1910 Major League Baseball season
1910 MLB season | |
---|---|
League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | Regular season:
|
Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 (8 per league) |
Pennant winners | |
AL champions | Philadelphia Athletics |
AL runners-up | New York Highlanders |
NL champions | Chicago Cubs |
NL runners-up | New York Giants |
World Series | |
Champions | Philadelphia Athletics |
Runners-up | Chicago Cubs |
The 1910 major league baseball season began on April 14, 1910. The regular season ended on October 15, with the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Athletics as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the seventh modern World Series on October 17 and ended with Game 5 on October 23. The Athletics defeated the Cubs, four games to one.
Schedule
[edit]The 1910 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the 1904 season. This format would last until 1919.
For the first time, Opening Day, which took place on April 14, featured all sixteen teams. The American League would see its final day of the regular season on October 9, while the National League would see its final day of the regular season was on October 15. The World Series took place between October 17 and October 23.
Rule changes
[edit]The 1910 season saw the first addressing of the double and triple steal attempts. Under the new rule, when any runner is thrown out, and the other(s) are successful, the successful runners will not be credited with a stolen base.[1]
Teams
[edit]Standings
[edit]American League
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Athletics | 102 | 48 | .680 | — | 57–19 | 45–29 |
New York Highlanders | 88 | 63 | .583 | 14½ | 49–25 | 39–38 |
Detroit Tigers | 86 | 68 | .558 | 18 | 46–31 | 40–37 |
Boston Red Sox | 81 | 72 | .529 | 22½ | 51–28 | 30–44 |
Cleveland Naps | 71 | 81 | .467 | 32 | 39–36 | 32–45 |
Chicago White Sox | 68 | 85 | .444 | 35½ | 41–37 | 27–48 |
Washington Senators | 66 | 85 | .437 | 36½ | 38–35 | 28–50 |
St. Louis Browns | 47 | 107 | .305 | 57 | 26–51 | 21–56 |
National League
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago Cubs | 104 | 50 | .675 | — | 58–19 | 46–31 |
New York Giants | 91 | 63 | .591 | 13 | 52–26 | 39–37 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 67 | .562 | 17½ | 46–30 | 40–37 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 75 | .510 | 25½ | 40–36 | 38–39 |
Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 79 | .487 | 29 | 39–37 | 36–42 |
Brooklyn Superbas | 64 | 90 | .416 | 40 | 39–39 | 25–51 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 63 | 90 | .412 | 40½ | 35–41 | 28–49 |
Boston Doves | 53 | 100 | .346 | 50½ | 29–48 | 24–52 |
Postseason
[edit]Bracket
[edit]World Series | ||||||||
AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 7 | ||
NL | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 3 | 5 | 410* | 2 |
*Denotes walk-off
Managerial changes
[edit]Off-season
[edit]In-season
[edit]Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
---|---|---|
New York Highlanders | George Stallings | Hal Chase |
League leaders
[edit]American League
[edit]Stat | Player | Total |
---|---|---|
AVG | Nap Lajoie (CLE) | .383 |
OPS | Ty Cobb (DET) | 1.004 |
HR | Jake Stahl (BRS) | 10 |
RBI | Sam Crawford (DET) | 120 |
R | Ty Cobb (DET) | 106 |
H | Nap Lajoie (CLE) | 227 |
SB | Eddie Collins (PHA) | 81 |
National League
[edit]Stat | Player | Total |
---|---|---|
AVG | Sherry Magee (PHP) | .331 |
OPS | Sherry Magee (PHP) | .952 |
HR | Fred Beck (BSD) Frank Schulte (CHC) |
10 |
RBI | Sherry Magee (PHP) | 123 |
R | Sherry Magee (PHP) | 110 |
H | Bobby Byrne (PIT) Honus Wagner (PIT) |
178 |
SB | Bob Bescher (CIN) | 70 |
Stat | Player | Total |
---|---|---|
W | Christy Mathewson (NYG) | 27 |
L | George Bell (BKN) | 27 |
ERA | King Cole (CHC) | 1.80 |
K | Earl Moore (PHP) | 185 |
IP | Nap Rucker (BKN) | 320.1 |
SV | Mordecai Brown (CHC) Harry Gaspar (CIN) |
7 |
WHIP | Mordecai Brown (CHC) | 1.084 |
Awards and honors
[edit]- Chalmers Award: Ty Cobb (DET); Nap Lajoie (CLE)
Home field attendance
[edit]Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia Athletics[2] | 102 | 7.4% | 588,905 | -12.7% | 7,550 |
Boston Red Sox[3] | 81 | -8.0% | 584,619 | -12.6% | 7,308 |
Chicago White Sox[4] | 68 | -12.8% | 552,084 | 15.4% | 6,988 |
Chicago Cubs[5] | 104 | 0.0% | 526,152 | -16.9% | 6,833 |
New York Giants[6] | 91 | -1.1% | 511,785 | -34.7% | 6,478 |
Pittsburgh Pirates[7] | 86 | -21.8% | 436,586 | -18.4% | 5,745 |
Detroit Tigers[8] | 86 | -12.2% | 391,288 | -20.2% | 5,017 |
Cincinnati Reds[9] | 75 | -2.6% | 380,622 | -10.4% | 4,943 |
New York Highlanders[10] | 88 | 18.9% | 355,857 | -29.0% | 4,622 |
St. Louis Cardinals[11] | 63 | 16.7% | 355,668 | 18.6% | 4,680 |
Philadelphia Phillies[12] | 78 | 5.4% | 296,597 | -2.2% | 3,803 |
Cleveland Naps[13] | 71 | 0.0% | 293,456 | -17.2% | 3,668 |
Brooklyn Superbas[14] | 64 | 16.4% | 279,321 | -13.1% | 3,492 |
Washington Senators[15] | 66 | 57.1% | 254,591 | 24.1% | 3,306 |
St. Louis Browns[16] | 47 | -23.0% | 249,889 | -31.8% | 3,163 |
Boston Doves[17] | 53 | 17.8% | 149,027 | -23.6% | 1,911 |
Events
[edit]- April 4 – William Howard Taft is the first American president to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a game.[18]
- July 19 – Cy Young of the Cleveland Indians wins his 500th career game with a 5–4 victory over the Washington Senators.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ Total Baseball, 5th ed., 1997, Viking Press, Thorn, John et al. ed, Chronology of Scoring Rules 1878–1996, p. 2417
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. United States: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 352. ISBN 9781402742736.
External links
[edit]- 1910 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference Fetched July 1, 2012
- 1910 in baseball history from ThisGreatGame.com