2010 Washington Nationals season


The Washington Nationals' 2010 season was the sixth season for the American baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, and the 42nd since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It involved the Nationals attempting to win the National League East Division after a 59–103 season the year before – the worst record of any MLB team in 2009. Jim Riggleman was kept as full-time manager after being instituted on July 12, 2009 after Manny Acta's firing.
Highlights from the season include Stephen Strasburg's 14-strikeout Major League debut on June 8 against the Pittsburgh Pirates and a bench-clearing brawl on September 1 at the Florida Marlins.
The Nationals finished 2010 in last place in the NL East for the third year in a row with a 69-93 record, though they did have a ten-game improvement from 2009. They had a 41-40 record at home, their first winning home record since 2006.
Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman won the Silver Slugger Award for the second straight year as the best offensive third baseman in the National League.

Offseason

On December 7, 2009, the Nationals traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Brian Bruney; they sent Jamie Hoffman to the Yankees on December 10, 2009, to complete the trade.

Spring training

The Nationals held their 2010 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium.

Regular season

Season standings

National League East

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

The 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place from June 7 to June 9. With their first pick - the first pick overall - the Nationals selected outfielder Bryce Harper. Other notable players the Nationals selected were pitcher Sammy Solis, pitcher A. J. Cole, pitcher Matt Grace, pitcher Aaron Barrett, and pitcher Robbie Ray.

Roster

Attendance

The Nationals drew 1,828,066 fans at Nationals Park in 2010, a slight improvement over their 2009 attendance. However, it placed them 14th in attendance for the season among the 16 National League teams, down from 13th the previous year. Their highest attendance at a home game was on April 5, when they drew 41,290 for a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Opening Day, while their lowest was 10,999 for a game against the Houston Astros on September 20. Their average home attendance was 22,569 per game, their lowest since arriving in Washington in 2005.

Game log

Player stats

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 are available .
PosPlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
C11139832106181449.2662
1B1585588514536238103.2600
2B1353424385161331.24914
SS154525591412741065.26917
3B142525851613202585.3074
LF11437054991921656.2688
CF13650960129177024.25334
RF9826636771221541.2890
OF134414521021831147.24616
2B893194490114225.2824
OF1322242541621032.1835
IF11418619468105.2470
C59158103280316.2030
OF67104161560312.1445
2B28103162241615.2140
C15523144014.2690
OF2735770104.2001
LF2727230001.1110
C411130013.2730
C10000000-0
P3561291013.1480
P2544142004.0910
P3638293006.2370
P1724020000.0830
P12625010000.0400
P1722131002.1360
P1220010001.0500
P1012021000.1670
P710020000.2000
P588010000.1250
P57010000.1430
P87000000.0000
P782010000.5000
P393000000.0000
P242000000.0000
P12000000.0000
P542010000.5000
P12000000.0000
P70000000-0
P471000000.0000
P50000000-0
P40000000-0
P490000000-0
P190000000-0
P730000000-0
P170000000-0
Totals1625418655135525031149634.250110

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; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Complete pitching statistics are available
PosPlayerWLERAGGSSVIPRERBBK
SP10123.6633330211.2938664114
SP884.6525250143.182744971
SP445.131930128.078734185
SP675.151616085.256493240
SP485.561715081.054502753
SP296.601313058.247432431
CL332.744702646.02014938
RP1183.07780191.0333141112
RP123.70581282.236343955
RP172.14730363.017152062
RP443.58540555.124222252
SP532.911212068.025221792
102.02390049.01211949
154.1399048.030221131
413.10490040.218141938
103.57240035.11614830
SP124.9477031.020171027
134.2585029.222141417
035.8855026.018171112
012.57170021.0661128
127.64190017.218152016
003.867007.03324
003.601105.02203
009.645004.26565
005.401103.121153
0115.434002.14412
Totals69934.13162162371435.07426585121068

Team leaders

Qualifying players only.

Batting

StatPlayerTotal
Avg.Ryan Zimmerman.307
HRAdam Dunn38
RBIAdam Dunn103
RAdam Dunn
Ryan Zimmerman		85
85
HRyan Zimmerman161
SBNyjer Morgan34

Pitching

StatPlayerTotal
WTyler Clippard11
LLiván Hernández12
ERALiván Hernández3.66
SOLiván Hernández114
SVMatt Capps26
IPLiván Hernández211.2

Awards and honors

All-Stars

Ryan Zimmermann won the Silver Slugger Award for the second consecutive year, becoming the first Washington Nationals player to win two Silver Slugger Awards.

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Potomac