2011 Washington Nationals season

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2011  Washington Nationals
League National League
Division East
Ballpark Nationals Park
City Washington, D.C.
Record80–81 (.497)
Divisional place3rd
Owners Lerner Enterprises
General managers Mike Rizzo
Managers Jim Riggleman, John McLaren, Davey Johnson
Television MASN
WDCW (CW 50)
(Bob Carpenter, FP Santangelo, Ray Knight, Johnny Holliday, Dave Jageler)
Radio WJFK 106.7 FM
(Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler)
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The Washington Nationals' 2011 season was the seventh season for the American baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia and the 43rd since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It involved the Nationals attempting to win the National League East after a 69–93 season the year before.

Contents

On June 23, 2011, manager Jim Riggleman resigned after contract disputes with general manager Mike Rizzo. Riggleman resigned following a 1–0 win over the Seattle Mariners which put the Nationals over .500 at the latest point in a season since 2005 and gave them their 11th win in 12 games. Riggleman compiled a 140–172 record with the Nationals after he replaced Manny Acta after the all-star break in 2009. On June 24, Davey Johnson was named the new manager. Previously, he was a senior advisor to Mike Rizzo. He began managing on June 27. Bench coach John McLaren managed the club for three games following Riggleman's resignation before Johnson was decided upon as interim manager.

The Nationals finished the 2011 season in third place in the NL East with an 80–81 record, playing only 161 games because one game against the Los Angeles Dodgers was canceled due to rain. Their third-place finish was their best finish in the standings and second-best win–loss record since they moved to Washington.

Offseason

The Nationals formed a new minor league affiliation with the Auburn Doubledays of the New York–Penn League during the winter. The player development contract was officially announced December 14, 2010. [1]

On December 16, 2010, the Nationals traded Josh Willingham to the Oakland Athletics for Corey Brown and Henry Rodríguez. [2] On January 19, 2011, they traded minor-leaguers Michael Burgess, Graham Hicks, and A. J. Morris to the Chicago Cubs for Tom Gorzelanny. [3] On February 2, 2011, they traded Justin Maxwell to the New York Yankees for minor-leaguer for Adam Olbrychowski. [4] On March 27, 2011, they traded Nyjer Morgan to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor-leaguer Cutter Dykstra and cash, [5] and the following day they traded Alberto González to the San Diego Padres for Erik Davis. [6]

Advertising and marketing

The Nationals′ marketing slogan for 2011 was "Expect It." According to a letter to season ticket holders signed by Nationals Chief Operating Officer Andrew Feffer explained that the slogan let Nationals fans know that the team's rebuilding strategy "is beginning to show returns," and that "we are determined to continue to do what it takes to elevate the franchise to the next level." The letter added that "in 2010, we had a productive stable of veterans and stars in the lineup," that "we now have a solid and exciting pipeline of pitchers," and that the franchise's "improved Minor League system is now regularly producing a steady stream of Major League talent." [7]

New Radio Flagship

Starting with this season, the Nationals changed their flagship station to WJFK-FM (106.7 The Fan), after broadcasting their first six seasons on WTOP 104.1 FM.

Spring training

The Nationals held their 2011 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium.

Regular season

Season standings

National League East

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 10260.630—52‍–‍2950‍–‍31
Atlanta Braves 8973.5491347‍–‍3442‍–‍39
Washington Nationals 8081.49721½44‍–‍3636‍–‍45
New York Mets 7785.4752534‍–‍4743‍–‍38
Florida Marlins 7290.4443031‍–‍4741‍–‍43

National League Wild Card

Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies 10260.630
Milwaukee Brewers 9666.593
Arizona Diamondbacks 9468.580
Wild Card team
(Top team qualifies for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
St. Louis Cardinals 9072.556—
Atlanta Braves 8973.5491
San Francisco Giants 8676.5314
Los Angeles Dodgers 8279.5097½
Washington Nationals 8081.4979½
Cincinnati Reds 7983.48811
New York Mets 7785.47513
Colorado Rockies 7389.45117
Florida Marlins 7290.44418
Pittsburgh Pirates 7290.44418
Chicago Cubs 7191.43819
San Diego Padres 7191.43819
Houston Astros 56106.34634

