2007 Washington Nationals season

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2007 Washington Nationals
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (since 2005)
  • Washington, D.C. (since 2005)
Other information
Owner(s)Lerner Enterprises
General manager(s)Jim Bowden
Manager(s)Manny Acta
Local televisionMASN
WDCA (My 20)
Bob Carpenter, Ray Knight, Don Sutton, Johnny Holliday
Local radioWTWP/WWWT
Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler
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The Washington Nationals' 2007 season began with the team trying to win its first NL East title since moving to Washington. During the offseason, the team replaced manager Frank Robinson with former Montreal Expos coach Manny Acta. They lost several players through free agency and trades. The most notable of those are José Guillén, Ramón Ortiz, Alfonso Soriano, and José Vidro. The Nationals signed few major league free agents. Their most experienced free agent signing was Dmitri Young. Luis Ayala, Alex Escobar, Cristian Guzmán, Nick Johnson, Michael O'Connor and John Patterson were expected to return from season-ending injuries.

After losing four starters (Liván Hernández, Tony Armas, Ramón Ortiz and Pedro Astacio) from the prior year, the Nationals invited an extraordinary 36 pitchers to spring training.[1][2] By year's end, the team would become the first team in modern baseball (except for strike-shortened seasons) with no pitcher in double figures with wins or losses.[3]

The season was notable for it being the Nationals final year at RFK Stadium and for Dmitri Young winning Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award, marking the team's first annual award since moving to D.C. The Nationals finished 73-89, 16 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies and fourth in the NL East. This was their only season in Washington prior to 2011 that the Nationals did not finish last in their division.

Offseason[]

On December 18, 2006, the Nationals traded José Vidro and cash to the Seattle Mariners for Emiliano Fruto and Chris Snelling.[4]

Advertising and marketing[]

The 2007 season saw the Nationals′ first strategic marketing campaign since Lerner Enterprises purchased the team. It emphasized the upcoming opening of Nationals Park planned for 2008. The marketing slogan for the 2007 season was "Pledge Your Allegiance,"[5] a reference to the Pledge of Allegiance of the United States encouraging Nationals fans to show their loyalty to the team.

Spring training[]

The Nationals held their 2007 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium. They invited Danny Ardoin to spring training, but he did not make the team; they traded him to the Houston Astros for minor-leaguer Wade Robinson on March 26, 2007.[6]

Regular season[]

April[]

On Opening Day, the Nationals lost their starting shortstop (Cristian Guzmán, hamstring) and center fielder (Nook Logan) for five weeks. At the end of April, one of their starters, Jerome Williams hurt his ankle while batting and was placed on the 15-day disabled list.

May[]

Hitting coach Mitchell Page left his post with the team in May due to a relapse of alcoholism.[7]

In the space of just 10 days in May, Shawn Hill, John Patterson, and Jason Bergmann went on the disabled list. Jerome Williams returned, pitched one game, and went back on the DL with a shoulder injury. The Washington Post wrote: "Almost everything that could sink a team's attitude has befallen the Nats. They started the year 1-8, then they lost eight in a row to drop to 9-25."[8]

They pressed journeymen Mike Bacsik, Micah Bowie (a relief pitcher) and Jason Simontacchi, along with rookie reliever Levale Speigner into the starting rotation, amidst predictions that the 2007 Nationals might equal the 1962 Mets' record of futility, 120 losses in one season.[9]

After the team lost 8 straight games to sink to 9-25, the Nats won 11 of 15, mostly with patchwork starting pitching and timely hitting. and the return of Cristian Guzmán, who was hitting .343 by the end of May.

June[]

In June, the Nationals have been led by key hits by Dmitri Young, Cristian Guzmán and the power hitting of Ryan Zimmerman. But towards the end of the month, Guzman, hitting .329, was injured and lost for the season, and, following the injury, the Nationals lost 9 of their next 11 games.

July[]

Dmitri Young, hitting .339 (third in the league) and slugging .512, was selected as the lone Nationals' representative in the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Despite rumors that the Nationals were seeking to trade Ronnie Belliard, Chad Cordero, Jon Rauch and Young, the Nationals did not make any major trades before the non-waiver trade deadline.[10][11]

Season standings[]

National League East[]

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NL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 89 73 0.549 — 47–34 42–39
New York Mets 88 74 0.543 1 41–40 47–34
Atlanta Braves 84 78 0.519 5 44–37 40–41
Washington Nationals 73 89 0.451 16 40–41 33–48
Florida Marlins 71 91 0.438 18 36–45 35–46


Record vs. opponents[]

