The Washington Nationals, sometimes referred to as the Washington Statesmen or Senators, were a professional baseball team in the mid to late 1880s. They existed for a period of four years as a member of the
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...
(NL) from to . During their four-year tenure they had six different
managers
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Management includes the activities o ...
and compiled a record of 163–337, for a .326
winning percentage
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. The franchise played their home games at
Swampoodle Grounds, otherwise known as Capitol Park (II).
Their most notable player was
catcher
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Connie Mack
Cornelius McGillicuddy (December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956), better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and team owner. The longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history, he holds untoucha ...
, who went on to a
Hall of Fame
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career as
manager
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of the
American League
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Philadelphia Athletics
The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics. Following another move in 1967, the team became the Oaklan ...
from 1901 to 1950. Outfielder
Dummy Hoy
William Ellsworth "Dummy" Hoy (May 23, 1862 – December 15, 1961) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for several teams from 1888 to 1902, most notably the Cincinnati Reds and two Washington, D.C. franc ...
, notable for being deaf, played for the 1888 and 1889 Washington teams.
Jim Donnelly also spent time with the Nationals.
Baseball Hall of Famers
See also
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1886 Washington Nationals season
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1887 Washington Nationals season
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1888 Washington Nationals season
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1889 Washington Nationals season
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Washington Nationals (1886–1889) all-time roster
* ''The following is a list of players and who appeared in at least one game for the fourth of five Washington Nationals franchises of Major League Baseball, which played in the National League from until . Players in bold are in the Baseball Hal ...
References
Baseball Reference.com
See also
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Washington Nationals (disambiguation) The Washington Nationals are a current National League baseball team, formerly known as the Montreal Expos.
Washington Nationals may also refer to these other Washington, D.C.-based baseball teams (listed chronologically):
* Washington Nationals ( ...
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Washington Senators (disambiguation) Washington Senators may refer to:
Politicians
* Members of the United States Senate, which convenes in Washington, D.C.
** United States senators from Washington, senators representing the state of Washington in the United States Senate
* Members ...
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Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C.. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadiu ...
current MLB team
Defunct Major League Baseball teams
Baseball teams in Washington, D.C.
Baseball teams established in 1886
Baseball teams disestablished in 1889
1886 establishments in Washington, D.C.
1889 disestablishments in Washington, D.C.
Defunct baseball teams in Washington, D.C.
Baseball teams disestablished in 1951
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