Record vs. opponents

2011 National League record

Source: [8]
TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULADMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSHAL
Arizona –2–33–44–213–55–26–110–84–33–33–33–311–79–93–45–310–8
Atlanta 3–2–4–33–36–212–65–12–55–39–96–124–24–56–11–59–910–5
Chicago 4–33–4–7–112–43–38–73–36–104–22–58–83–35–45–103–45–10
Cincinnati 2–43–311–7–3–43–39–64–28–82–51–75–104–25–29–64–26–12
Colorado 5–132–64–24–3–3–35–29–93–65–21–44–39–95–132–44–38–7
Florida 2–56–123–33–33–3–6–13–30–79–96–126–00–74–22–611–78–10
Houston 1–61–57–86–92–51–6–4–53–123–32–47–113–54–35–103–34–11
Los Angeles 8–105–23–32–49–93–35–4–2–42–51–56–213–59–94–34–26–9
Milwaukee 3–43–510–68–86–37–012–34–2–4–23–412–33–23–39–93–36–9
New York 3–39–92–45–22–59–93–35–22–4–7–114–44–32–43–38–109–9
Philadelphia 3–312–65–27–14–112–64–25–14–311–7–4–27–14–33–68–109–6
Pittsburgh 3–32–48–810–53–40–611–72–63–124–42–4–2–43–37–94–48–7
San Diego 7–115–43–32–49–97–05–35–132–33–41–74–2–6–123–33–46–9
San Francisco 9–91–64–52–513–52–43–49–93–34–23–43–312–6–5–23–410–5
St. Louis 4–35–110–56–94–26–210–53–49–93–36–39–73–32–5–2–48–7
Washington 3–59–94–32–43–47–113–32–43–310–810–84–44–34–34–2–8–7

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Ian Desmond Shortstop
Jayson Werth Right fielder
Ryan Zimmerman Third baseman
Adam LaRoche First baseman
Michael Morse Left fielder
Rick Ankiel Center fielder
Danny Espinosa Second baseman
Iván Rodríguez Catcher
Liván Hernández Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

Draft

The 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place from June 6 to June 8. With their first pick – the sixth pick overall – the Nationals selected third baseman Anthony Rendon. Other notable players the Nationals selected were pitcher Alex Meyer (first round compensation pick, 23rd pick overall), pitcher Taylor Hill (sixth round, 187th overall), and outfielder Billy Burns (32nd round, 967th overall). [13]

Roster

2011 Washington Nationals
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Attendance

The Nationals drew 1,940,478 fans at Nationals Park in 2011, improving over the previous season for the second straight year. It placed them 14th in attendance for the season among the 16 National League teams, also for the second consecutive year. [14] Their highest attendance at a home game was on August 20, when they drew 44,685 for a game against the Philadelphia Phillies, while their lowest was 13,413 for a game against the Phillies on April 12. Their average home attendance was 24,256 per game, fifth-highest of their seven seasons in Washington but an increase from their previous season. [15]