2007 National League Records
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Source: [1]
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona — 4–2 4–2 2–4 8–10 6–1 5–2 8–10 2–5 3–4 5–1 5–4 10–8 10–8 4–3 6–1 8–7
Atlanta 2–4 — 5–4 1–6 4–2 10–8 3–3 4–3 5–2 9–9 9–9 5–1 5–2 4–3 3–4 11–7 4–11
Chicago 2–4 4–5 — 9–9 5–2 0–6 8–7 2–5 9–6 2–5 3–4 8–7 3–5 5–2 11–5 6–1 8–4
Cincinnati 4–2 6–1 9–9 — 2–4 4–3 4–11 2–4 8–7 2–5 2–4 9–7 2–4 4–3 6–9 1–6 7-11
Colorado 10–8 2–4 2–5 4–2 — 3–3 3–4 12–6 4–2 4–2 4–3 4–3 11–8 10–8 3–4 4–3 10–8
Florida 1–6 8–10 6–0 3–4 3–3 — 2–3 4–3 2–5 7–11 9–9 3–4 3–4 1–6 2–4 8–10 9–9
Houston 2–5 3–3 7–8 11–4 4–3 3-2 — 4–3 5–13 2–5 3–3 5–10 4–3 2–4 7–9 2–5 9–9
Los Angeles 10–8 3–4 5–2 4–2 6–12 3–4 3–4 — 3–3 5–5 4–2 5–2 8–10 10–8 3–3 5–1 5–10
Milwaukee 5–2 2–5 6–9 7–8 2–4 5–2 13–5 3–3 — 2–4 3–4 10–6 2–5 4–5 7–8 4–2 8–7
New York 4–3 9–9 5–2 5–2 2–4 11–7 5–2 5–5 4–2 — 6–12 4–2 2–4 4–2 5–2 9–9 8–7
Philadelphia 1-5 9–9 4–3 4–2 3–4 9–9 3–3 2–4 4–3 12–6 — 4–2 4–3 4–4 6–3 12–6 8–7
Pittsburgh 4–5 1–5 7–8 7–9 3–4 4–3 10–5 2–5 6–10 2–4 2–4 — 1–6 4–2 6–12 4–2 5–10
San Diego 8–10 2–5 5–3 4–2 8–11 4–3 3–4 10–8 5–2 4–2 3–4 6–1 — 14–4 3–4 4–2 6–9
San Francisco 8–10 3–4 2–5 3–4 8–10 6–1 4–2 8–10 5–4 2–4 4–4 2–4 4–14 — 4–1 3–4 5–10
St. Louis 3–4 4–3 5–11 9–6 4–3 4-2 9–7 3–3 8–7 2–5 3–6 12–6 4–3 1–4 — 1–5 6–9
Washington 1–6 7–11 1–6 6–1 3–4 10-8 5–2 1–5 2–4 9–9 6–12 2–4 2–4 4–3 5–1 — 9–9


Opening Day lineup[]

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Felipe López Second baseman
Cristian Guzmán Shortstop
Ryan Zimmerman Third baseman
Austin Kearns Right fielder
Dmitri Young First baseman
Brian Schneider Catcher
Ryan Church Left fielder
Nook Logan Center fielder
John Patterson Starting pitcher

Notable transactions[]

Draft[]

The 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place on June 7 and 8. With their first pick – the sixth pick overall – the Nationals selected pitcher Ross Detwiler. Other notable players the Nationals selected were pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (second round, 67th overall), left fielder-third baseman Jake Smolinski (second round, 70th overall), third baseman Steven Souza, Jr. (third round, 100th overall), catcher Derek Norris (fourth round, 130th overall), and pitcher Pat McCoy (10th round, 310th overall).[20]

Roster[]

2007 Washington Nationals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager
  • 14 Manny Acta

Coaches

Attendance[]

The Nationals drew 1,943,812 fans at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in 2007, placing them 14th in attendance for the season among the 16 National League teams.[21]

Game log[]

