1910 Cincinnati Reds season

Summary

The 1910 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The Reds finished fifth in the National League with a record of 75–79.

1910 Cincinnati Reds
LeagueNational League
BallparkPalace of the Fans
CityCincinnati
OwnersGarry Herrmann
ManagersClark Griffith
← 1909 Seasons 1911 →

Offseason edit

On January 20, the Reds traded pitchers Bob Ewing and Ad Brennan to the Philadelphia Phillies, receiving pitchers Frank Corridon and Harry Coveleski. Corridon had a record of 11–9 with a 2.11 ERA in 27 games, while Coveleski had a 6–10 record with a 2.74 ERA in 24 games in the 1909 season.

Corridon would not stay with Cincinnati, as he was traded a couple of weeks later, with second baseman Miller Huggins and outfielder Rebel Oakes to the St. Louis Cardinals, getting pitcher Fred Beebe and infielder Alan Storke. Beebe was the Cardinals ace in 1909, going 15–21 with a 2.82 ERA in 44 games. As a rookie in 1906, Beebe led the National League in strikeouts with 171.

Regular season edit

The Reds were led offensively by outfielder Mike Mitchell, who in 156 games, hit .286 with a team high five home runs an 86 RBI. Fellow outfielder Bob Bescher hit .250, but had a team high 70 stolen bases. First baseman Dick Hoblitzell continued to become a star, hitting .278 with four home runs and 70 RBI in 155 games. Catcher Larry McLean had a very solid season, batting .298 with two home runs and 71 RBI in 127 games.

The pitching staff was anchored by George Suggs, who led the Reds with a 20–12 record with a 2.40 ERA in 35 games, in which he threw 23 complete games. Harry Gaspar had a very good season, as he went 15–17 with a 2.59 ERA in 48 games in a team high 275 innings pitched. Jack Rowan was a solid third starter, going 14–13 with a 2.93 ERA in 42 games. Newly acquired Fred Beebe finished 12–14 with a 3.07 ERA in 35 games in his first season with the team.

Season summary edit

After a poor 3–6 start to the season in their first nine games, the Reds rebounded and went 13–5 in their next 18 games, improving their record to 16–11, good for second place in the National League, only a half game behind the Pittsburgh Pirates for first place. It would be the closest the team would get to first place, as the club fell out of the pennant race as the season went on. Cincinnati struggled to a 75–79 record, finishing 29 games behind the first place Chicago Cubs.

Season standings edit

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 104 50 0.675 58–19 46–31
New York Giants 91 63 0.591 13 52–26 39–37
Pittsburgh Pirates 86 67 0.562 17½ 46–30 40–37
Philadelphia Phillies 78 75 0.510 25½ 40–36 38–39
Cincinnati Reds 75 79 0.487 29 39–37 36–42
Brooklyn Superbas 64 90 0.416 40 39–39 25–51
St. Louis Cardinals 63 90 0.412 40½ 35–41 28–49
Boston Doves 53 100 0.346 50½ 29–48 24–52

Record vs. opponents edit


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 10–12 5–17 8–14–1 6–16–1 4–17–2 8–14 12–10
Brooklyn 12–10 6–16 7–15 8–14 9–13–1 10–12–1 12–10
Chicago 17–5 16–6 16–6 14–8 14–8 12–10 15–7
Cincinnati 14–8–1 15–7 6–16 8–14 10–12–1 10–12 12–10
New York 16–6–1 14–8 8–14 14–8 15–7 12–10 12–10
Philadelphia 17–4–2 13–9–1 8–14 12–10–1 7–15 11–11 10–12
Pittsburgh 14–8 12–10–1 10–12 12–10 10–12 11–11 17–4
St. Louis 10–12 10–12 7–15 10–12 10–12 12–10 4–17


Notable transactions edit

Roster edit

1910 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other positions

Manager

Player stats edit

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 Larry McLean 127 423 126 .298 2 71
1B Dick Hoblitzell 155 611 170 .278 4 70
2B Dick Egan 135 474 116 .245 0 46
SS Tommy McMillan 82 248 46 .185 0 13
3B Hans Lobert 93 314 97 .309 3 40
OF Bob Bescher 150 589 147 .250 4 48
OF Dode Paskert 144 506 152 .300 2 46
OF Mike Mitchell 156 583 167 .286 5 88

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
Tom Downey 111 378 102 .270 2 32
Tommy Clarke 64 151 42 .278 1 20
Ward Miller 81 126 30 .238 0 10
Sam Woodruff 21 61 9 .148 0 2
Mickey Corcoran 14 46 10 .217 0 7
Art Phelan 23 42 9 .214 0 4
Swat McCabe 13 35 9 .257 0 5
Frank Roth 26 29 7 .241 0 3
Chappy Charles 4 15 2 .133 0 0
Jim Doyle 7 13 2 .154 0 1
Dave Altizer 3 10 6 .600 0 0
Rabbit Robinson 8 7 0 .000 0 1
Mike Konnick 1 3 0 .000 0 0
George Wheeler 3 3 0 .000 0 0
Ned Crompton 1 2 0 .000 0 0
Bob Meinke 2 1 0 .000 0 0
Joe Burns 1 1 1 1.000 0 0
Clark Griffith 1 0 0 ---- 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
George Suggs 35 266.0 20 12 2.40 91
Jack Rowan 42 261.0 12 14 3.07 93
Fred Beebe 35 214.1 12 14 3.07 93
Bob Spade 3 17.1 1 2 6.75 1

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
Harry Gaspar 48 275.0 15 17 2.59 74
Bill Burns 31 178.2 8 13 3.48 57
Art Fromme 11 49.1 3 4 2.92 10
Harry Coveleski 7 39.1 1 1 5.26 27
Rube Benton 12 38.0 0 1 4.74 15
Wingo Anderson 7 17.1 0 0 4.67 11
Roy Castleton 4 13.2 1 2 3.29 5

Relief pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Slow Joe Doyle 5 0 0 0 6.35 4
Tom Cantwell 2 0 0 0 13.50 0
Mysterious Walker 1 0 0 0 3.00 1
Walt Slagle 1 0 0 0 9.00 0

Notes edit

  1. ^ Bob Spade page at Baseball Reference

References edit

  • 1910 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference