The 1884 Washington Nationals were a

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...

team belonging to the Union Association. They were managed by Michael Scanlon and finished in seventh place with a record of 47–65. Their home games were played at

Capitol Grounds The Capitol Grounds Capitol Park (I), was a baseball field in Washington, D.C. The grounds were the home field for the Washington Nationals (UA), Washington Nationals of the Union Association during the league's only season in . The ballpark had a ...

. The Nationals folded with the rest of the Union Association when it was discontinued after 1884, its only season of operation. This team is distinct from the other 1884

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 ...

franchise, a different team that played in the American Association the same year.

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