2007 Game Log
April (9-17)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 2 Marlins 9 – 2 Willis (1-0) Patterson (0-1) 40,389 0-1
2 April 3 Marlins 9 – 3 Olsen (1-0) Hill (0-1) 20,894 0-2
3 April 4 Marlins 7 – 6 Rauch (1-0) Julio (0-1) 18,835 1-2
4 April 5 D-backs 4 – 3 González (1-0) Bergmann (0-1) Valverde (2) 16,017 1-3
5 April 6 D-backs 7 – 1 Owings (1-0) Williams (0-1) 19,234 1-4
6 April 7 D-backs 7 – 1 Webb (1-0) Patterson (0-2) 16,617 1-5
7 April 8 D-backs 3 – 1 Hernández (1-0) Hill (0-2) Valverde (3) 17,244 1-6
8 April 10 @ Braves 8 – 0 Hudson (1-0) Chico (0-1) 18,396 1-7
9 April 11 @ Braves 8 – 3 James (2-0) Williams (0-2) 15,631 1-8
10 April 12 @ Braves 2 – 0 Colomé (1-0) Smoltz (1-1) Cordero (1) 23,897 2-8
11 April 13 @ Mets 3 – 2 Heilman (1-1) R. Wagner (0-1) B. Wagner (3) 47,311 2-9
12 April 14 @ Mets 6 – 2 Hill (1-2) Hernández (1-1) 53,560 3-9
-- April 15 @ Mets Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 28 as part of a doubleheader 3-9
13 April 16 Braves 5 – 1 Chico (1-1) James (2-1) 16,316 4-9
14 April 17 Braves 6 – 4 Smoltz (2-1) Williams (0-3) Wickman (4) 17,791 4-10
15 April 18 Phillies 5 – 4 (13) Speigner (1-0) Rosario (0-1) 18,584 5-10
16 April 19 Phillies 4 – 2 Moyer (2-1) Patterson (0-3) Gordon (3) 18,671 5-11
17 April 20 @ Marlins 6 – 5 (14) Colomé (2-0) Gardner (0-1) Rivera (1) 16,469 6-11
18 April 21 @ Marlins 9 – 3 Sánchez (2-0) Chico (1-2) 24,107 6-12
19 April 22 @ Marlins 12 – 6 Obermueller (1-0) Williams (0-4) Gregg (1) 18,443 6-13
20 April 24 @ Phillies 6 – 3 Alfonseca (1-0) Bowie (0-1) Gordon (4) 24,745 6-14
21 April 25 @ Phillies 9 – 3 Lieber (1-0) Patterson (0-4) 23,526 6-15
22 April 26 @ Phillies 4 – 2 Hill (2-2) Hamels (2-1) Cordero (2) 26,572 7-15
23 April 27 Mets 4 – 3 Chico (2-2) Pérez (2-2) Cordero (3) 21,662 8-15
24 April 28 Mets 6 – 2 (12) Sele (1-0) Rivera (0-1) 29,292 8-16
25 April 29 Mets 1 – 0 Maine (4-0) Bergmann (0-2) B. Wagner (4) 27,361 8-17
26 April 30 @ Padres 3 – 2 Patterson (1-4) Peavy (3-1) Cordero (4) 19,769 9-17
May (13-15)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
27 May 1 @ Padres 3 – 0 Young (3-2) Hill (2-3) Hoffman (6) 19,438 9-18
28 May 2 @ Padres 7 – 3 Brocail (2-0) Chico (2-3) 22,153 9-19
29 May 4 @ Cubs 6 – 4 Zambrano (3-2) Bergmann (0-3) Dempster (6) 39,444 9-20
30 May 5 @ Cubs 5 – 3 R. Hill (4-1) Patterson (1-5) Dempster (7) 40,267 9-21
31 May 6 @ Cubs 4 – 3 (10) Dempster (1-1) Wagner (0-2) 40,481 9-22
32 May 7 @ Brewers 3 – 0 Capuano (5-0) Chico (2-4) F. Cordero (13) 17,751 9-23
33 May 8 @ Brewers 6 – 4 Bush (3-3) Simontacchi (0-1) F. Cordero (14) 19,398 9-24
34 May 9 @ Brewers 3 – 1 Turnbow (1-0) Bowie (0-2) F. Cordero (15) 24,658 9-25
35 May 11 Marlins 6 – 0 Hill (3-3) Olsen (3-3) 23,006 10-25
36 May 12 Marlins 7 – 3 Rauch (2-0) Tankersley (2-1) 19,278 11-25
37 May 13 Marlins 6 – 4 Simontacchi (1-1) Obermueller (1-2) Rauch (1) 20,486 12-25
38 May 14 Braves 2 – 1 Bergmann (1-3) Smoltz (5-2) Colomé (1) 18,829 13-25
39 May 15 Braves 6 – 2 Hudson (5-1) Williams (0-5) 21,258 13-26
40 May 16 Braves 6 – 4 Traber (1-0) Davies (1-2) Rauch (2) 20,329 14-26
41 May 17 Braves 4 – 3 Chico (3-4) Paronto (2-1) Rauch (3) 24,631 15-26
42 May 18 Orioles 5 – 4 Trachsel (2-3) Simontacchi (1-2) Ray (9) 22,375 15-27
43 May 19 Orioles 3 – 2 (11) Parrish (2-0) Abreu (0-1) Ray (10) 30,661 15-28
44 May 20 Orioles 4 – 3 Colomé (3-0) Báez (0-3) Cordero (5) 29,281 16-28
45 May 21 @ Reds 8 – 7 Coutlangus (2-0) Rauch (2-1) Weathers (9) 15,271 16-29
46 May 22 @ Reds 8 – 4 Colomé (4-0) Coutlangus (2-1) 16,732 17-29
47 May 23 @ Reds 12 – 7 Simontacchi (2-2) Lohse (1-6) 31,971 18-29
48 May 24 @ Reds 4 – 3 Bacsik (1-0) Belisle (4-4) Cordero (6) 19,541 19-29
49 May 25 @ Cardinals 5 – 4 Bowie (1-2) Reyes (0-8) Cordero (7) 43,618 20-29
50 May 26 @ Cardinals 8 – 6 Thompson (3-1) Speigner (1-1) Isringhausen (13) 44,270 20-30
51 May 27 @ Cardinals 7 – 2 Rivera (1-1) Wainwright (4-4) 44,578 21-30
52 May 29 Dodgers 10 – 0 Penny (7-1) Simontacchi (2-3) 18,483 21-31
53 May 30 Dodgers 5 – 0 Lowe (5-5) Bacsik (1-1) 22,360 21-32
54 May 31 Dodgers 11 – 4 Bowie (2-2) Hendrickson (2-3) 20,982 22-32
June (10-16)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
