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.
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.
Transactions Transactions by the Cincinnati Reds during the off-season before the 1910 season.
December 1909 Sold 3B Cozy Dolan player rights to Denver Grizzlies of Western League.
January 1910 Sold 1B Doc Johnston player rights to Buffalo Bisons of Eastern League. Acquired RHP Frank Corridon and LHP Harry Coveleski from Philadelphia Phillies for LHP Ad Brennan and RHP Bob Ewing.
February 1910 Acquired RHP Fred Beebe and SS Alan Storke from St. Louis Cardinals for RHP Frank Corridon, 2B Miller Huggins and CF Rebel Oakes.
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
Record vs. opponents
Transactions Transactions by the Cincinnati Reds during the 1910 season.
May 1910 Purchased RHP Slow Joe Doyle from New York Highlanders for $2,000.
June 1910 Signed free agent OF Al Wickland. Selected SS Tommy McMillan off waivers from Brooklyn Superbas. Purchased LHP Bill Burns from Chicago White Sox for $4,000. Acquired 3B Sam Woodruff from Louisville Colonels of American Association for 3B Jim Doyle and IF Rabbit Robinson. RHP Bob Spade selected by St. Louis Browns off waivers. Purchased LHP Rube Benton from Macon Peaches of South Atlantic League for $7,000.
August 1910 Purchased 2B Mickey Corcoran from Buffalo Bisons of Eastern League.
September 1910 Drafted 2B Dave Altizer from Minneapolis Millers of American Association in Rule 5 Draft. Drafted LHP Barney Schreiber from Denver Grizzlies of Western League. OF Ward Miller player rights sold to Montreal Royals of Eastern League.
Roster 1910 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other positions Manager
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 127 423 126 .298 2 71 1B Dick Hoblitzell 155 611 170 .278 4 70 2B 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 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 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 26 29 7 .241 0 3 Chappy Charles 4 15 2 .133 0 0 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 3 3 0 .000 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0 Bob Meinke 2 1 0 .000 0 0 1 1 1 1.000 0 0 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 George Suggs 35 266.0 20 12 2.40 91 42 261.0 12 14 3.07 93 35 214.1 12 14 3.07 93 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 Harry Gaspar 48 275.0 15 17 2.59 74 31 178.2 8 13 3.48 57 Art Fromme 11 49.1 3 4 2.92 10 7 39.1 1 1 5.26 27 12 38.0 0 1 4.74 15 7 17.1 0 0 4.67 11 Roy Castleton 4 13.2 1 2 3.29 5
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 Slow Joe Doyle 5 0 0 0 6.35 4 2 0 0 0 13.50 0 Mysterious Walker 1 0 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 0
Notes
References 1910 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference