1910 Major League Baseball season

November 2013 1910 1910 MLB season American League (AL)National League (NL) Baseball Regular season: April 14 – October 9, 1910 (AL) April 14 – October 15, 1910 (NL)World Series: October 17–23, 1910 154 16 (8 per league) Pennant winners AL Philadelphia Athletics New York Highlanders NL Chicago Cubs New York Giants World Series 1910 World Series Philadelphia Athletics Chicago Cubs List of Major League Baseball seasons MLB 1909 Major League Baseball season 1909 1911 Major League Baseball season 1911 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, capturing their first championship in franchise history. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the Pittsburgh Pirates from the 1909 season. Schedule 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 following rule changes: The league addressed 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.Total Baseball – The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball 1997-05-01 Viking Press 978-0670875115 Thorn John 5th 2417 en Chronology of Scoring Rules 1878–1996 Palmer Pete Gershman Michael Pietrusza David The National League adopted a roster rule similar to the American League. Active rosters were set at 25 players, though this was dated May 10 through August 10, unlike the AL's May through August 20. A waiver rule was reverted so that if a player were to be claimed on waivers, his team could withdraw him and not send him to the claiming club.Adesman Marshall 1909 Winter Meetings: If It Takes All Winter Society for American Baseball Research https://sabr.org/journal/article/91198/ 2025-03-28 en-US Teams An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at LeagueTeamCityBallparkCapacityManager1910 Major League Managers https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1910-managers.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference enAmerican League American LeagueBoston Red SoxBoston, MassachusettsHuntington Avenue Grounds11,500Patsy DonovanChicago White SoxChicago, IllinoisSouth Side Park*15,000*Hugh DuffyWhite Sox Park28,000Cleveland NapsCleveland, OhioLeague Park (Cleveland)21,414Deacon McGuireDetroit TigersDetroit, MichiganBennett Park14,000Hughie JenningsNew York HighlandersNew York, New YorkHilltop Park16,000George StallingsHal ChasePhiladelphia AthleticsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaShibe Park23,000Connie MackSt. Louis BrownsSt. Louis, MissouriSportsman's Park18,000Jack O'Connor catcherWashington SenatorsWashington, D.C.National Park9,000Jimmy McAleerNational League National League (baseball) National LeagueBoston DovesBoston, MassachusettsSouth End Grounds9,800Fred LakeBrooklyn SuperbasNew York, New YorkWashington Park14,000Bill DahlenChicago CubsChicago, IllinoisWest Side Park16,000Frank ChanceCincinnati RedsCincinnati, OhioPalace of the Fans12,000Clark GriffithNew York GiantsNew York, New YorkPolo Grounds16,000John McGrawPhiladelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaNational League Park18,000Red DooinPittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaForbes Field23,000Fred ClarkeSt. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis, MissouriLeague Park (St. Louis)21,000Roger Bresnahan Standings start American League Philadelphia Athletics break National League Chicago Cubs end Tie games 26 tie games (19 in AL, 7 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again), occurred throughout the season. start American League Boston Red Sox, 5 Chicago White Sox, 3 Cleveland Naps, 9 Detroit Tigers, 1 New York Highlanders, 5 Philadelphia Athletics, 5 St. Louis Browns, 4 Washington Senators, 6 break National League Boston Doves, 4 Brooklyn Superbas, 2 Cincinnati Reds, 2 New York Giants, 1 Philadelphia Phillies, 4 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1 end Postseason The postseason began on October 17 and ended on October 23 with the Philadelphia Athletics defeating the Chicago Cubs in the 1910 World Series in five games. Bracket World Series AL Philadelphia Athletics 4 NL Chicago Cubs 1 Managerial changes Off-season Team Former Manager New ManagerBoston DovesFrank BowermanFred LakeBoston Red SoxFred LakePatsy DonovanBrooklyn SuperbasHarry LumleyBill DahlenChicago White SoxBilly SullivanHugh DuffyPhiladelphia PhilliesBilly MurrayRed DooinSt. Louis BrownsJimmy McAleerJack O'ConnorWashington SenatorsJoe CantillonJimmy McAleer In-season Team Former Manager New ManagerNew York Highlanders George StallingsHal Chase League leaders American League start + Hitting leaders1910 American League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1910-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total AVG Nap Lajoie (CLE) .383 OPS Ty Cobb (DET) 1.004 HR Jake Stahl (BOS) 10 RBI Sam Crawford (DET) 120 R Ty Cobb (DET) 106 H Nap Lajoie (CLE) 227 SB Eddie Collins (PHA) 81 break + Pitching leaders1910 American League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1910-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en 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 WHIP Ed Walsh (CWS) 0.820 end National League start + Hitting leaders1910 National League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1910-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total AVG Sherry Magee (PHI) .331 OPS Sherry Magee (PHI) .952 HR Fred Beck (BSN)Frank Schulte (CHC) 10 RBI Sherry Magee (PHI) 123 R Sherry Magee (PHI) 110 H Bobby