1871 Washington Olympics season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Washington Olympics
Washington Olympics
The Olympic Club of Washington, D.C., or Washington Olympics, was an early professional baseball team.When the National Association of Base Ball Players permitted openly professional clubs for the 1869 season, the Olympics were one of twelve to go pro...

played their first season in 1871 as a charter member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players

National Association of Professional Base Ball Players

The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players , or simply the National Association , was founded in 1871 and continued through the 1875 season...

. They finished fourth in the league with a record of 15-15.

Regular season

Roster

1871 Washington Olympics
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Nick Young Nicholas Young (executive) thumb\|Nicholas Ephraim Young was an American executive, manager and umpire in professional baseball who served as president of the National League from 1885 to 1902. Born in Amsterdam, New York at Johnson Hall, the estate of Sir William Johnson, he served in the Union Army during the Civil War,...

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	27	133	44	.331	2	27
1B	32	157	43	.274	1	24
2B	31	148	43	.291	0	30
SS	32	162	45	.278	0	29
3B	32	158	50	.316	0	17
OF	26	120	37	.308	0	21
OF	32	136	40	.294	2	17
OF	17	73	17	.233	0	8

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
12	63	15	.238	1	14
10	36	7	.194	0	1
5	19	4	.211	0	4
1	4	0	.000	0	0
1	1	0	.000	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
	30	264	12	15	4.50	13
	2	18	2	0	2.50	0

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