Game log

Legend
 Nationals win
 Nationals loss
 Postponement
BoldNationals team member
2011 Game Log
March (0–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1March 31 Braves 2–0 Lowe (1–0) Hernández (0–1) Kimbrel (1)39,0550–1
April (12–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
2April 2 Braves 6–3 Lannan (1–0) Hanson (0–1) Burnett (1)21,9411–1
3April 3 Braves 11 – 2 Hudson (1–0) Zimmermann (0–1)22,2101–2
4April 5@ Marlins 3–2 (10) Mujica (1–0) Storen (0–1)10,4821–3
5April 6@ Marlins 7–4 Sanches (1–0) Gaudin (0–1) Oviedo (1)13,8251–4
6April 7@ Marlins 5–3 (11) Coffey (1–0) Mujica (1–1) Burnett (2)10,6962–4
7April 8@ Mets 6–2 Zimmermann (1–1) Dickey (1–1)41,0753–4
8April 9@ Mets 8–4 Capuano (1–0) Gorzelanny (0–1) Rodríguez (1)31,6963–5
9April 10@ Mets 7–3 (11) Storen (1–1) Boyer (0–2)35,1574–5
10April 12 Phillies 7–4 Hernández (1–1) Blanton (0–1) Burnett (3)13,4135–5
11April 13 Phillies 3–2 Halladay (2–0) Lannan (1–1)16,9145–6
12April 14 Phillies 4–0 Lee (2–1) Zimmermann (1–2)24,8755–7
13April 15 Brewers 4–3 (10) Gaudin (1–1) Braddock (0–1)17,2176–7
–April 16 Brewers Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for April 17 as part of a doubleheader
14April 17 (1) Brewers 8–4 Marquis (1–0) Gallardo (1–1)23,047
[note 1] 		7–7
15April 17 (2) Brewers 5–1 Hernández (2–1) Loe (1–1) Storen (1)8–7
–April 19@ Cardinals Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for April 20 as part of a doubleheader
16April 20 (1)@ Cardinals 8–6 Lannan (2–1) Westbrook (1–2) Storen (2)32,3409–7
17April 20 (2)@ Cardinals 5–3 García (3–0) Zimmermann (1–3) Boggs (1)33,7149–8
18April 21@ Cardinals 5–0 Lohse (3–1) Gorzelanny (0–2)36,1609–9
–April 22@ Pirates Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for April 25
19April 23@ Pirates 7–2 Karstens (2–0) Hernández (2–2)18,2629–10
20April 24@ Pirates 6–3 Marquis (2–0) Correia (3–2) Storen (3)9,52010–10
21April 25@ Pirates 4–2 Maholm (1–3) Lannan (2–2) Hanrahan (6)12,45710–11
22April 26 Mets 6–4 Igarashi (1–0) Zimmermann (1–4) Rodríguez (5)14,60310–12
23April 27 Mets 6–3 Beato (1–0) Burnett (0–1) Rodríguez (6)13,56810–13
24April 28 Mets 4–3 Hernández (3–2) Capuano (2–2) Storen (4)15,14211–13
25April 29 Giants 3–0 Marquis (3–0) Lincecum (2–3)21,39912–13
26April 30 Giants 2–1 Mota (2–0) Lannan (2–3) Wilson (8)28,76612–14
May (11–17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
27May 1 Giants 5–2 Zimmermann (2–4) Cain (2–2) Storen (5)21,61113–14
28May 2 Giants 2–0 Gorzelanny (1–2) Bumgarner (0–5) Storen (6)15,34214–14
29May 3@ Phillies 4–1 Hamels (4–1) Hernández (3–3)45,69514–15
30May 4@ Phillies 7–4 Worley (2–0) Marquis (3–1)44,12314–16
31May 5@ Phillies 7–3 Halladay (5–1) Lannan (2–4)45,31614–17
32May 6@ Marlins 3–2 (10) Storen (2–1) Dunn (2–2) Burnett (4)15,32515–17
33May 7@ Marlins 5–2 Gorzelanny (2–2) Volstad (2–2) Storen (7)17,40916–17
34May 8@ Marlins 8–0 Sánchez (2–1) Hernández (3–4)10,52316–18
35May 10@ Braves 7–6 Marquis (4–1) Hudson (4–3) Storen (8)16,14317–18
36May 11@ Braves 7–3 (11) Storen (3–1) Linebrink (0–1)16,69218–18
37May 12@ Braves 6–5 (10) Kimbrel (1–1) Slaten (0–1)19,75818–19
38May 13 Marlins 6–5 (11) Mujica (4–1) Broderick (0–1) Oviedo (13)19,50318–20
39May 14 Marlins 1–0 Sánchez (3–1) Hernández (3–5) Oviedo (14)22,49718–21
40May 15 Marlins 8–4 Marquis (5–1) Vázquez (2–4)18,35619–21
41May 16 Pirates 4–2 Kimball (1–0) Maholm (1–6) Storen (9)21,96020–21
–May 17 Pirates Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for July 2 as part of a doubleheader
42May 18@ Mets 3–0 Niese (3–4) Gorzelanny (2–3) Rodríguez (13)24,52720–22
43May 19@ Mets 1–0 Gee (3–0) Hernández (3–6) Rodríguez (14)26,83520–23
44May 20@ Orioles 17 – 5 Rodríguez (1–0) Arrieta (5–2)24,44221–23
45May 21@ Orioles 8–3 Guthrie (2–6) Lannan (2–5)33,10721–24
46May 22@ Orioles 2–1 Johnson (3–1) Zimmermann (2–5) Gregg (8)33,62621–25
47May 23@ Brewers 11 – 3 Gallardo (6–2) Gorzelanny (2–4)22,90621–26
48May 24@ Brewers 7–6 McClendon (2–0) Rodríguez (1–1) Axford (13)24,72221–27
49May 25@ Brewers 6–4 Greinke (3–1) Marquis (5–2) Loe (1)34,41921–28
50May 27 Padres 2–1 Storen (4–1) Adams (2–1)21,02422–28
51May 28 Padres 2–1 Stauffer (1–3) Zimmermann (2–6) Bell (11)19,15922–29
52May 29 Padres 5–4 Gregerson (2–1) Storen (4–2) Bell (12)23,16922–30
53May 30 Phillies 5–4 Halladay (7–3) Burnett (0–2) Madson (12)34,78922–31
54May 31 Phillies 10 – 2 Marquis (6–2) Lee (4–5)21,01723–31
June (17–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
55June 1 Phillies 2–1 Lannan (3–5) Oswalt (3–3) Storen (10)24,49524–31
56June 2@ Diamondbacks 6–1 Zimmermann (3–6) Duke (1–1) Storen (11)17,81025–31
57June 3@ Diamondbacks 4–0 Collmenter (4–1) Maya (0–1)20,33225–32
58June 4@ Diamondbacks 2–0 Saunders (3–5) Hernández (3–7) Putz (17)26,19925–33
59June 5@ Diamondbacks 9–4 (11) Burnett (1–2) Paterson (0–1)23,12926–33
60June 6@ Giants 5–4 (13) López (3–1) Stammen (0–1)41,18026–34
61June 7@ Giants 2–1 Zimmermann (4–6) Sánchez (4–4) Storen (12)41,78627–34
62June 8@ Giants 3–1 Cain (5–4) Burnett (1–3)41,73827–35
63June 9@ Padres 7–3 Harang (7–2) Hernández (3–8)16,46427–36
64June 10@ Padres 2–1 Marquis (7–2) Latos (4–7) Storen (13)23,21128–36
65June 11@ Padres 2–1 Lannan (4–5) Richard (2–8) Storen (14)25,02729–36
66June 12@ Padres 2–0 Coffey (2–0) Bell (2–3) Storen (15)20,18530–36
67June 14 Cardinals 8–6 Rodríguez (2–1) Batista (3–2) Storen (16)26,73931–36
68June 15 Cardinals 10 – 0 Hernández (4–8) McClellan (6–3)27,13032–36
69June 16 Cardinals 7–4 (10) Burnett (2–3) Salas (3–1)19,66233–36
70June 17 Orioles 8–4 Burnett (3–3) Accardo (3–3)35,56234–36
71June 18 Orioles 4–2 Zimmermann (5–6) Matusz (1–2) Storen (17)36,61435–36
72June 19 Orioles 7–4 Jakubauskas (2–0) Gorzelanny (2–5)35,43935–37
73June 21 Mariners 6–5 Coffey (3–0) Pauley (4–1)21,50236–37
74June 22 Mariners 2–1 Lannan (5–5) Bédard (4–5) Storen (18)21,36737–37
75June 23 Mariners 1–0 Clippard (1–0) Ray (3–2)21,16138–37
76June 24@ White Sox 9–5 (14) Balester (1–0) Thornton (0–4)23,85639–37
77June 25@ White Sox 3–0 Peavy (4–1) Gorzelanny (2–6) Santos (15)23,00839–38
78June 26@ White Sox 2–1 Hernández (5–8) Humber (7–4) Storen (19)24,05740–38
79June 27@ Angels 4–3 (10) Downs (5–2) Burnett (3–4)35,03240–39
80June 28@ Angels 11 – 5 Takahashi (2–1) Balester (1–1)41,02940–40
81June 29@ Angels 1–0 Haren (8–5) Zimmermann (5–7) Walden (18)35,25740–41