55 June 1 Padres 4 – 3 (10) Rauch (3-1) Meredith (2-3) 22,354 23-32
56 June 2 Padres 11 – 3 Germano (4-0) Speigner (1-2) 21,635 23-33
57 June 3 Padres 7 – 3 Wells (3-3) Simontacchi (2-4) 26,967 23-34
58 June 5 Pirates 7 – 6 Chacón (2-0) Bacsik (1-2) Capps (2) 19,169 23-35
59 June 6 Pirates 6 – 5 Cordero (1-0) Torres (0-3) 24,755 24-35
60 June 7 Pirates 3 – 2 Capps (3-2) Cordero (1-1) 25,622 24-36
61 June 8 @ Twins 8 – 5 Simontacchi (3-4) Silva (3-7) Rivera (2) 25,144 25-36
62 June 9 @ Twins 3 – 1 Speigner (2-2) Santana (6-6) Cordero (8) 39,742 26-36
63 June 10 @ Twins 6 – 3 Bonser (5-2) Bacsik (1-3) Nathan (14) 31,035 26-37
64 June 12 @ Orioles 7 – 4 Bowie (3-2) Cabrera (5-7) Cordero (9) 21,151 27-37
65 June 13 @ Orioles 9 – 6 (11) Traber (2-0) Ray (3-5) Rivera (3) 21,782 28-37
66 June 14 @ Orioles 3 – 1 Simontacchi (4-4) Bradford (0-3) Cordero (10) 20,770 29-37
67 June 15 @ Blue Jays 7 – 2 Halladay (7-2) Bacsik (1-4) 22,042 29-38
68 June 16 @ Blue Jays 7 – 3 Marcum (4-2) Speigner (2-3) 26,342 29-39
69 June 17 @ Blue Jays 4 – 2 Bowie (4-2) Towers (6-6) Cordero (11) 28,867 30-39
70 June 18 Tigers 9 – 8 Maroth (5-2) Chico (3-5) 22,562 30-40
71 June 19 Tigers 15 – 1 Durbin (6-3) Simontacchi (4-5) 22,227 30-41
72 June 20 Tigers 8 – 4 Bonderman (8-0) Rivera (1-2) 26,637 30-42
73 June 22 Indians 4 – 1 Rivera (2-2) Carmona (8-3) Cordero (12) 24,534 31-42
74 June 23 Indians 4 – 3 Mastny (5-2) Cordero (1-2) Borowski (21) 32,539 31-43
75 June 24 Indians 3 – 1 Simontacchi (5-5) Westbrook (1-3) Cordero (13) 26,413 32-43
76 June 25 @ Braves 4 – 1 Hudson (7-5) Bergmann (1-4) Wickman (13) 25,375 32-44
77 June 26 @ Braves 6 – 2 Carlyle (2-2) Bacsik (1-5) Wickman (14) 22,508 32-45
78 June 27 @ Braves 13 – 0 Smoltz (9-4) Bowie (4-3) 29,144 32-46
79 June 29 @ Pirates 3 – 2 Capps (4-4) Rauch (3-2) 32,361 32-47
80 June 30 @ Pirates 7 – 2 Gorzelanny (8-4) Bergmann (1-5) 26,959 32-48
July (14-12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
81 July 1 @ Pirates 3 – 2 Bacsik (2-5) Maholm (4-11) Cordero (14) 19,149 33-48
82 July 2 Cubs 7 – 2 Lilly (7-4) Simontacchi (5-6) 24,015 33-49
83 July 3 Cubs 3 – 1 Zambrano (10-6) Redding (0-1) Howry (3) 30,106 33-50
84 July 4 Cubs 6 – 0 Chico (4-5) Hill (5-6) 39,207 34-50
85 July 5 Cubs 4 – 2 Ohman (1-4) Ayala (0-1) Howry (4) 22,594 34-51
86 July 6 Brewers 6 – 2 Bush (7-7) Bacsik (2-6) 18,961 34-52
87 July 7 Brewers 5 – 4 Simontacchi (6-6) Suppan (8-8) C. Cordero (15) 24,774 35-52
88 July 8 Brewers 7 – 2 Redding (1-1) Capuano (5-6) 20,637 36-52
All–Star Break (July 9–11)
89 July 13 @ Marlins 14 – 10 Rivera (3-2) Willis (7-8) 11,438 37-52
90 July 14 @ Marlins 5 – 2 Mitre (4-4) Chico (4-6) Gregg (19) 21,012 37-53
91 July 15 @ Marlins 5 – 3 Olsen (7-7) Simontacchi (6-7) Gregg (20) 12,119 37-54
92 July 16 Astros 4 – 3 Rivera (4-2) Williams (4-11) Cordero (16) 22,392 38-54
93 July 17 Astros 4 – 2 Sampson (7-6) Redding (1-2) Lidge (1) 22,362 38-55
94 July 18 Astros 7 – 6 Bergmann (2-5) Jennings (1-6) Cordero (17) 27,119 39-55
95 July 19 Rockies 5 – 4 (10) Rauch (4-2) Hawkins (1-5) 20,573 40-55
96 July 20 Rockies 3 – 1 Cook (6-6) Traber (2-1) Corpas (4) 27,581 40-56
97 July 21 Rockies 3 – 0 Bacsik (3-6) R. López (5-3) Cordero (18) 31,674 41-56
98 July 22 Rockies 3 – 0 Rauch (5-2) Julio (0-3) Cordero (19) 21,793 42-56
99 July 24 @ Phillies 4 – 3 Madson (2-2) Ayala (0-2) Alfonseca (8) 40,110 42-57
100 July 25 @ Phillies 7 – 5 (14) Condrey (4-0) Booker (0-1) 44,931 42-58
101 July 26 @ Phillies 7 – 6 Rauch (6-2) Mesa (1-3) Cordero (20) 43,413 43-58
102 July 27 @ Mets 6 – 2 Bacsik (4-6) Sosa (7-6) 51,179 44-58
103 July 28 (1) @ Mets 3 – 1 Hernández (7-4) Rivera (4-3) Wagner (24) 51,947 44-59
104 July 28 (2) @ Mets 6 – 5 Rauch (7-2) Feliciano (2-2) Cordero (21) 46,265 45-59
105 July 29 @ Mets 5 – 0 (5) Maine (12-5) Traber (2-2) 47,264 45-60
106 July 31 Reds 6 – 3 Chico (5-6) Livingston (2-2) Cordero (22) 20,165 46-60
August (12-17)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
107 August 1 Reds 7 – 2 Lannan (1-0) Arroyo (4-12) 28,944 47-60
108 August 2 Reds 7 – 3 Bacsik (5-6) Dumatrait (0-1) 26,223 48-60
109 August 3 Cardinals 3 – 2 Cordero (2-2) Franklin (4-1) 27,992 49-60
