MLB 1910

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season 1910
Period April 14 - October 23, 1910
Postseason
AL Champion Philadelphia Athletics (3)
Second AL New York Islanders
NL champion Chicago Cubs (10)
Second NL New York Giants
World Series
champion Philadelphia Athletics (1)
Playing times
◄ 1909 1911 ►Logo of the MLB

The 1910 MLB season was the ninth season of Major League Baseball (MLB).

After the Detroit Tigers had dominated the American League (AL) for three years from 1907 to 1909 , they had to be content with third place in the league in 1910. For the first time after 1905 , the Philadelphia Athletics won the AL, with 14½ games ahead of the New York Highlanders . For the Athletics it was the third AL title.

After a year without a title, the Chicago Cubs won the National League (NL) well ahead of the New York Giants and thus secured their fourth success in five years.

The Athletics won the 1910 World Series at the end of the season and, after having been defeated by the New York Giants in 1905 , celebrated their first World Series title on their second participation .

Result at the end of the season

American League
Item franchise W. L. % GB
1 Philadelphia Athletics 102 048 68.0% 0-
2 New York Highlanders 088 063 58.3% 14½
3 Detroit Tigers 086 068 55.8% 18th
4th Boston Red Sox 081 072 52.9% 22½
5 Cleveland Naps 071 081 46.7% 32
6th Chicago White Sox 068 085 44.4% 35½
7th Washington Senators 066 085 43.7% 36½
8th St. Louis Browns 047 107 30.5% 57
National League
Item franchise W. L. % GB
1 Chicago Cubs 104 050 67.7% -
2 New York Giants 091 063 59.9% 13
3 Pittsburgh Pirates 086 067 56.6% 17½
4th Philadelphia Phillies 078 075 51.1% 25½
5 Cincinnati Reds 075 079 48.8% 29
6th Brooklyn superbas 064 090 41.1% 40
7th St. Louis Cardinals 063 090 41.1% 40½
8th Boston Doves 053 100 34.4% 50½

W = Wins (victories), L = Losses (defeats),% = Winning Percentage , GB = Games Behind (behind leaders: number of necessary defeats for the leader while simultaneously winning)

Player statistics

Hitting

Sherry Magee from the A’s dominated various stroke statistics in the National League in 1910
American League National League
Stat player team Total Stat player team Total
AVG Nap Lajoie CLE .384 AVG Sherry Magee PHA .331
MR Jake steel BOS 10 MR Fred Beck
Fred Schulte		 BSN
CHC 		10
RBI Sam Crawford DET 120 RBI Sherry Magee PHA 123
R. Ty Cobb DET 106 R. Sherry Magee PHA 110
H Nap Lajoie CLE 227 H Bobby Byrne
Honus Wagner 		PIT
PIT 		178
SB Eddie Collins PHA 81 SB Bob Bescher CIN 70

Pitching

American League National League
Stat player team Total Stat player team Total
W. Jack Coombs PHA 31 W. Christy Mathewson NYG 27
WL% Chief Bender PHA 82.1% WL% Deacon Phillippie PIT 87.5%
ERA Ed Walsh PHA 1.27 ERA King Cole NYG 1.80
K Walter Johnson WSH 313 K Earl Moore PHI 185
IP Walter Johnson WSH 370 IP Nap Rucker BRO 320.1

World Series

game date guest Result home Total
CHC – PHA 		place Playtime spectator box
Game 1 October 17, 1910 Chicago Cubs 1-4 Philadelphia Athletics 0-1 Shibe Park 1:54 26,891
Game 2 October 18, 1910 Chicago Cubs 3-9 Philadelphia Athletics 0-2 Shibe Park 2:25 24,597
Game 3 October 20, 1910 Philadelphia Athletics 12-5 Chicago Cubs 0-3 West Side Grounds 2:07 2.6210
Game 4 October 22, 1910 Philadelphia Athletics 3-4 Chicago Cubs 1-3 West Side Grounds 2:14 19,150
Game 5 October 23, 1910 Philadelphia Athletics 7-2 Chicago Cubs 1-4 West Side Grounds 2:06 27,374
The Philadelphia Athletics win the series 4-1

Web links

Commons : 1910 in Major League Baseball  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 1910 American League Batting Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 30, 2016 .
  2. ↑ 1910 National League Batting Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 30, 2016 .
  3. ↑ 1910 American League Pitching Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 30, 2016 .
  4. ↑ 1910 National League Pitching Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 30, 2016 .
  5. ↑ 1910 World Series Game 1 - Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Athletics . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ 1910 World Series Game 2 - Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Athletics . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  7. ↑ 1910 World Series Game 3 - Philadelphia Athletics vs. Chicago Cubs . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  8. ↑ 1910 World Series Game 4 - Philadelphia Athletics vs. Chicago Cubs . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  9. ↑ 1910 World Series Game 5 - Philadelphia Athletics vs. Chicago Cubs . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 22, 2016.