July (11–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
82July 1 Pirates 2–1 Storen (5–2) Wood (0–3)22,39941–41
83July 2 (1) Pirates 5–3 Veras (2–2) Burnett (3–5) Hanrahan (24)39,638
[note 2] 		41–42
84July 2 (2) Pirates 4–3 Mattheus (1–0) Watson (0–1) Storen (20)42–42
85July 3 Pirates 10 – 2 Correia (11–6) Marquis (7–3)23,52242–43
86July 4 Cubs 5–4 (10) Rodríguez (3–1) Mateo (1–2)32,93743–43
87July 5 Cubs 3–2 Detwiler (1–0) Ortiz (0–1) Storen (21)19,18144–43
88July 6 Cubs 5–4 Mattheus (2–0) Wood (1–4) Storen (22)19,63145–43
89July 7 Cubs 10 – 9 Marshall (5–2) Rodríguez (3–2) Mármol (18)22,01645–44
90July 8 Rockies 3–2 Hammel (5–8) Lannan (5–6) Street (25)19,04645–45
91July 9 Rockies 2–1 Jiménez (4–8) Marquis (7–4) Street (26)29,44145–46
92July 10 Rockies 2–0 Zimmermann (6–7) Chacín (8–7) Storen (23)21,18646–46
All–Star Break (July 11–14)
93July 15@ Braves 11 – 1 Hudson (9–6) Hernández (5–9)34,10646–47
94July 16@ Braves 5–2 Lannan (6–6) Hanson (10–5) Storen (24)42,45647–47
95July 17@ Braves 9–8 Kimbrel (3–2) Mattheus (2–1)30,31447–48
96July 18@ Astros 5–2 Marquis (8–4) Lyles (0–5) Storen (25)28,97548–48
97July 19@ Astros 7–6 Happ (4–11) Zimmermann (6–8) Melançon (8)32,41848–49
98July 20@ Astros 3–2 (11) López (2–4) Coffey (3–1)29,60548–50
99July 22@ Dodgers 7–2 Lannan (7–6) Kuroda (6–12)39,83949–50
100July 23@ Dodgers 7–6 Guerra (2–0) Mattheus (2–2)34,59049–51
101July 24@ Dodgers 3–1 Billingsley (9–8) Marquis (8–5) Guerra (7)36,45849–52
102July 26 Marlins 11 – 2 Nolasco (7–7) Zimmermann (6–9)24,65049–53
103July 27 Marlins 7–5 Vázquez (7–9) Hernández (5–10) Oviedo (29)21,97449–54
104July 28 Marlins 5–2 Sanches (4–1) Lannan (7–7)24,15349–55
105July 29 Mets 8–5 Gee (10–3) Wang (0–1) Isringhausen (5)30,11449–56
106July 30 Mets 3–0 Maya (1–1) Dickey (5–9) Storen (26)35,41450–56
107July 31 Mets 3–2 Storen (6–2) Parnell (3–3)25,30751–56
August (12–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
108August 1 Braves 5–3 Hernández (6–10) Jurrjens (12–4) Storen (27)19,94052–56
109August 2 Braves 9–3 Lannan (8–7) Lowe (6–10)24,32653–56
110August 3 Braves 6–4 Beachy (5–2) Wang (0–2) Kimbrel (32)20,04353–57
111August 4@ Rockies 6–3 Rogers (5–1) Detwiler (1–1)35,95653–58
112August 5@ Rockies 5–3 Zimmermann (7–9) Nicasio (4–4) Storen (28)35,03454–58
113August 6@ Rockies 15 – 7 Chacín (9–8) Hernández (6–11)43,32154–59
114August 7@ Rockies 3–2 Clippard (2–0) Bélisle (5–4) Storen (29)34,81255–59
–August 8@ Cubs Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for August 11
115August 9@ Cubs 3–1 Wang (1–2) Garza (5–9) Storen (30)37,10956–59
116August 10@ Cubs 4–2 López (3–3) Detwiler (1–2) Mármol (25)38,01056–60
117August 11@ Cubs 4–3 Dempster (10–8) Zimmermann (7–10) Mármol (26)34,73356–61
118August 12@ Phillies 4–2 Hernández (7–11) Hamels (13–7) Storen (31)45,76257–61
119August 13@ Phillies 11 – 3 Oswalt (5–7) Lannan (8–8)45,57057–62
–August 14@ Phillies Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for September 20 as part of a doubleheader
120August 16 Reds 6–4 Wang (2–2) Leake (10–8) Storen (32)23,88858–62
121August 17 Reds 2–1 Cueto (9–5) Detwiler (1–3) Cordero (24)20,37458–63
122August 18 Reds 3–1 Zimmermann (8–10) Arroyo (7–10) Storen (33)19,50859–63
123August 19 Phillies 8–4 Coffey (4–1) Madson (3–2)37,84160–63
124August 20 Phillies 5–0 Oswalt (6–7) Lannan (8–9)44,68560–64
125August 21 Phillies 5–4 (10) Burnett (4–5) Lidge (0–1)41,72761–64
126August 22 Diamondbacks 4–1 Detwiler (2–3) Saunders (8–11) Storen (34)19,37762–64
127August 23 Diamondbacks 2–0 Kennedy (16–4) Zimmermann (8–11) Putz (31)17,02962–65
128August 24 Diamondbacks 4–2 Hudson (13–9) Hernández (7–12) Putz (32)17,88162–66
129August 25 Diamondbacks 8–1 Miley (1–1) Lannan (8–10)17,66662–67
130August 26@ Reds 4–3 Cordero (5–3) Balester (1–2)35,08962–68
131August 27@ Reds 6–3 Leake (11–8) Detwiler (2–4) Cordero (29)30,42362–69
132August 28@ Reds 5–4 (14) Bray (4–2) Balester (1–3)28,41562–70
133August 30@ Braves 9–2 Hernández (8–12) Jurrjens (13–6)16,67463–70
134August 31@ Braves 3–1 Lowe (9–12) Lannan (8–11) Kimbrel (41)20,68763–71
September (17–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
135September 1@ Braves 5–2 Hudson (14–8) Wang (2–3) Kimbrel (42)18,79463–72
136September 2 Mets 7–3 Dickey (7–11) Detwiler (2–5)27,90763–73
137September 3 Mets 8–7 Burnett (5–5) Parnell (3–5)34,82164–73
138September 4 Mets 6–3 Igarashi (3–1) Hernández (8–13) Parnell (5)29,67964–74
139September 5 Dodgers 7–2 Lannan (9–11) Kuroda (11–15)25,51865–74
140September 6 Dodgers 7–3 Jansen (2–1) Rodríguez (3–3)29,09265–75
–September 7 Dodgers Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for September 8 as part of a doubleheader
141September 8 (1) Dodgers 7–4 MacDougal (3–1) Storen (6–3) Guerra (16)21,63865–76
–September 8 (2) Dodgers Cancelled (rain)No make-up game was scheduled
142September 9 Astros 4–3 (11) Clippard (3–0) Harrell (0–1)18,30766–76
143September 10 Astros 9–3 Rodríguez (11–10) Lannan (9–12)30,93566–77
144September 11 Astros 8–2 Gorzelanny (3–6) Sosa (2–4)24,23867–77
145September 12@ Mets 3–2 Coffey (5–1) Dickey (8–12) Storen (35)27,01568–77
146September 13@ Mets 3–2 Stammen (1–1) Thayer (0–2) Storen (36)25,35969–77
147September 14@ Mets 2–0 Peacock (1–0) Pelfrey (7–12) Storen (37)26,88570–77
148September 15@ Mets 10 – 1 Milone (1–0) Schwinden (0–2)22,20571–77
149September 16 Marlins 3–0 Vázquez (11–11) Lannan (9–13)22,93271–78
150September 17 Marlins 4–1 (13) Hensley (5–6) Balester (1–4) Oviedo (36)33,24771–79
151September 18 Marlins 4–3 Wang (3–3) Hand (1–8) Storen (38)26,58172–79
152September 20 (1)@ Phillies 4–3 (10) Gorzelanny (4–6) Stutes (6–2) Storen (39)44,26373–79
153September 20 (2)@ Phillies 3–0 Detwiler (3–5) Lee (16–8) Storen (40)45,40874–79
154September 21@ Phillies 7–5 Lannan (10–13) Worley (11–3) Rodríguez (1)45,08375–79
155September 22@ Phillies 6–1 Peacock (2–0) Oswalt (8–10)45,06476–79
156September 23 Braves 7–4 Hudson (16–10) Strasburg (0–1) Kimbrel (46)28,81776–80
157September 24 Braves 4–1 Wang (4–3) Beachy (7–3) Storen (41)33,98677–80
158September 25 Braves 3–0 Detwiler (4–5) Minor (5–3) Storen (42)37,63878–80
159September 26@ Marlins 6–4 Severino (1–0) Mujica (9–6) Rodríguez (2)21,05879–80
160September 27@ Marlins 3–2 Vázquez (13–11) Slaten (0–2)21,90279–81
161September 28@ Marlins 3–1 Strasburg (1–1) Volstad (5–13) Storen (43)34,61580–81

