1910 Cincinnati Reds season

1910 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Palace of the Fans (since 1902)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Garry Herrmann
Manager(s)	Clark Griffith
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The 1910 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League. The Reds finished 5th in the National League with a record of 75–79.

Offseason

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

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

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

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
Pittsburg 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

1910 National League Records 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
Pittsburg	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

• June 15, 1910: Bob Spade was selected off waivers from the Reds by the St. Louis Browns.

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
2B	Dick Egan	135	474	116	.245	0	46

Other batters

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
Sam Woodruff	21	61	9	.148	0	2
Frank Roth	26	29	7	.241	0	3
Jim Doyle	7	13	2	.154	0	1
George Wheeler	3	3	0	.000	0	0
Ned Crompton	1	2	0	.000	0	0
Joe Burns	1	1	0	.000	0	0
Clark Griffith	1	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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 Rowan	42	261	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

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bill Burns	31	178.2	8	13	3.48	57
Harry Coveleski	7	39.1	1	1	5.26	27
Rube Benton	12	38	0	1	4.74	15
Wingo Anderson	7	17.1	0	0	4.67	11

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Tom Cantwell	2	0	0	0	13.50	0
Walt Slagle	1	0	0	0	9.00	0

References

• 1910 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference