| 1910 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | Regular season:
|
| Games | 154 |
| 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 |
| MLB seasons | |
The1910 major league baseball season began on April 14, 1910. The regular season ended on October 15, with theChicago Cubs andPhiladelphia Athletics as the regular season champions of theNational League andAmerican League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of theseventh 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 defendingWorld Series champions were thePittsburgh Pirates from the1909 season.
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 the1904 season. This format would last until1919.
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. TheWorld Series took place between October 17 and October 23.
The 1910 season saw the following rule changes:
An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
26 tie games (19 in AL, 7 in NL), which are not factored intowinning percentage orgames behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season.
The postseason began on October 17 and ended on October 23 with thePhiladelphia Athletics defeating theChicago Cubs in the1910 World Series in five games.
| World Series | ||||
| AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | ||
| NL | Chicago Cubs | 1 | ||
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
|---|---|---|
| New York Highlanders | George Stallings | Hal Chase |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics[8] | 102 | 7.4% | 588,905 | -12.7% | 7,550 |
| Boston Red Sox[9] | 81 | -8.0% | 584,619 | -12.6% | 7,308 |
| Chicago White Sox[10] | 68 | -12.8% | 552,084 | 15.4% | 6,988 |
| Chicago Cubs[11] | 104 | 0.0% | 526,152 | -16.9% | 6,833 |
| New York Giants[12] | 91 | -1.1% | 511,785 | -34.7% | 6,478 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[13] | 86 | -21.8% | 436,586 | -18.4% | 5,745 |
| Detroit Tigers[14] | 86 | -12.2% | 391,288 | -20.2% | 5,017 |
| Cincinnati Reds[15] | 75 | -2.6% | 380,622 | -10.4% | 4,943 |
| New York Highlanders[16] | 88 | 18.9% | 355,857 | -29.0% | 4,622 |
| St. Louis Cardinals[17] | 63 | 16.7% | 355,668 | 18.6% | 4,680 |
| Philadelphia Phillies[18] | 78 | 5.4% | 296,597 | -2.2% | 3,803 |
| Cleveland Naps[19] | 71 | 0.0% | 293,456 | -17.2% | 3,668 |
| Brooklyn Superbas[20] | 64 | 16.4% | 279,321 | -13.1% | 3,492 |
| Washington Senators[21] | 66 | 57.1% | 254,591 | 24.1% | 3,306 |
| St. Louis Browns[22] | 47 | -23.0% | 249,889 | -31.8% | 3,163 |
| Boston Doves[23] | 53 | 17.8% | 149,027 | -23.6% | 1,911 |
TheWashington Senators would play their last games at the originalNational Park with adoubleheader on October 6 against theBoston Red Sox. The park burned down in March 1911 and the Senators moved into a newNational Park for the start of the1911 season.
TheChicago White Sox would play their last game atSouth Side Park on June 27, having played ten seasons there going back to their inaugural1901 season, and openedWhite Sox Park on July 1, where they would go on to play for 81 seasons through1990.