110 August 4 Cardinals 12 – 1 Hanrahan (1-0) Piñeiro (1-2) 29,252 50-60
111 August 5 Cardinals 6 – 3 King (1-0) Franklin (4-2) Cordero (23) 33,517 51-60
112 August 6 @ Giants 3 – 2 (11) Hennessey (2-3) King (1-1) 43,052 51-61
113 August 7 @ Giants 8 – 6 Schroder (1-0) Correia (1-6) Cordero (24) 43,154 52-61
114 August 8 @ Giants 5 – 0 Cain (4-12) Redding (1-3) 42,991 52-62
115 August 9 @ Giants 3 – 1 Hanrahan (2-0) Misch (0-2) Cordero (25) 41,555 53-62
116 August 10 @ D-backs 11 – 4 Hernández (8-7) Rivera (4-4) 31,110 53-63
117 August 11 @ D-backs 1 – 0 Webb (12-8) Lannan (1-1) 32,121 53-64
118 August 12 @ D-backs 7 – 6 Rauch (8-2) Valverde (1-4) Cordero (26) 29,839 54-64
119 August 14 Phillies 3 – 2 Alfonseca (4-1) Rauch (8-3) Myers (10) 27,128 54-65
120 August 15 Phillies 4 – 2 Redding (2-3) Kendrick (5-3) Cordero (27) 25,575 55-65
121 August 16 Phillies 4 – 2 Hamels (14-5) Hanrahan (2-1) Myers (11) 27,308 55-66
122 August 17 Mets 6 – 2 Glavine (11-6) Chico (5-7) 23,636 55-67
123 August 18 Mets 7 – 4 Pérez (11-8) Lannan (1-2) Wagner (29) 35,157 55-68
124 August 19 Mets 8 – 2 Hernández (8-4) Rauch (8-4) 29,092 55-69
125 August 20 @ Astros 7 – 0 Redding (3-3) Jennings (2-9) 30,374 56-69
126 August 21 @ Astros 11 – 6 Hanrahan (3-1) Rodríguez (7-12) 34,073 57-69
127 August 22 @ Astros 3 – 2 Williams (8-12) Bacsik (5-7) Lidge (12) 32,023 57-70
128 August 23 @ Astros 7 – 6 Lannan (2-2) Gutiérrez (0-1) Cordero (28) 36,407 58-70
129 August 24 @ Rockies 6 – 5 Fuentes (1-5) Cordero (2-3) 25,232 58-71
130 August 25 @ Rockies 5 – 1 U. Jiménez (3-2) Redding (3-4) 27,179 58-72
131 August 26 @ Rockies 10 – 5 Dessens (2-1) Hanrahan (3-2) 24,086 58-73
132 August 27 @ Dodgers 5 – 4 Lowe (11-11) Bacsik (5-8) Saito (35) 46,944 58-74
133 August 28 @ Dodgers 4 – 3 Billingsley (9-4) Schroder (1-1) Saito (36) 49,698 58-75
134 August 29 @ Dodgers 10 – 9 (12) Proctor (5-5) Rivera (4-5) 41,913 58-76
135 August 31 Giants 3 – 2 Correia (3-6) Redding (3-5) Hennessey (17) 25,169 58-77
September (15-12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
136 September 1 Giants 4 – 1 Hanrahan (4-2) Sánchez (1-3) Cordero (29) 30,221 59-77
137 September 2 Giants 2 – 1 Cordero (3-3) Wilson (1-1) 27,310 60-77
138 September 3 Marlins 6 – 3 Bergmann (3-5) VandenHurk (4-5) Cordero (30) 27,592 61-77
139 September 4 Marlins 4 – 3 Schroder (2-1) Gregg (0-5) 15,611 62-77
140 September 5 Marlins 6 – 4 Ayala (1-2) Lindstrom (2-4) Cordero (31) 19,222 63-77
141 September 7 @ Braves 7 – 1 Smoltz (13-7) Hanrahan (4-2) 31,116 63-78
142 September 8 @ Braves 9 – 2 James (10-10) Chico (5-8) 36,940 63-79
143 September 9 @ Braves 7 – 4 Bergmann (4-5) Cormier (2-5) Cordero (32) 31,582 64-79
144 September 10 @ Marlins 5 – 4 Hill (4-3) Olsen (9-13) Cordero (33) 12,345 65-79
145 September 11 @ Marlins 13 – 8 Lindstrom (3-4) Schroder (2-2) 11,078 65-80
146 September 12 @ Marlins 5 – 4 (12) Barone (1-2) Rivera (4-6) 10,121 65-81
147 September 14 Braves 8 – 5 (13) Ascanio (1-1) Colomé (4-1) 18,568 65-82
148 September 15 Braves 7 – 4 Bergmann (5-5) Cormier (2-6) Cordero (34) 26,866 66-82
149 September 16 Braves 3 – 0 Hudson (16-8) Hill (4-4) 23,935 66-83
150 September 17 Mets 12 – 4 Albaladejo (1-0) Sele (3-2) 18,678 67-83
151 September 18 Mets 9 – 8 Colomé (5-1) Maine (14-10) Cordero (35) 19,966 68-83
152 September 19 Mets 8 – 4 Pelfrey (3-7) Chico (5-9) 20,558 68-84
153 September 20 Phillies 7 – 6 Romero (2-2) Albaladejo (1-1) Myers (18) 19,966 68-85
154 September 21 Phillies 6 – 3 Eaton (10-9) Hill (4-5) Myers (19) 26,949 68-86
155 September 22 Phillies 4 – 1 (10) Myers (5-7) Schroder (2-3) Condrey (2) 26,412 68-87
156 September 23 Phillies 5 – 3 Ayala (2-2) Alfonseca (5-2) Cordero (36) 40,519 69-87
157 September 24 @ Mets 13 – 4 Chico (6-9) Pelfrey (3-8) 49,164 70-87
158 September 25 @ Mets 10 – 9 Bergmann (6-5) Glavine (13-7) Rauch (4) 49,244 71-87
159 September 26 @ Mets 9 – 6 Hanrahan (5-3) Smith (3-2) Ayala (1) 51,940 72-87
160 September 28 @ Phillies 6 – 0 Hamels (15-5) Redding (3-6) 45,084 72-88
161 September 29 @ Phillies 4 – 2 Chico (7-9) Eaton (10-10) Cordero (37) 44,532 73-88
162 September 30 @ Phillies 6 – 1 Moyer (14-12) Bergmann (6-6) 44,865 73-89