Byrne (PIT)Honus Wagner (PIT) 178 SB Bob Bescher (CIN) 70 break + Pitching leaders1910 National League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1910-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total W Christy Mathewson (NYG) 27 L George Bell (BRO) 27 ERA King Cole (CHC) 1.80 K Earl Moore (PHI) 185 IP Nap Rucker (BRO) 320.1 SV Mordecai Brown (CHC)Harry Gaspar (CIN) 7 WHIP Mordecai Brown (CHC) 1.084 end Milestones Batters Cycles List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle Chief Wilson (PIT): Wilson hit for his first cycle and fourth in franchise history, on July 3 against the Cincinnati Reds.http://www.retrosheet.org/cycles.htm Cycles Retrosheet 2011-09-10 2018-06-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20180629045321/http://www.retrosheet.org/cycles.htm live Danny Murphy (PHA): Murphy hit for his first cycle and second in franchise history, on August 25 against the St. Louis Browns. Bill Collins (BSN): Collins hit for his first cycle, third in franchise history, and second natural cycle in major league history, on October 6 against the Philadelphia Phillies. Pitchers No-hitters List of Major League Baseball no-hitters Addie Joss (CLE): Joss threw his second career no-hitter and the third no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Chicago White Sox 1–0 on April 20. Joss walked two and struck out two.Joss Blanks Sox http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85058140/1910-04-21/ed-1/seq-7/ The Salt Lake Herald-Republican 1910-04-21Cleveland Naps vs Chicago White Sox Box Score: April 20, 1910 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA191004200.shtml 2026-03-12 Baseball Reference en Chief Bender (PHA): Bender threw his first career no-hitter and the second no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Cleveland Naps 4–0 on May 12. Bender walked one and struck out four.Naps Fail To Hit Big Chief Bender http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1910-05-13/ed-1/seq-12/ The San Francisco Call 1910-05-13Cleveland Naps vs Philadelphia Athletics Box Score: May 12, 1910 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA191005120.shtml 2026-03-12 Baseball Reference en Other pitching accomplishments Cy Young (CLE): Recorded his 500th career win on July 18 against the Washington Senators. He became the only player to ever reach this mark. Miscellaneous St. Louis Cardinals / Cincinnati Reds: Set a Major League record for most combined walks in a single game at 23, with the St. Louis Cardinals walking 16 batters and the Cincinnati Reds Blues walking 7, on May 4 in a game that St. Louis won 12–3.Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals Box Score: May 4, 1910 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN191005040.shtml 2026-05-20 Baseball Reference en Awards and honors Chalmers Award: Ty Cobb (DET); Nap Lajoie (CLE) Home field attendance Team nameWins%± Percent changeHome attendance%± Percent changePer game Average home attendance per gamePhiladelphia AthleticsOakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference102 7.4%588,905 -12.7%7,550Boston Red SoxBoston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference81 -8.0%584,619 -12.6%7,308Chicago White SoxChicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference68 -12.8%552,084 15.4%6,988Chicago CubsChicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference104 0.0%526,152 -16.9%6,833New York GiantsSan Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference91 -1.1%511,785 -34.7%6,478Pittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference86 -21.8%436,586 -18.4%5,745Detroit TigersDetroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference86 -12.2%391,288 -20.2%5,017Cincinnati RedsCincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference75 -2.6%380,622 -10.4%4,943New York HighlandersNew York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference88 18.9%355,857 -29.0%4,622St. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference63 16.7%355,668 18.6%4,680Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference78 5.4%296,597 -2.2%3,803Cleveland NapsCleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference71 0.0%293,456 -17.2%3,668Brooklyn SuperbasLos Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference64 16.4%279,321 -13.1%3,492Washington SenatorsMinnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference66 57.1%254,591 24.1%3,306St. Louis BrownsBaltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference47 -23.0%249,889 -31.8%3,163Boston DovesAtlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference53 17.8%149,027 -23.6%1,911 Venues The Washington Senators would play their last games at the original National Park with a doubleheader on October 6 against the Boston Red Sox. The park burned down in March 1911 and the Senators moved into a new National Park for the start of the 1911 season. The Chicago White Sox would play their last game at South Side Park on June 27, having played ten seasons there going back to their inaugural 1901 season, and opened White Sox Park on July 1, where they would go on to play for 81 seasons through 1990. See also 1910 in baseball (Events, Births, Deaths) References External links 1910 Major League Schedule at Baseball Reference 1910 in baseball history from ThisGreatGame.com Category:Major League Baseball seasons Category:1910 in baseball