1910 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1910 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1910 in baseball.

1910 MLB season
League	American League, National League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 14 – October 23, 1910
Number of games	154
Number of teams	8 (AL), 8 (NL)
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
MLB seasons
← 1909 1911 →

Red Sox

White Sox

Naps

Tigers

Athletics

Browns

Highlanders

Senators

Locations of teams for the 1910 American League season
American League

Doves

Superbas

Cubs

Reds

Giants

Phillies

Pirates

Cardinals

Locations of teams for the 1909–1910 National League seasons
National League

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.

Teams

League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
American League	Boston Red Sox	Boston, Massachusetts	Huntington Avenue Grounds	11,500
	Chicago White Sox	Chicago, Illinois	White Sox Park	28,000
	Cleveland Naps	Cleveland, Ohio	League Park	21,414
	Detroit Tigers	Detroit, Michigan	Bennett Park	14,000
	New York Highlanders	New York, New York	Hilltop Park	16,000
	Philadelphia Athletics	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Shibe Park	23,000
	St. Louis Browns	St. Louis, Missouri	Sportsman's Park	18,000
	Washington Senators	Washington, D.C.	National Park	Unknown
National League	Boston Doves	Boston, Massachusetts	South End Grounds	11,000
	Brooklyn Superbas	New York, New York	Washington Park	18,800
	Chicago Cubs	Chicago, Illinois	West Side Park	16,000
	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati, Ohio	Palace of the Fans	6,000
	New York Giants	New York, New York	Polo Grounds	16,000
	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	National League Park	18,000
	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Forbes Field	23,000
	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis, Missouri	Robison Field	21,000

Schedule

See also: Major League Baseball schedule

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

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]

Standings

American League v t e American League W L Pct. GB Home Road Philadelphia Athletics 102 48 0.680 — 57–19 45–29 New York Highlanders 88 63 0.583 14½ 49–25 39–38 Detroit Tigers 86 68 0.558 18 46–31 40–37 Boston Red Sox 81 72 0.529 22½ 51–28 30–44 Cleveland Naps 71 81 0.467 32 39–36 32–45 Chicago White Sox 68 85 0.444 35½ 41–37 27–48 Washington Senators 66 85 0.437 36½ 38–35 28–50 St. Louis Browns 47 107 0.305 57 26–51 21–56

National League v t e National League W L Pct. GB Home Road Chicago Cubs 104 50 0.675 — 58–19 46–31 New York Giants 91 63 0.591 13 52–26 39–37 Pittsburgh Pirates 86 67 0.562 17½ 46–30 40–37 Philadelphia Phillies 78 75 0.510 25½ 40–36 38–39 Cincinnati Reds 75 79 0.487 29 39–37 36–42 Brooklyn Superbas 64 90 0.416 40 39–39 25–51 St. Louis Cardinals 63 90 0.412 40½ 35–41 28–49 Boston Doves 53 100 0.346 50½ 29–48 24–52

Postseason

Bracket

	World Series
	AL	Philadelphia Athletics	4
	NL	Chicago Cubs	1

Managers

American League Team Manager Comments Boston Red Sox Patsy Donovan Chicago White Sox Hugh Duffy Cleveland Naps Deacon McGuire Detroit Tigers Hughie Jennings Finished 3rd New York Highlanders George Stallings Hal Chase Finished 2nd Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack Won World Series St. Louis Browns Jack O'Connor Washington Senators Jimmy McAleer

National League Team Manager Comments Boston Doves Fred Lake Brooklyn Superbas Bill Dahlen Chicago Cubs Frank Chance Won 4th NL pennant in 5 seasons Cincinnati Reds Clark Griffith New York Giants John McGraw Finished 2nd Philadelphia Phillies Red Dooin Pittsburgh Pirates Fred Clarke Finished 3rd St. Louis Cardinals Roger Bresnahan

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders Stat Player Total AVG Nap Lajoie (CLE) .383 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

Pitching leaders Stat Player Total W Jack Coombs (PHA) 31 L Ed Walsh (CWS) 20 ERA Ed Walsh (CWS) 1.27 K Walter Johnson (WSH) 313 IP Walter Johnson (WSH) 370.0 SV Ed Walsh (CWS) 5

National League

Hitting leaders Stat Player Total AVG Sherry Magee (PHP) .331 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

Pitching leaders 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

Awards and honors

• Chalmers Award
  • Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers, OF
  • Nap Lajoie, Cleveland Naps

Home field attendance

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

• 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

1. Total Baseball, 5th ed., 1997, Viking Press, Thorn, John et al. ed, Chronology of Scoring Rules 1878–1996, p. 2417
2. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
3. "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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5. "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
6. "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
7. "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
8. "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
9. "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
10. "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
11. "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
12. "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
13. "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
14. "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
15. "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
16. "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
17. "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
18. Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts . United States: Sterling Publishing Co. pp.  352. ISBN   9781402742736.

External links

• 1910 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference Fetched July 1, 2012
• 1910 in baseball history from ThisGreatGame.com