At his insistence, Browns' owner Robert Hedges fired both O'Connor and Howell, and released them as players; both men were informally banned from baseball for life. In 1981, however, research revealed that one game was counted twice for Cobb when he went 2-for-3. As a result, his 1910 batting statistics should have been shown as 194-for-506 and .383399, less than .0007 behind Lajoie at 227-for-591. See also List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders 1910 Chalmers Award References External links , or Retrosheet 1876 births 1956 deaths Baltimore Orioles (1901–02) players Baltimore Orioles (NL) players Brooklyn Bridegrooms players Brooklyn Superbas players New York Highlanders players Baseball players from New Jersey St. Louis Browns players Major League Baseball pitchers San Francisco Seals (baseball) players 19th-century baseball players Meriden Bulldogs players Sportspeople banned for life