1911 – The St. Louis Browns name star shortstop Bobby Wallace as their new manager. The future Hall of Famer will perform dual duties until 1912, when he will surrender his managerial position but continue as an active player.
On January 1, 1911, Hank Greenberg is born in New York City’s Greenwich Village to Rumanian-born Orthodox Jewish immigrants who owned a successful cloth-shrinking plant, Henry Benjamin Greenberg moved with his family to the Bronx when he was seven years old. Hampered by flat feet and a lack of coordination as a youngster, Greenberg worked…
Major League Baseball Season Recap 1910 World Series – Philadelphia A’s AL over Chicago Cubs NL 4 games to 1 World Series MVP – Babe Ruth Award – Awards – </strong? Major League Cy Young Award Cy Young Award National League Cy Young Award American League MVP Awards – NL AL Major League Rookie of The Year – NL Rookie…
On December 13, 1910, former major leaguer Dan McGann is found dead in a hotel room in Louisville, Kentucky, having shot himself in the chest. McGann, 39 years old, was apparently distressed over several family tragedies. A first baseman, McGann batted .300 four times and played in the 1905 World Series for John…
The American League champion Philadelphia Athletics put up some pretty good numbers in 1910, too — collectively and individually. The young A’s won 102 games and took the AL pennant by 14 1/2 games. They boasted .300 hitters in second baseman Eddie Collins and outfielders Rube Oldring and Danny Murphy and a 31-game winner in…
1910 – After three straight defeats and trailing the Philadelphia Athletics, 3 – 2, in the 9th inning of Game 5, the Chicago Cubs tie the score, then win, 4 – 3, in 10 innings for their only victory in the World Series. Three Finger Brown, in relief, is the winning pitcher over Chief Bender, who throws a complete game.
On one day of rest, Jack Coombs of the Philadelphia Athletics pitches a complete game to beat the Chicago Cubs, 12 – 5, and give the Athletics a 3-0 lead in the World Series. Coombs also collects three hits and three RBI in the game.
1910 – The Philadelphia Athletics pound the Chicago Cubs, 9 – 3, for a 2-0 lead in the World Series. Eddie Collins collects three hits, including two doubles and two stolen bases.
American League president Ban Johnson declares Tigers outfielder Ty Cobb the league’s batting champ after questioning Nap Lajoie’s suspicious multi-hit performance in a season-ending doubleheader against the Browns. With the Georgia Peach sitting out the last two games of the season, hoping to hold onto his thin lead, the Cleveland second baseman, with the St. Louis shortstop playing deeper than usual, collected eight hits, six of which were bunts.
On October 9, 1910, Napoleon Lajoie, the player-manager of the Cleveland Naps, goes 8-8 with six bogus hits on the last day thanks to St. Louis third baseman Red Corriden who plays back while Lajoie bunts safely six times in their attempt to dethrone the Georgia Peach with their defensive indifference. Ty Cobb had…
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