1910 World Series
From BR Bullpen
| 1910 World Series | ||
 |  |  |
| Philadelphia Athletics 102 - 48 in the AL | 4 - 1 Series Summary | Chicago Cubs 104 - 50 in the NL |
The 1910 World Series featured the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago Cubs, with the Athletics winning in five games to earn their first championship.
Jack Coombs of Philadelphia won three games and Eddie Collins supplied timely hitting. The greatest Cubs team in history closed out its glory years, only ten years into the new century.
Records: Philadelphia Athletics (W: 102, L: 48, Pct: .680, GA: 14 ½) - Chicago Cubs (W: 104, L: 50, Pct: .675, GA: 13)
Managers: Connie Mack (Philadelphia), Frank Chance (Chicago)
Umpires: Tom Connolly (AL), Cy Rigler (NL), Jack Sheridan (AL), Hank O'Day (NL)
Contents |
[edit] Summary
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 |
[edit] Matchups
[edit] Game 1
October 17, 1910 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| W: Chief Bender (1-0) L: Orval Overall (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
October 18, 1910 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | X | 9 | 14 | 4 |
| W: Jack Coombs (1-0) L: Mordecai Brown (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 20, 1910 at West Side Park in Chicago, Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| Chicago | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| W: Jack Coombs (2-0) L: Harry McIntire (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: PHI – Danny Murphy (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
October 22, 1910 at West Side Park in Chicago, Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| Chicago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| W: Mordecai Brown (1-1) L: Chief Bender (1-1) | |||||||||||||
[edit] Game 5
October 23, 1910 at West Side Park in Chicago, Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| Chicago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| W: Jack Coombs (3-0) L: Mordecai Brown (1-2) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Composite Box
1910 World Series (4-1): Philadelphia Athletics (A.L.) over Chicago Cubs (N.L.)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 56 | 11 | |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 35 | 12 | |
| Total Attendance: 124,222 Average Attendance: 24,844 | ||||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $2,068 Losing Player’s Share – $1,375 | ||||||||||||||
[edit] Stats
[edit] Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Batting
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 |
|---|
[edit] Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|
[edit] Chicago Cubs
[edit] Batting
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 |
|---|
[edit] Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|
[edit] Reference(s)
Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 32-35)
[edit] External links
- 1910 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
- 1910 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1910 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
- 1910 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
[edit] Further Reading
- Bruce A. Rubenstein: Chicago in the World Series, 1903-2005: The Cubs and White Sox in Championship Play, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2006.
| |||
| Modern Major League Baseball World Series
Pre-1903 Postseason Series |