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 here.

Pos Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB
C Brian Schneider 129 408 33 96 21 1 6 54 .235 0
1B Dmitri Young 136 460 57 147 38 1 13 74 .320 0
2B Ronnie Belliard 147 511 57 148 35 1 11 58 .290 3
SS Felipe López 154 603 70 148 25 6 9 50 .245 24
3B Ryan Zimmerman 162 653 99 174 43 5 24 91 .266 4
LF Ryan Church 144 470 57 128 43 1 15 70 .272 3
CF Nook Logan 118 325 39 86 18 4 0 21 .265 23
RF Austin Kearns 161 587 84 156 35 1 16 74 .266 2
RF Robert Fick 118 197 24 46 6 1 2 16 .234 0
C Jesus Flores 79 180 21 44 9 0 4 25 .244 0
SS Christian Guzmán 46 174 31 57 6 6 2 14 .328 2
CF Ryan Langerhans 103 162 24 32 6 2 6 22 .198 3
LF Wily Mo Peña 37 133 24 39 4 0 8 22 .293 2
IF D'Angelo Jiménez 73 102 14 25 7 0 2 10 .245 2
1B Tony Batista 80 101 10 26 3 0 2 16 .257 0
LF Chris Snelling 24 49 6 10 1 1 1 7 .204 0
UT Kory Casto 16 54 1 7 2 0 0 3 .130 0
OF Michael Restovich 15 28 0 4 1 0 0 1 .143 0
OF Justin Maxwell 15 26 5 7 0 0 2 5 .269 0
SS Josh Wilson 15 19 3 1 0 0 0 0 .053 0
OF Brandon Watson 5 18 2 5 1 0 0 2 .278 1
P Matt Chico 31 48 1 8 0 0 0 3 .167 0
P Jason Bergmann 22 37 2 5 0 0 0 0 .135 0
P Shawn Hill 16 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 .077 0
P Mike Bacsik 29 29 1 3 1 0 0 1 .103 0
P Tim Redding 15 28 1 2 1 0 0 2 .071 0
P Jason Simontacchi 13 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 .053 0
P Joel Hanrahan 12 14 3 4 2 1 0 3 .286 0
P John Lannan 6 13 1 2 1 0 0 1 .154 0
P Micah Bowie 30 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 .091 0
P John Patterson 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Jerome Williams 6 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0
P Levale Speigner 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Billy Traber 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Jon Rauch 88 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Saúl Rivera 85 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Winston Abreu 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Chris Schroder 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Chad Cordero 76 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Jesús Colomé 61 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Chris Booker 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
P Ross Detwiler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
P Arnie Muñoz 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
P Jonathan Albaladejo 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
P Ryan Wagner 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
P Luis Ayala 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
P Ray King 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
Totals 162 5520 673 1415 309 31 123 646 .256 69

