1910 Major League Baseball season

1910 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 14 – October 9, 1910 (AL)
  • April 14 – October 15, 1910 (NL)
World Series:
  • October 17–23, 1910
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Pennant winners
AL championsPhiladelphia Athletics
  AL runners-upNew York Highlanders
NL championsChicago Cubs
  NL runners-upNew York Giants
World Series
ChampionsPhiladelphia Athletics
  Runners-upChicago Cubs
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1910 American League season
American 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.

Schedule

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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

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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

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League Team City Stadium Capacity Manager
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Huntington Avenue Grounds 11,500 Patsy Donovan
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois White Sox Park 28,000 Hugh Duffy
Cleveland Naps Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414 Deacon McGuire
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Bennett Park 14,000 Hughie Jennings
New York Highlanders New York, New York Hilltop Park 16,000 George Stallings, Hal Chase
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 18,000 Jack O'Connor
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. National Park Unknown Jimmy McAleer
National League Boston Doves Boston, Massachusetts South End Grounds 11,000 Fred Lake
Brooklyn Superbas New York, New York Washington Park 18,800 Bill Dahlen
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois West Side Park 16,000 Frank Chance
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Palace of the Fans 6,000 Clark Griffith
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 16,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000 Red Dooin
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 23,000 Fred Clarke
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Robison Field 21,000 Roger Bresnahan

Standings

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American League

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American League
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

National League

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National League
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

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Bracket

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World Series
   
AL Philadelphia Athletics 4
NL Chicago Cubs 1

Managerial changes

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Off-season

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Team Former Manager New Manager
Boston Doves Frank Bowerman Fred Lake
Boston Red Sox Fred Lake Patsy Donovan
Brooklyn Superbas Harry Lumley Bill Dahlen
Chicago White Sox Billy Sullivan Hugh Duffy
Philadelphia Phillies Billy Murray Red Dooin
St. Louis Browns Jimmy McAleer Jack O'Connor
Washington Senators Joe Cantillon Jimmy McAleer

In-season

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Team Former Manager New Manager
New York Highlanders George Stallings Hal Chase

League leaders

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American League

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National League

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Awards and honors

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Home field attendance

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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

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References

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  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.
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  4. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  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.
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  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.
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