Player stats

Batting

Table is sortable.

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Complete offensive statistics are available here.

PosPlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
C Wilson Ramos 113389481042211552.2670
1B Michael Morse 146522731583603195.3032
2B Danny Espinosa 158573721352952166.23617
SS Ian Desmond 15458465148275849.25325
3B Ryan Zimmerman 101395521142121249.2891
LF Laynce Nix 12432438811511644.2502
CF Rick Ankiel 1223804691200937.23910
RF Jayson Werth 150561691302612058.23219
OF Roger Bernadina 913094075122727.24317
3B Jerry Hairston Jr. 752132557111424.2682
1B Adam LaRoche 43151152640315.1721
IF Alex Cora 9115612356106.2242
C Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez 44124142770219.2180
1B Chris Marrero 3110962750010.2480
LF Jonny Gomes 4393111941312.2042
UT Brian Bixler 79839171202.2054
C Jesús Flores 30865186012.2530
UT Matt Stairs 56654101002.1540
IF Steve Lombardozzi Jr. 1331361001.1940
PH Corey Brown 33000000.0000
P John Lannan 3357350015.0880
P Liván Hernández 31463101007.2170
P Jordan Zimmermann 2943191003.2090
P Jason Marquis 2542381003.1900
P Tom Gorzelanny 3028230001.1070
P Ross Detwiler 1519020001.1050
P Chien-Ming Wang 1119010001.0530
P Tommy Milone 56110013.1670
P Yunesky Maya 108000000.0000
P Stephen Strasburg 56100000.0000
P Collin Balester 234000000.0000
P Brad Peacock 34000000.0000
P Tyler Clippard 722000000.0000
P Cole Kimball 121100000.0000
P Sean Burnett 6911100001.0000
P Henry Rodríguez 592000000.0000
P Craig Stammen 72110000.5000
P Atahualpa Severino 60000000–0
P Todd Coffey 690000000–0
P Doug Slaten 310000000–0
P Drew Storen 730000000–0
P Ryan Mattheus 350000000–0
P Chad Gaudin 100000000–0
P Brian Broderick 110000000–0
Team Totals1615441624131925722154594.24238

Pitching

Table is sortable.

Note: Pos = Position; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Complete pitching statistics are available here.

PosPlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBK
SP John Lannan 10133.7033330184.2194907676106
SP Liván Hernández 8134.4729290175.119998874699
SP Jordan Zimmermann 8113.1826260161.1154625731124
SP Jason Marquis 853.9520200120.213258533971
SP Chien-Ming Wang 434.041111062.16735281325
CL Drew Storen 632.757304375.15724232074
RP Tyler Clippard 301.837202688.148181826104
RP Henry Rodríguez 333.56590265.25430264570
RP Todd Coffey 513.62690059.25525242046
RP Sean Burnett 553.81690456.25424242133
Tom Gorzelanny 464.0330150105.010250473395
Ross Detwiler 453.001510066.06326222041
Collin Balester 144.54230035.23821181434
Yunesky Maya 115.23105032.24019191015
Ryan Mattheus 222.81350032.02611101512
SP Tommy Milone 103.8155026.0281111415
SP Stephen Strasburg 111.5055024.01554224
Doug Slaten 024.41310016.1261018913
Cole Kimball 101.93120014.08331111
Brian Broderick 016.57110012.1169934
Brad Peacock 200.7532012.071164
Craig Stammen 110.8770010.1311412
Chad Gaudin 116.4810008.112106810
Atahualpa Severino 103.866004.252217
Team Totals80813.58161161491449.114036435774771049

Team leaders

Qualifying players only.

Batting

StatPlayerTotal
Avg. Michael Morse .303
HR Michael Morse 31
RBI Michael Morse 95
R Michael Morse 73
H Michael Morse 158
SB Ian Desmond 25

Pitching

StatPlayerTotal
W John Lannan 10
L Liván Hernández
John Lannan 		13
13
ERA John Lannan 3.70
SO Jordan Zimmermann 124
SV Drew Storen 43
IP John Lannan 184.2

Awards and honors

All-Stars

Clippard threw three pitches in the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and was its winning pitcher.

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Randy Knorr
AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Tony Beasley
A Potomac Nationals Carolina League Matthew LeCroy
A Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League Brian Daubach
A-Short Season Auburn Doubledays New York–Penn League Gary Cathcart
Rookie GCL Nationals Gulf Coast League Bobby Williams

Notes

  1. ↑ The two games on April 17 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined.
  2. ↑ The two games on July 2 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined.

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  3. ↑ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Chicago Cubs
  4. ↑ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & New York Yankees
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  15. ↑ baseball-almanac.com Washington Nationals Attendance Data
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