Pitching[]

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 here.

Pos Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB K
SP Matt Chico 7 9 4.63 31 31 0 167.0 96 86 74 94
SP Mike Bacsik 5 8 5.11 29 20 0 118.0 73 67 29 45
SP Jason Bergmann 6 6 4.45 21 21 0 115.1 59 57 42 86
SP Shawn Hill 4 5 3.42 16 16 0 97.1 42 37 25 65
SP Tim Redding 3 6 3.64 15 15 0 84.0 35 34 38 47
SP Jason Simontacchi 6 7 6.37 13 13 0 70.2 53 50 23 42
CL Chad Cordero 3 3 3.36 76 0 37 75.0 31 28 29 62
RP Saúl Rivera 4 6 3.68 85 0 3 93.0 39 38 42 64
RP Jon Rauch 8 4 3.61 88 0 4 87.1 37 35 21 71
RP Jesús Colomé 5 1 3.82 61 0 1 66.0 30 28 27 43
RP Ray King 1 1 4.54 55 0 0 33.2 17 17 18 18
Micah Bowie 4 3 4.55 30 8 0 57.1 30 29 27 42
Joel Hanrahan 5 3 6.00 12 11 0 51.0 35 34 38 43
Chris Schroder 2 3 3.18 37 0 0 45.1 19 16 15 43
Luis Ayala 2 2 3.19 44 0 1 42.1 16 15 12 28
Levale Speigner 2 3 8.78 19 6 0 40.0 39 39 23 19
Billy Traber 2 2 4.76 28 2 0 39.2 22 21 13 27
John Lannan 2 2 4.15 6 6 0 34.2 17 16 17 10
John Patterson 1 5 7.47 7 7 0 31.1 26 26 22 15
Winston Abreu 0 1 5.93 26 0 0 30.1 21 20 9 26
Jerome Williams 0 5 7.20 6 6 0 30.0 26 24 18 15
Ryan Wagner 0 2 5.74 14 0 0 15.2 11 10 8 9
Jonathan Albaladejo 1 1 1.88 14 0 0 14.1 3 3 2 12
Arnie Muñoz 0 0 6.75 13 0 0 5.1 4 4 7 3
Chris Booker 0 1 18.00 3 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 1
Ross Detwiler 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1
Totals 73 89 4.58 162 162 46 1446.2 783 736 580 931

