1973 Washington Nationals
Record: 94-68
Finish: 2nd in NL Federal Division Division
Runs Scored: 813
Runs Allowed: 686
Exp W-L: 93-69
 
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Attendance: 2,347,605
Manager: Jay Zorn

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 73-64, 4th in the National League
AA: 51-86, 10th in the National League
A: 94-43, 1st in the National League
 
 
Postseason Results:
Lost Divisional Series 0-4 to Montreal Expos
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
3B  Jim Ray Hart 31 156 622 97 168 31 5 29 124 6 5 41 77 .270 .315 .476 .790 88.8 14.9 0.1
3B  Sal Bando 29 158 592 93 180 26 2 18 86 2 1 59 84 .304 .365 .446 .811 94.6 18.6 4.5
2B #Marty Martinez 31 159 596 91 166 22 3 14 64 6 3 69 77 .279 .352 .396 .748 82.2 14.7 3.5
DH *Walt Bond 35 156 586 89 163 28 4 21 82 8 7 56 60 .278 .344 .447 .791 86.7 15.6 3.6
RF  Ron Swoboda 29 157 578 78 134 27 4 24 83 12 3 50 118 .232 .296 .417 .713 73.6 10.3 3.2
RF  Ollie Brown 29 146 529 68 149 28 1 12 59 1 1 38 60 .282 .329 .406 .735 68.2 11.4 3.9
1B *John Herrnstein 35 135 494 82 157 19 2 16 60 0 4 34 66 .318 .360 .462 .821 77.2 15.7 1.7
C  John Bateman 32 140 484 63 159 22 5 9 74 3 4 33 56 .329 .368 .450 .818 73.3 15.1 9.7
2B  Leo Cardenas 34 129 374 46 111 13 4 6 44 4 3 24 60 .297 .338 .401 .739 48.2 8.4 5.0
1B #Wes Parker 33 92 244 30 64 13 4 2 26 1 3 20 42 .262 .317 .373 .690 26.1 2.7 0.8
2B  Mike De La Hoz 34 93 210 13 40 3 1 0 18 0 1 12 28 .190 .237 .214 .451 6.6 0.0 3.1
C *Tom Haller 36 69 161 9 29 3 1 1 8 0 0 9 28 .180 .222 .230 .452 6.6 0.0 2.6
LF  Manny Mota 35 66 138 16 37 7 0 1 13 5 4 3 6 .268 .284 .341 .624 12.6 1.3 0.9
3B  Danny Cater 33 31 82 7 23 4 0 0 10 1 1 1 10 .280 .289 .329 .618 6.5 0.5 0.5
CF  Jesus Alou 31 37 62 8 19 7 0 0 9 0 0 4 3 .306 .348 .419 .768 7.4 1.5 0.5
C  Manny Sanguillen 29 36 42 8 11 2 0 0 5 3 1 0 2 .262 .262 .310 .571 3.0 0.0 0.1
2B #Horace Clarke 33 37 25 14 9 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 .360 .370 .400 .770 3.8 0.7 0.2
RF  Jackie Warner 29 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 1.0 0.3 0.0
  Team Totals 32.1 1798 5823 813 1621 257 36 153 769 55 42 454 777 .278 .330 .414 .744 766.4 131.7 44.0
  Rank among 10 NL teams 1 3 1 5 4 5 3 5 7 9 4 1 6 4 6 4  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
 Steve Hargan 30 21 10 .677 35 35 0 291.7 284 109 14 106 110 3.36 23.7
 Jack Billingham 30 13 12 .520 36 36 0 284.7 264 111 17 90 188 3.51 19.8
 Mike Marshall 30 14 11 .560 34 34 0 252.0 225 91 7 90 189 3.25 20.7
*Dick Lemay 34 10 14 .417 34 34 0 212.7 229 123 33 110 145 5.21 5.5
 Bill Singer 29 13 5 .722 22 22 0 174.7 162 62 13 74 96 3.19 14.5
 Ray Lamb 28 16 11 .593 77 0 9 158.7 153 70 9 61 78 3.97 13.9
*Woodie Fryman 33 3 2 .600 26 0 2 51.0 56 27 10 18 15 4.76 2.4
 John Miller 32 4 0 1.000 31 0 9 38.3 33 15 1 20 21 3.52 5.7
 Frank Linzy 32 0 3 .000 17 1 0 23.0 26 17 3 12 5 6.65 0.0
Team Totals 30.9 94 68 .580 312 162 20 1486.6 1432 625 107 581 847 3.78 106.2
Rank among 10 NL teams 3 3 6 4 1 4 2 4 9 6 3  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 37.9
J.Bateman 1146.7 122 137 688 68 2 1 .997 49.4
T.Haller 333.0 40 42 189 15 0 1 1.000 25.0
M.Sanguillen 5.0 0 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
M.Martinez 2.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0
Team Total 1486.7 162 185 883 83 2 2 .998 43.5
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .993 11.39
J.Herrnstein 987.7 111 123 1282 94 14 108 .990 12.54
W.Parker 473.0 51 65 618 45 5 60 .993 12.62
T.Haller 8.0 0 4 10 1 0 1 1.000 12.38
M.De La Hoz 7.0 0 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 7.71
W.Bond 2.0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 13.50
D.Cater 1.7 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 10.59
L.Cardenas 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1480.4 162 198 1921 140 19 169 .991 12.53
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .980 5.87
L.Cardenas 898.3 106 117 192 432 6 82 .990 6.25
M.De La Hoz 434.3 47 68 110 214 3 54 .991 6.71
S.Bando 68.0 7 7 15 22 1 3 .974 4.90
H.Clarke 34.0 1 17 5 17 0 0 1.000 5.82
J.Alou 29.0 0 9 8 10 1 3 .947 5.59
M.Martinez 23.0 1 10 4 10 2 1 .875 5.48
Team Total 1486.7 162 228 334 705 13 143 .988 6.29
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .955 2.92
S.Bando 1259.0 140 144 82 361 24 29 .949 3.17
D.Cater 161.5 26 27 10 43 3 4 .946 2.95
L.Cardenas 41.7 4 7 3 11 0 1 1.000 3.02
M.De La Hoz 32.0 3 5 4 11 0 1 1.000 4.22
J.Hart 19.0 1 2 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.84
J.Alou 18.0 0 8 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
M.Martinez 2.0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00
J.Bateman 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1534.2 174 196 101 432 27 35 .952 3.13
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .966 5.17
M.Martinez 1283.3 146 150 221 569 33 108 .960 5.54
M.De La Hoz 112.0 8 19 21 46 4 10 .944 5.38
H.Clarke 34.0 4 6 3 12 2 1 .882 3.97
L.Cardenas 34.0 4 4 2 15 1 4 .944 4.50
J.Hart 12.3 0 6 4 6 0 1 1.000 7.30
M.Mota 7.0 0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.29
S.Bando 4.0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 6.75
Team Total 1486.7 162 190 252 651 41 124 .957 5.47
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .976 1.94
W.Bond 1349.0 148 150 249 6 1 1 .996 1.70
M.Mota 64.0 7 10 10 2 0 0 1.000 1.69
J.Alou 19.0 1 3 3 2 0 0 1.000 2.37
D.Cater 11.0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.45
J.Herrnstein 4.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
M.Sanguillen 1.7 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1448.7 158 169 265 10 1 1 .996 1.71
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .987 2.48
O.Brown 1243.7 138 145 272 11 11 4 .963 2.05
M.Mota 153.3 18 24 32 0 0 0 1.000 1.88
J.Alou 57.7 4 11 19 1 0 0 1.000 3.12
W.Bond 18.0 1 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00
J.Herrnstein 13.0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.08
W.Parker 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1486.7 162 186 330 12 11 4 .969 2.07
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .982 1.93
R.Swoboda 1346.7 149 155 231 10 8 1 .968 1.61
M.Mota 99.0 12 14 16 0 0 0 1.000 1.45
J.Herrnstein 20.0 0 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.80
M.Sanguillen 9.0 0 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00
J.Alou 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
W.Bond 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
Team Total 1486.7 162 180 256 10 8 1 .971 1.61
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .970 1.92
S.Hargan 291.7 35 35 28 65 2 6 .979 2.87
J.Billingham 284.7 36 36 14 38 3 2 .945 1.64
M.Marshall 252.0 34 34 17 49 0 3 1.000 2.36
D.Lemay 212.7 34 34 11 29 2 2 .952 1.69
B.Singer 174.7 22 22 13 27 1 2 .976 2.06
R.Lamb 158.7 0 77 8 23 0 1 1.000 1.76
W.Fryman 51.0 0 26 4 5 0 0 1.000 1.59
J.Miller 38.3 0 31 2 5 1 0 .875 1.64
F.Linzy 23.0 1 17 1 6 0 0 1.000 2.74
Team Total 1486.6 162 312 98 247 9 16 .975 2.09
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Bateman .329
On-Base Pct Bateman .368
Slugging Pct Hart .476
OPS Herrnstein .821
XR Bando 94.6
Games Martinez 159
At-Bats Hart 622
Runs Hart 97
Hits Bando 180
Total Bases Hart 296
Singles Bando 134
Doubles Hart 31
Triples Bateman, Hart 5
Homeruns Hart 29
RBIs Hart 124
Stolen Bases Swoboda 12
Caught Stealing Bond 7
Walks Martinez 69
Strikeouts Swoboda 118
ERA Singer 3.19
Wins Hargan 21
Losses Lemay 14
Winning Pct Singer .722
Saves Lamb, Miller 9
Games Pitched Lamb 77
Games Started Billingham 36
Complete Games Hargan 24
Shutouts Hargan 3
Innings Pitched Hargan 291.7
Hits Allowed Hargan 284
Homeruns Allowed Lemay 33
Strikeouts Marshall 189
Walks Allowed Lemay 110
Walks per 9IP Billingham 2.8
Hits per 9IP Marshall 8.0
Strikeouts per 9IP Marshall 6.8
WHiP Billingham 1.24
OAVG Marshall .239
OOBP Marshall .307
OSLG Marshall .327
OOPS Marshall .633
Team All-Stars
Sal Bando
John Bateman
Steve Hargan
Jim Ray Hart
Player Salaries
Jim Ray Hart $ 6,500,000
Mike Marshall $ 6,290,000
Walt Bond $ 6,000,000
Sal Bando $ 4,150,000
Marty Martinez $ 4,000,000
Ron Swoboda $ 3,930,000
John Miller $ 3,000,111
Ollie Brown $ 3,000,000
Steve Hargan $ 3,000,000
Bill Singer $ 3,000,000
Jack Billingham $ 2,657,143
Dick Lemay $ 2,200,000
John Bateman $ 2,100,000
Wes Parker $ 1,700,000
Ray Lamb $ 1,537,143
John Herrnstein $ 1,500,000
Danny Cater $ 1,378,571
Tom Haller $ 1,200,000
Mike De La Hoz $ 1,200,000
Leo Cardenas $ 1,000,000
Manny Mota $ 500,000
Bernie Allen $ 500,000
Jesus Alou $ 500,000
Woodie Fryman $ 350,000
Jim Rooker $ 350,000
Dick Bosman $ 350,000
Manny Sanguillen $ 350,000
Frank Linzy $ 350,000
Jackie Warner $ 300,000
Horace Clarke $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/6 Signed     Jesus Alou
7/1 Traded Ken Hubbs Boston (A) Danny Cater