2013 Washington Nationals | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Nationals Park | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Record | 86–76 (.531) | |
Divisional place | 2nd | |
Owners | Lerner Enterprises | |
General managers | Mike Rizzo | |
Managers | Davey Johnson | |
Television | MASN WUSA (Bob Carpenter, FP Santangelo) | |
Radio | WJFK 106.7 FM Washington Nationals Radio Network (Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler) | |
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The 2013 Washington Nationals season was the Nationals' ninth season for the baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, the sixth season at Nationals Park, and the 45th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The Nationals finished the year second place in the National League East with an 86–76 record, but were unable to return to the postseason after their division-winning 2012 campaign. The 2013 season was also the last with manager Davey Johnson, who retired following the end of the season.
On November 29, 2012, the Nationals traded minor-leaguer Alex Meyer to the Minnesota Twins for Denard Span. [1]
On January 16, 2013, Washington took part in a three-team trade in which the Oakland Athletics sent A. J. Cole, Blake Treinen, and a player to be named later to the Nationals, the Nationals sent Michael Morse to the Seattle Mariners, and the Mariners sent John Jaso to the Athletics. The Athletics sent minor-leaguer Ian Krol to the Nationals on March 20, 2013, to complete the trade. [2]
The Nationals held their 2013 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 56–25 | 40–41 |
Washington Nationals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 10 | 47–34 | 39–42 |
New York Mets | 74 | 88 | .457 | 22 | 33–48 | 41–40 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23 | 43–38 | 30–51 |
Miami Marlins | 62 | 100 | .383 | 34 | 36–45 | 26–55 |
Team | W | L | Pct. |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 65 | .599 |
Atlanta Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 70 | .568 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 94 | 68 | .580 | +4 |
Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 72 | .556 | — |
Washington Nationals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 4 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 |
San Francisco Giants | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 |
San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 |
Colorado Rockies | 74 | 88 | .457 | 16 |
New York Mets | 74 | 88 | .457 | 16 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 16 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 89 | .451 | 17 |
Chicago Cubs | 66 | 96 | .407 | 24 |
Miami Marlins | 62 | 100 | .383 | 28 |
Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
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Arizona | — | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 11–9 |
Atlanta | 4–2 | — | 5–1 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 13–6 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 11–9 |
Chicago | 3–4 | 1–5 | — | 5–14 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 13–7 |
Cincinnati | 4–3 | 3–4 | 14–5 | — | 2–4 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 11–9 |
Colorado | 7–12 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 10–9 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–15 |
Los Angeles | 9–10 | 2–5 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 9–10 | — | 5–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 12–8 |
Miami | 2–4 | 6–13 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 2–5 | — | 1–5 | 11–8 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 5–14 | 9–11 |
Milwaukee | 1–6 | 4–2 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | — | 4–3 | 5–2 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 5–14 | 3–4 | 6–14 |
New York | 4–3 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | — | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 11–9 |
Philadelphia | 4–3 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 9–10 | — | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 8–11 | 7–13 |
Pittsburgh | 3–3 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 4–3 | — | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 15–5 |
San Diego | 12–7 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | — | 8–11 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 8–12 |
San Francisco | 12–7 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 11–8 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–14 |
St. Louis | 3–4 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 6–0 | 10–10 |
Washington | 4–2 | 6–13 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 14–5 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 0–6 | — | 11–9 |
In January 2013 the Nationals announced that they would add a fifth Racing President to the Presidents Race that took place during every home game. The new president, William Howard Taft ("Bill"), joined the original four Racing Presidents – George Washington ("George"), Thomas Jefferson ("Tom"), Abraham Lincoln ("Abe"), and Theodore Roosevelt ("Teddy") – all of whom had raced since 2006. The addition of Bill honored the real President Taft, who started the tradition of the presidential ceremonial first pitch in 1910 at a Washington Senators game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., and also is widely credited with having accidentally created the seventh-inning stretch while attending a game. [6] Bill debuted in the Opening Day Presidents Race on April 1, 2013, and won his first race on May 11, going on to win 11 races before the season ended.
The Nationals drew 2,652,422 fans at Nationals Park in 2013. Only the 2,731,993 they drew in their first season in Washington in 2005 exceeded it, and it placed them sixth in attendance for the season among the 15 National League teams, their highest attendance ranking for a single season at the time. [7] [8] Their highest attendance at a home game was on April 1, when they drew 45,274 for a game against the Miami Marlins on Opening Day, while their lowest was 24,394 for a game against the Marlins on August 28. Their average home attendance was 32,746 per game, second-highest since their arrival in Washington. [9]
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Both tables are 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 can be found here.