Team leaders[]

Qualifying players only.

Batting[]

Stat Player Total
Avg. Dmitri Young .320
HR Ryan Zimmerman 24
RBI Ryan Zimmerman 110
R Ryan Zimmerman 91
H Ryan Zimmerman 174
SB Felipe López 24

Pitching[]

Stat Player Total
W Jon Rauch 8
L Matt Chico 9
ERA Matt Chico 4.63
SO Matt Chico 94
SV Chad Cordero 37
IP Matt Chico 167.0

Awards and honors[]

All-Stars[]

  • Dmitri Young, 1B

Annual awards[]

  • National League Comeback Player of the Year: Dmitri Young

Records and firsts[]

The 2007 Nationals became the first team in modern baseball (1901–present) to trail 4-0 in each of their first six games.[22] as well as the first to not score during the first three innings of each of their first ten games.[23]

The 2007 Nationals also set the National League record for not scoring a run in the first inning of their first 22 games.[24]

On August 7, 2007, in a game against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park, Nationals pitcher Mike Bacsik gave up career home run number 756 to Barry Bonds, who broke a 33-year-old record previously held by Hank Aaron.[25]

Farm system[]

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Clippers International League John Stearns
AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Scott Little
A Potomac Nationals Carolina League Randy Knorr
A Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League Tom Herr
A-Short Season Vermont Lake Monsters New York–Penn League Darnell Coles
Rookie GCL Nationals Gulf Coast League Bob Henley

References[]

  • Game Logs:
1st Half: Washington Nationals Game Log on ESPN.com
2nd Half: Washington Nationals Game Log on ESPN.com
  1. ^ Thomas Boswell (March 7, 2007). "Nats' Starting Pitching Could Be a Real Problem". The Washington Post. p. E03.
  2. ^ Barry Svrluga (February 26, 2007). "Nats' St. Claire Knows the Task at Hand". Washington Post. p. E01.
  3. ^ Campbell, Rich (October 1, 2007). "Down Bergmann up in team plans". The Free Lance-Star, p. B7.
  4. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Seattle Mariners
  5. ^ Anonymous, "Washington Nationals announce White & Partners as 2007 marketing partner," Washington Nationals press release, November 28, 2006, 2:07 p.m EST.
  6. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Houston Astros
  7. ^ Schudel, Matt (March 18, 2011). "Mitchell Page, hitting coach for Nationals and Cardinals, dies at 59". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  8. ^ Thomas Boswell (June 4, 2007). "Nationals Are Managing Just Fine With Acta". The Washington Post. p. E01.
  9. ^ Linton Weeks (May 8, 2007). "Baseball Most Foul: The Nats Reinvent Bad". Washington Post. p. C01.
  10. ^ Ladson, Bill (July 31, 2007). "Nats let deadline pass without a deal". Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  11. ^ Ladson, Bill (July 19, 2007). "Cordero, Rauch focus of trade rumors". Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  12. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Philadelphia Phillies
  13. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & San Diego Padres
  14. ^ a b baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Oakland Athletics
  15. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Detroit Tigers
  16. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Minnesota Twins
  17. ^ a b baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Boston Red Sox
  18. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Arizona Diamondbacks
  19. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Milwaukee Brewers
  20. ^ baseball-reference.com 2007 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
  21. ^ baseball-reference.com 2007 Washington Nationals
  22. ^ Jacobson, Todd (April 8, 2007). "D-backs tee off on Patterson". The Free Lance-Star, p. B7.
  23. ^ Blum, Ronald (April 14, 2007). "Nats flirt with two in a row". The Free Lance-Star, p. B10
  24. ^ Jacobson, Todd (April 30, 2007). "Finally, Nationals get started early". The Free Lance-Star, p. C1.
  25. ^ The Official Site of The Washington Nationals: News: Nationals watch record with wonder
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