2013 Washington Nationals season

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.

2013 Washington Nationals
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record86–76 (.531)
Divisional place2nd
Other information
Owner(s)Lerner Enterprises
General manager(s)Mike Rizzo
Manager(s)Davey Johnson
Local televisionMASN
WUSA
(Bob Carpenter, FP Santangelo)
Local radioWJFK 106.7 FM
Washington Nationals Radio Network
(Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler)
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The Nationals finished the year 2nd place in the National League East division 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.

Offseason

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]

Spring training

The Nationals held their 2013 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium.

Season standings

National League East
NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 9666 0.593 — 56–25 40–41
Washington Nationals 8676 0.531 10 47–34 39–42
New York Mets 7488 0.457 22 33–48 41–40
Philadelphia Phillies 7389 0.451 23 43–38 30–51
Miami Marlins 62100 0.383 34 36–45 26–55

National League Wild Card
Division Winners W L Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals 9765 0.599
Atlanta Braves 9666 0.593
Los Angeles Dodgers 9270 0.568


Wild Card teams
(Top two qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Pittsburgh Pirates 9468 0.580 +4
Cincinnati Reds 9072 0.556 —
Washington Nationals 8676 0.531 4
Arizona Diamondbacks 8181 0.500 9
San Diego Padres 7686 0.469 14
San Francisco Giants 7686 0.469 14
Colorado Rockies 7488 0.457 16
Milwaukee Brewers 7488 0.457 16
New York Mets 7488 0.457 16
Philadelphia Phillies 7389 0.451 17
Chicago Cubs 6696 0.407 24
Miami Marlins 62100 0.383 28

Record vs. opponents
2013 National League Records
Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona—2–44–33–412–710–94–26–13–43–43–37–127–124–32–411–9
Atlanta4–2—5–14–36–15–213–62–410–911–84–31–53–44–313–611–9
Chicago3–41–5—5–143–31–64–36–133–33–37–123–44–37–123–413–7
Cincinnati4–33–414–5—2–44–36–110–94–24–28–113–36–18–113–411–9
Colorado7–121–63–34–2—10–93–44–23–43–44–212–79–103–43–45–15
Los Angeles9–102–56–13–49–10—5–24–25–15–24–211–88–114–35–112–8
Miami2–46–133–41–64–32–5—1–511–87–122–43–44–32–45–149–11
Milwaukee1–64–213–69–102–42–45–1—4–35–27–123–45–25–143–46–14
New York4–39–103–32–44–31–58–113–4—10–92–54–34–22–57–1211–9
Philadelphia4–38–113–32–44–32–512–72–59–10—3–44–23–32–58–117–13
Pittsburgh3–33–412–711–82–42–44–212–75–24–3—3–44–310–94–315–5
San Diego12–75–14–33–37–128–114–34–33–42–44–3—8–112–42–58–12
San Francisco12–74–33–41–610–911–83–42–52–43–33–411–8—2–43–36–14
St. Louis3–43–412–711–84–33–44–214–55–25–29–104–24–2—6–010–10
Washington4–26–134–34–34–31–514–54–312–711–83–45–23–30–6—11–9

Opening Day lineup
Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Denard SpanCenter fielder
Jayson WerthRight fielder
Bryce HarperLeft fielder
Ryan ZimmermanThird baseman
Adam LaRocheFirst baseman
Ian DesmondShortstop
Danny EspinosaSecond baseman
Wilson RamosCatcher
Stephen StrasburgStarting pitcher

Notable transactions
  • June 11, 2013: The Nationals traded Henry Rodriguez to the Chicago Cubs for minor-leaguer Ian Dickson.[3]
  • July 8, 2013: The Nationals traded minor-leaguer Ivan Pineyro and a player to be named later to the Chicago Cubs for Scott Hairston, cash, and a player to be named later.[3]
  • July 10, 2013: The Nationals traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brian Jeroloman. Late in the day, the Nationals sent Brian Bocock to the Pirates to complete the trade.[4]
  • August 19, 2013: The Nationals purchased David DeJesus from the Chicago Cubs.[3]
  • August 23, 2013: The Nationals traded Kurt Suzuki to the Oakland Athletics for minor-leaguer Dakota Bacus[2] and traded David DeJesus to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later; the Rays sent minor-leaguer Matthew Spann to the Nationals on September 19, 2013, to complete the trade.[5]

Major league debuts

Culture and entertainment

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.

Attendance

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]

Game log
Legend
 Nationals win
 Nationals loss
 Postponement
BoldNationals team member
2013 Game Log

Roster
2013 Washington Nationals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

  •  1 Steve Lombardozzi, Jr.

Outfielders

 Manager

Coaches

Statistics

Both tables are sortable.

Batting

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
PFernando Abad390000000–0
OFRoger Bernadina8515218276126.1783
OFCorey Brown1412221011.1671
PXavier Cedeño110000000–0
PTyler Clippard720000000–0
PErik Davis100000000–0
OFDavid DeJesus33000000.0000
SSIan Desmond158600771683832080.28021
PRoss Detwiler1322120000.0910
PZach Duke1210100001.0000
2BDanny Espinosa44158112590312.1581
PGio Gonzalez3256251011.0890
OFScott Hairston33585133027.2240
PDan Haren3147283002.1700
LFBryce Harper118424711162432058.27411
PTaylor Jordan914020000.1430
PNathan Karns33000000.0000
OFJeff Kobernus2430850011.1673
PIan Krol320000000–0
1BAdam LaRoche152511701211932062.2374
CSandy León21000000.0000
UTSteve Lombardozzi1182902575151222.2594
UTChris Marrero816020001.1250
PRyan Mattheus370000000–0
PYunesky Maya10000000–0
LFTyler Moore63167163790421.2220
PRoss Ohlendorf1615000001.0000
OFEury Pérez98110000.1251
CWilson Ramos782872978901659.2720
2BAnthony Rendon983514293231735.2651
PTanner Roark1414041001.2860
PHenry Rodriguez170000000–0
CJhonatan Solano2448272002.1460
PRafael Soriano680000000–0
CFDenard Span153610751702811447.27920
PCraig Stammen555000000.0000
PDrew Storen680000000–0
PStephen Strasburg3049272002.1430
CKurt Suzuki792521956111325.2222
UTChad Tracy9212962640411.2020
IFZach Walters88230101.3750
RFJayson Werth129462841472402582.31810
3BRyan Zimmerman147568841562622679.2756
PJordan Zimmermann3265481002.1230
Totals1625436656136525927161621.25188

Pitching

Note: POS = Position; G = Games played; GS = Games Started IP = Innings Pitched; 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 W L SV HLD ERA SO WHIP
RPFernando Abad39037.203023.35321.38
Xavier Cedeño1106.000021.5061.00
RPTyler Clippard72071.0630332.41730.86
Erik Davis1008.210003.12121.27
SPRoss Detwiler131371.127004.04391.49
Zach Duke12120.211008.71111.89
SPGio Gonzalez3232195.2118003.361921.25
SPDan Haren3130169.21014104.671511.24
Taylor Jordan9951.213003.66291.35
Nathan Karns3312.001007.50111.92
Ian Krol32027.121023.95221.32
RPRyan Mattheus37035.102066.37221.90
Yunesky Maya100.1010054.0006.00
Ross Ohlendorf16760.141013.28451.16
Tanner Roark14553.271011.51400.91
RPHenry Rodriguez17018.001014.00111.67
CLRafael Soriano68066.2334303.11511.23
RPCraig Stammen55081.276072.76791.29
RPDrew Storen68061.2423244.52581.36
SPStephen Strasburg3030183.089003.001911.05
SPJordan Zimmermann3232213.1199003.251611.09
Totals1621621445.2867647793.5912361.226

Team leaders

Qualifying players only.

Batting
Stat Player Total
Avg.Jayson Werth.318
HRRyan Zimmerman26
RBIJayson Werth82
RJayson Werth
Ryan Zimmerman		84
84
HDenard Span170
SBIan Desmond21

Pitching
Stat Player Total
WJordan Zimmermann19
LDan Haren14
ERAStephen Strasburg3.00
SOGio González192
SVRafael Soriano43
IPJordan Zimmermann213.1

Awards and honors

All-Stars

Jordan Zimmermann did not appear in the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game due to injury.

Annual awards

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]

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Tony Beasley
AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Matthew LeCroy
A Potomac Nationals Carolina League Brian Daubach
A Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League Tripp Keister
A-Short Season Auburn Doubledays New York–Penn League Gary Cathcart
Rookie GCL Nationals Gulf Coast League Patrick Anderson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Nationals[11]

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References
  1. baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Minnesota Twins
  2. baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Oakland Athletics
  3. baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Chicago Cubs
  4. baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Pittsburgh Pirates
  5. baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Tampa Bay Rays
  6. Steinburg, Daqn (January 25, 2013). "Nats Will Name William Howard Taft New Racing President". Washington Post. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  7. baseball-reference.com 2013 Washington Nationals
  8. baseball-reference.com 2005 Washington Nationals
  9. baseball-almanac.com Washington Nationals Attendance Data
  10. Wagner, James, "Ian Desmond, Anthony Rendon win Silver Slugger awards", washingtonpost.com, November 6, 2014, 6:32 PM EST.
  11. Leventhal, Josh, ed. (2013). Baseball America 2014 Almanac. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-48-0.
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