1910 Chicago White Sox

BR Team Page

Record: 68-85, Finished 6th in American League (1910 AL)

Managed by Hugh Duffy

Ballpark: South Side Park/Comiskey Park

History, Comments, Contributions

On July 1st, the 1910 Chicago White Sox played their first game at their new home, Comiskey Park. They would remain there for the next 80 years. The team holds the modern (post-1900) record for lowest team batting average over a complete season: they finished at .211 in 156 games. A few 19th Century teams had lower batting averages, all of them in fewer games, however. They also posted the lowest OPS by any team since 1893, at .536. It was largely a function of era, however, as the five worst teams all played between 1908 and 1910. This explains in part why pitcher Ed Walsh could lead the American League in ERA at 1.27 - the lowest of his illustrious career -, but still end up with a losing record, at 18-20.

1910 Opening Day Lineup

Ed Hahn, rf

Rollie Zeider, 2b

Freddy Parent, cf

Patsy Dougherty, lf

Chick Gandil, 1b

Billy Purtell, 3b

Lena Blackburne, ss

Fred Payne, c

Frank Smith, p

Standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	102	48	.680	--
New York Highlanders	88	63	.583	14½
Detroit Tigers	86	68	.558	18
Boston Red Sox	81	72	.529	22½
Cleveland Naps	71	81	.467	32
Chicago White Sox	68	85	.444	35½
Washington Senators	66	85	.437	36½
St. Louis Browns	47	107	.305	57