POS | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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P | Fernando Abad | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
OF | Roger Bernadina | 85 | 152 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .178 | 3 |
OF | Corey Brown | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | 1 |
P | Xavier Cedeño | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
P | Tyler Clippard | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
P | Erik Davis | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
OF | David DeJesus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
SS | Ian Desmond | 158 | 600 | 77 | 168 | 38 | 3 | 20 | 80 | .280 | 21 |
P | Ross Detwiler | 13 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | 0 |
P | Zach Duke | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
2B | Danny Espinosa | 44 | 158 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .158 | 1 |
P | Gio Gonzalez | 32 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .089 | 0 |
OF | Scott Hairston | 33 | 58 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .224 | 0 |
P | Dan Haren | 31 | 47 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .170 | 0 |
LF | Bryce Harper | 118 | 424 | 71 | 116 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 58 | .274 | 11 |
P | Taylor Jordan | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | 0 |
P | Nathan Karns | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
OF | Jeff Kobernus | 24 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | 3 |
P | Ian Krol | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
1B | Adam LaRoche | 152 | 511 | 70 | 121 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 62 | .237 | 4 |
C | Sandy León | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
UT | Steve Lombardozzi Jr. | 118 | 290 | 25 | 75 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .259 | 4 |
UT | Chris Marrero | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | 0 |
P | Ryan Mattheus | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
P | Yunesky Maya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
LF | Tyler Moore | 63 | 167 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .222 | 0 |
P | Ross Ohlendorf | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
OF | Eury Pérez | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | 1 |
C | Wilson Ramos | 78 | 287 | 29 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 59 | .272 | 0 |
2B | Anthony Rendon | 98 | 351 | 42 | 93 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 35 | .265 | 1 |
P | Tanner Roark | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | 0 |
P | Henry Rodriguez | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
C | Jhonatan Solano | 24 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .146 | 0 |
P | Rafael Soriano | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
CF | Denard Span | 153 | 610 | 75 | 170 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 47 | .279 | 20 |
P | Craig Stammen | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
P | Drew Storen | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
P | Stephen Strasburg | 30 | 49 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | 0 |
C | Kurt Suzuki | 79 | 252 | 19 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 25 | .222 | 2 |
UT | Chad Tracy | 92 | 129 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .202 | 0 |
IF | Zach Walters | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .375 | 0 |
RF | Jayson Werth | 129 | 462 | 84 | 147 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 82 | .318 | 10 |
3B | Ryan Zimmerman | 147 | 568 | 84 | 156 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 79 | .275 | 6 |
P | Jordan Zimmermann | 32 | 65 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .123 | 0 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5436 | 656 | 1365 | 259 | 27 | 161 | 621 | .251 | 88 |
Note: POS = Position; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; HLD = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO= Strikeouts; WHIP = Walks and hits per inning pitched
Complete pitching statistics can be found here.
POS | Player | G | GS | IP | H | W | L | SV | HLD | ERA | SO | WHIP |
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RP | Fernando Abad | 39 | 0 | 37.2 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.35 | 32 | 1.38 |
Xavier Cedeño | 11 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.50 | 6 | 1.00 | |
RP | Tyler Clippard | 72 | 0 | 71.0 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2.41 | 73 | 0.86 |
Erik Davis | 10 | 0 | 8.2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 12 | 1.27 | |
SP | Ross Detwiler | 13 | 13 | 71.1 | 92 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.04 | 39 | 1.49 |
Zach Duke | 12 | 1 | 20.2 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.71 | 11 | 1.89 | |
SP | Gio Gonzalez | 32 | 32 | 195.2 | 169 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.36 | 192 | 1.25 |
SP | Dan Haren | 31 | 30 | 169.2 | 179 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4.67 | 151 | 1.24 |
Taylor Jordan | 9 | 9 | 51.2 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.66 | 29 | 1.35 | |
Nathan Karns | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 11 | 1.92 | |
Ian Krol | 32 | 0 | 27.1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.95 | 22 | 1.32 | |
RP | Ryan Mattheus | 37 | 0 | 35.1 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6.37 | 22 | 1.90 |
Yunesky Maya | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 | 6.00 | |
Ross Ohlendorf | 16 | 7 | 60.1 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.28 | 45 | 1.16 | |
Tanner Roark | 14 | 5 | 53.2 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.51 | 40 | 0.91 | |
RP | Henry Rodriguez | 17 | 0 | 18.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 11 | 1.67 |
CL | Rafael Soriano | 68 | 0 | 66.2 | 65 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 3.11 | 51 | 1.23 |
RP | Craig Stammen | 55 | 0 | 81.2 | 78 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2.76 | 79 | 1.29 |
RP | Drew Storen | 68 | 0 | 61.2 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 4.52 | 58 | 1.36 |
SP | Stephen Strasburg | 30 | 30 | 183.0 | 136 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 191 | 1.05 |
SP | Jordan Zimmermann | 32 | 32 | 213.1 | 192 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 | 161 | 1.09 |
Team Totals | 162 | 162 | 1445.2 | 1367 | 86 | 76 | 47 | 79 | 3.59 | 1236 | 1.23 |
Qualifying players only.
Stat | Player | Total |
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Avg. | Jayson Werth | .318 |
HR | Ryan Zimmerman | 26 |
RBI | Jayson Werth | 82 |
R | Jayson Werth Ryan Zimmerman | 84 84 |
H | Denard Span | 170 |
SB | Ian Desmond | 21 |
Stat | Player | Total |
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W | Jordan Zimmermann | 19 |
L | Dan Haren | 14 |
ERA | Stephen Strasburg | 3.00 |
SO | Gio González | 192 |
SV | Rafael Soriano | 43 |
IP | Jordan Zimmermann | 213.1 |
Jordan Zimmermann did not appear in the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game due to injury.
Ian Desmond became the second Washington Nationals player to win two Silver Slugger Awards. The first was third baseman Ryan Zimmermann, who won Silver Slugger Awards in 2009 and 2010. [10]
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