1910 Philadelphia Athletics season
| 1910 Philadelphia Athletics | |
|---|---|
| World Series Champions American League Champions | |
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Record | 102–48 (.680) |
| League place | 1st |
| Owners | Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe, John Shibe, Connie Mack, Sam Jones, Frank Hough |
| Managers | Connie Mack |
The 1910 Philadelphia Athletics season was their tenth as a franchise. The team finished first in the American League with a record of 102 wins and 48 losses, winning the pennant by 14½ games over the New York Highlanders. The A's then defeated the Chicago Cubs in the 1910 World Series 4 games to 1.
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYH | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–12 | 14–8–3 | 12–10 | 9–13–1 | 4–18 | 16–6 | 16–5–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 9–13 | 8–13–2 | 8–14–1 | 12–10 | 9–13 | |||||
| Cleveland | 8–14–3 | 12–10 | — | 9–13 | 8–13 | 7–14–4 | 18–4–1 | 9–13–1 | |||||
| Detroit | 10–12 | 13–9 | 13–9 | — | 13–9 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| New York | 13–9–1 | 13–8–2 | 13–8 | 9–13 | — | 9–12 | 16–6–1 | 15–7–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 18–4 | 14–8–1 | 14–7–4 | 13–9 | 12–9 | — | 17–5 | 14–6 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–16 | 10–12 | 4–18–1 | 7–15 | 6–16–1 | 5–17 | — | 9–13–2 | |||||
| Washington | 5–16–1 | 13–9 | 13–9–1 | 9–13–1 | 7–15–1 | 6–14 | 13–9–2 | — | |||||
Roster
[edit]| 1910 Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
[edit]| = Indicates team leader |
Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jack Lapp | 71 | 192 | 45 | .234 | 0 | 17 |
| 1B | Harry Davis | 139 | 492 | 122 | .248 | 1 | 41 |
| 2B | Eddie Collins | 153 | 581 | 188 | .324 | 3 | 81 |
| 3B | Frank Baker | 146 | 561 | 159 | .283 | 2 | 74 |
| SS | Jack Barry | 145 | 487 | 126 | .259 | 3 | 60 |
| OF | Bris Lord | 70 | 279 | 78 | .280 | 1 | 20 |
| OF | Rube Oldring | 134 | 546 | 168 | .308 | 4 | 57 |
| OF | Danny Murphy | 151 | 560 | 168 | .300 | 4 | 64 |
Other batters
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topsy Hartsel | 90 | 285 | 63 | .221 | 0 | 22 |
| Ira Thomas | 60 | 180 | 50 | .278 | 1 | 19 |
| Paddy Livingston | 37 | 120 | 25 | .208 | 0 | 9 |
| Heinie Heitmuller | 31 | 111 | 27 | .243 | 0 | 7 |
| Stuffy McInnis | 19 | 73 | 22 | .301 | 0 | 12 |
| Ben Houser | 34 | 69 | 13 | .188 | 0 | 7 |
| Amos Strunk | 16 | 48 | 16 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Donahue | 15 | 35 | 5 | .143 | 0 | 4 |
| Morrie Rath | 18 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 1 |
| Earle Mack | 1 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| Claud Derrick | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Coombs | 45 | 353.0 | 31 | 9 | 1.30 | 224 |
| Cy Morgan | 31 | 290.2 | 18 | 12 | 1.55 | 134 |
| Eddie Plank | 38 | 250.1 | 16 | 10 | 2.01 | 123 |
| Chief Bender | 30 | 250.0 | 23 | 5 | 1.58 | 155 |
| Harry Krause | 16 | 112.1 | 6 | 6 | 2.88 | 60 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Dygert | 19 | 99.1 | 4 | 4 | 2.54 | 59 |
| Tommy Atkins | 15 | 57.0 | 3 | 2 | 2.68 | 29 |
| Lefty Russell | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
Cuban-American Major League Clubs Series
[edit]The Athletics, as well as the Detroit Tigers, Habana club and the Almendares club, competed in the second Cuban-American Major League Clubs Series in 1910.[1]
1910 World Series
[edit]AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cubs – 1, Athletics – 4 | October 17 | Shibe Park | 26,891 |
| 2 | Cubs – 3, Athletics – 9 | October 18 | Shibe Park | 24,597 |
| 3 | Athletics – 12, Cubs – 5 | October 20 | West Side Park | 26,210 |
| 4 | Athletics – 3, Cubs – 4 (10 innings) | October 22 | West Side Park | 19,150 |
| 5 | Athletics – 7, Cubs – 2 | October 23 | West Side Park | 27,374 |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- 1910 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1910 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com