1910 New Orleans Pelicans season
| 1910 New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) | |
|---|---|
| Southern Association champions | |
 | |
| League | Southern Association |
| Ballpark | Pelican Park |
| City | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Record | 87–53 (.621) |
| League place | 1st |
| Manager | Charlie Frank |
The 1910 New Orleans Pelicans season was a season in professional baseball. The Pelicans played in the Southern Association and won their second league pennant.[1][2] One sportswriter ranked them as the greatest sports team in the history of New Orleans.[3] The team was owned and managed by Charlie Frank.[1]
Shoeless Joe Jackson was a member of the team. Jackson had previously played for the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League, and owner Connie Mack sent him on loan to the Pelicans for the 1910 season. Jackson had a .354 batting average for New Orleans to win his third minor league batting title. He also led the league with 82 runs scored, 165 hits, and 19 triples, and he was praised for "his sweet swing and effortless skills in the outfield." This was Jackson's only season with the Pelicans. Later that year, he returned to the American League with the Cleveland Naps and batted .387 in 20 games.[4][5][6][7]
Hank Butcher, George Rohe, and John W. Weimer tied for the league lead in home runs with 4 each. The team's pitchers were Ted Breitenstein, Otto Hess, Bert Maxwell, and Pat Paige.[4] Hess had a 25–9 record, leading one writer to call the Pelicans a "two-man team" between Hess and Jackson.[8] Paige went 24–14, and Breitenstein went 19–9.[9]
The team coasted to an 8-game lead in the standings.[10] After clinching the pennant, New Orleans defeated the Atlanta Crackers, and "a brass band played between innings, and twice during the game snacks of pretzels and sauerkraut were delivered onto the field, where play was halted so the athletes could snack."[7]
Standings[edit]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Pelicans | 87 | 53 | .621 | — |
| Birmingham Barons | 79 | 61 | .564 | 8 |
| Atlanta Crackers | 75 | 63 | .543 | 11 |
| Chattanooga Lookouts | 66 | 71 | .482 | 191⁄2 |
| Nashville Vols | 64 | 76 | .457 | 23 |
| Mobile Sea Gulls | 63 | 75 | .457 | 23 |
| Memphis Turtles | 62 | 76 | .449 | 24 |
| Montgomery Rebels | 59 | 80 | .424 | 271⁄2 |
Player statistics[edit]
Batting[edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Breitenstein | 37 | 99 | 14 | .141 |
| Charles Brooks | 48 | 154 | 30 | .195 |
| Hank Butcher | 123 | 444 | 112 | .252 |
| Gene DeMontreville | 107 | 339 | 64 | .189 |
| Oscar Dugey | 19 | 65 | 9 | .138 |
| Otto Hess | 41 | 109 | 20 | .183 |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | 136 | 466 | 165 | .354 |
| Jim Lafitte | 126 | 398 | 85 | .214 |
| Bill Lindsay | 110 | 358 | 90 | .251 |
| Frank Manush | 143 | 476 | 122 | .256 |
| Bert Maxwell | 32 | 81 | 11 | .136 |
| John Mitchell | 23 | 58 | 6 | .103 |
| Pat Paige | 44 | 122 | 17 | .139 |
| Eddie Reagan | 10 | 32 | 7 | .219 |
| George Rohe | 128 | 458 | 103 | .225 |
| John W. Weimer | 135 | 456 | 107 | .235 |
- Source: [4]
Pitching[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; Pct. = Winning percentage
| Player | G | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Breitenstein | 31 | 19 | 9 | .679 |
| Otto Hess | 40 | 25 | 9 | .735 |
| Bert Maxwell | 32 | 14 | 18 | .438 |
| Pat Paige | 44 | 24 | 14 | .632 |
- Source: [4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "How They Stand at Season's End". The Tennessean. 18 September 1910. p. 18.
- ^ a b "1910 Southern Association". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Greatest N.O. sports teams of all time: No. 1 | NOLA.com". March 3, 2016. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "1910 New Orleans Pelicans Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Fleitz, David L. (2001). Shoeless: The Life and Times of Joe Jackson. McFarland. pp. 34-42.
- ^ "Joe Jackson Led Hitters". Atlanta Constitution. September 25, 1910. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Karst, James. ""The last days of Shoeless Joe Jackson in New Orleans"".. nola.com. September 25, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "New Orleans had a Two-Man Team". The Arkansas Gazette. 20 September 1910. p. 8.
- ^ "1910 Southern League (SL) minor league baseball Leaders on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ Gisclair, S. Derby (February 11, 2004). Baseball in New Orleans. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738516141 – via Google Books.
