C. |
| Record | 4â23 (.148) |
| League place | 9th |
| Managers | Holly Hollingshead, Bill Parks |
Regular season
Season standings
| National Association | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Stockings | 71 | 8 | 3 | .884 | â |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 20 | 4 | .714 | 15 |
| Hartford Dark Blues | 54 | 28 | 3 | .653 | 18½ |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 39 | 29 | 2 | .571 | 26½ |
| Philadelphia White Stockings | 37 | 31 | 2 | .543 | 28½ |
| Chicago White Stockings | 30 | 37 | 2 | .449 | 35 |
| New York Mutuals | 30 | 38 | 3 | .444 | 35½ |
| New Haven Elm Citys | 7 | 40 | â | .149 | 48 |
| Washington Nationals | 5 | 23 | â | .179 | 40½ |
| St. Louis Red Stockings | 4 | 15 | â | .211 | 37 |
| Philadelphia Centennials | 2 | 12 | â | .143 | 36½ |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 2 | 42 | â | .045 | 51½ |
| Keokuk Westerns | 1 | 12 | â | .077 | 37 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHI | HAR | KEO | NH | NY | PHA | PHC | PWS | SLB | SLR | WSH | ||||
| Boston | â | 6â0 | 8â2 | 9â1 | 1â0 | 5â1 | 10â0 | 8â2â2 | 4â0 | 6â0â1 | 7â2 | 1â0 | 6â0 | ||||
| Brooklyn | 0â6 | â | 0â2 | 0â10 | 0â0 | 2â1 | 0â7 | 0â7 | 0â0 | 0â7 | 0â2 | 0â0 | 0â0 | ||||
| Chicago | 2â8 | 2â0 | â | 4â6â1 | 4â0 | 2â1 | 3â3 | 1â7â1 | 0â0 | 3â7 | 5â5 | 4â0 | 0â0 | ||||
| Hartford | 1â9 | 10â0 | 6â4â1 | â | 0â0 | 8â1 | 8â2â2 | 4â3â1 | 1â0 | 4â4 | 5â5 | 3â0 | 4â0 | ||||
| Keokuk | 0â1 | 0â0 | 0â4 | 0â0 | â | 0â0 | 0â1 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 0â4 | 1â2 | 0â0 | ||||
| New Haven | 1â5 | 1â2 | 1â2 | 1â8 | 0â0 | â | 1â5 | 0â7 | 0â1 | 0â4 | 1â2 | 0â0 | 1â4 | ||||
| New York | 0â10 | 7â0 | 3â3 | 2â8â2 | 1â0 | 5â1 | â | 3â6 | 2â0 | 5â2 | 0â8â1 | 2â0 | 0â0 | ||||
| Philadelphia Athletics | 2â8â2 | 7â0 | 7â1â1 | 3â4â1 | 0â0 | 7â0 | 6â3 | â | 2â1 | 8â2 | 6â1 | 0â0 | 5â0 | ||||
| Philadelphia Centennials | 0â4 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 0â1 | 0â0 | 1â0 | 0â2 | 1â2 | â | 0â3 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 0â0 | ||||
| Philadelphia White Stockings | 0â6â1 | 7â0 | 7â3 | 4â4 | 0â0 | 4â0 | 2â5 | 2â8 | 3â0 | â | 5â5â1 | 1â0 | 2â0 | ||||
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 2â7 | 2â0 | 5â5 | 5â5 | 4â0 | 2â1 | 8â0â1 | 1â6 | 0â0 | 5â5â1 | â | 2â0 | 3â0 | ||||
| St. Louis Red Stockings | 0â1 | 0â0 | 0â4 | 0â3 | 2â1 | 0â0 | 0â2 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 0â1 | 0â2 | â | 2â1 | ||||
| Washington | 0â6 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 0â4 | 0â0 | 4â1 | 0â0 | 0â5 | 0â0 | 0â2 | 0â3 | 1â2 | â | ||||
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Thompson | 11 | 41 | 4 | .098 | 0 | 3 |
| Art Allison | 26 | 112 | 24 | .214 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Brady | 21 | 91 | 13 | .143 | 0 | 3 |
| John Dailey | 27 | 110 | 20 | .182 | 0 | 13 |
| Herm Doscher | 22 | 81 | 15 | .185 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Parks | 27 | 111 | 20 | .180 | 0 | 6 |
| Holly Hollingshead | 19 | 81 | 20 | .247 | 0 | 5 |
| Larry Ressler | 27 | 108 | 21 | .194 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill McCloskey | 11 | 40 | 7 | .175 | 0 | 4 |
| Lou Say | 11 | 38 | 10 | .263 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Mason | 8 | 33 | 3 | .091 | 0 | 1 |
| John Lowry | 6 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Terry | 6 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 2 |
| Sam Field | 5 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Gilmore | 3 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Stevens | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Sellman | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stearns | 17 | 141.0 | 1 | 14 | 4.02 | 3 |
| Bill Parks | 14 | 106.2 | 4 | 8 | 3.29 | 3 |
| Charles Witherow | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Mason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |