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1911 Boston Rustlers season
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Boston Rustlers 1911 National League South End Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 44–107 (.291) 8th William Hepburn Russell Fred Tenney 1910 Boston Doves season 1912 Boston Braves season
The 1911 Boston Rustlers season was the 41st season of the franchise. With George Dovey having died in 1909, John Dovey sold the Boston Doves team after the 1910 season to John P. Harris.A New Owner For Boston Doves https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZxtaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oUsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4530,2578849 Portsmouth Daily Times November 15, 1910 2010-11-06 One month after purchasing the team, Harris sold it to William Hepburn Russell, who changed the team name to the Boston Rustlers and brought back former manager Fred Tenney.Boston Nationals Sold https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=79s-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=QloMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2680,5975247 Boston Evening Transcript December 17, 1910 2010-11-06 Tenney's retirement at the end of the season marked the end of an era, as he was the last player to have been a part of the 1890s dynasty teams. In spite of their 44–107 record, four players managed to hit over .300 for the season (Buck Herzog and Mike Donlin hit over .300 in part-time roles) led by Doc Miller, who hit .333.Hollingsworth Harry The Best & Worst Baseball Teams of All Time: From the '16 A's to the '27 Yanks to the Present! 1994 SPI Books United States 1561713082 191 Bill Sweeney was the other full-time regular besides Miller to hit over .300, finishing at .314 for the season.
Regular season
May 22, 1911: Boston pitcher Cliff Curtis lost his 23rd game in a row, dating back to 1910, still the all-time record for consecutive losses by a pitcher. http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1911/may_22_1911_74168.html Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd... May 22 in History
October 6, 1911: Boston pitcher Cy Young loses his final game (and third in a row) against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Washington Park. Young's 511th and final win came two weeks prior at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field.
Season standings
Boston Rustlers
Record vs. opponents
BSN
Roster
1911 Boston Rustlers Roster Pitchers
Buster Brown
Billy Burke
Cliff Curtis
Ed Donnelly
George Ferguson
Sam Frock
Hank Griffin
Brad Hogg
Al Mattern
Bill McTigue
Jiggs Parson
Hub Perdue
Big Jeff Pfeffer
Fuller Thompson
Lefty Tyler
Orlie Weaver
Cy Young Catchers
Peaches Graham
Johnny Kling
Bill Rariden
Infielders
Al Bridwell
Art Butler
Hank Gowdy
Buck Herzog
Ben Houser
Scotty Ingerton
Ed McDonald
Harry Spratt
Harry Steinfeldt
Bill Sweeney
Fred Tenney
Herman Young Outfielders
Josh Clarke
Bill Collins
Mike Donlin
Patsy Flaherty
Wilbur Good
George Jackson
Bill Jones
Al Kaiser
Jay Kirke
Doc Miller
Other batters
Bert Weeden Manager
Fred Tenney
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 Johnny Kling 75 241 54 .224 2 24 1B Fred Tenney 102 369 97 .263 1 36 2B Bill Sweeney 137 523 164 .314 3 63 SS Buck Herzog 79 294 91 .310 5 41 3B Scotty Ingerton 136 521 130 .250 5 61 OF Mike Donlin 56 222 70 .315 2 34 OF Al Kaiser 66 197 40 .203 2 15 OF Doc Miller 146 577 192 .333 7 91
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 Bill Rariden 70 246 56 .228 0 21 Al Bridwell 51 182 53 .291 0 10 Ed McDonald 54 175 36 .206 1 21 Wilbur Good 43 165 44 .267 0 15 Harry Spratt 62 154 37 .240 2 13 George Jackson 39 147 51 .347 0 25 Josh Clarke 32 120 28 .233 1 4 Hank Gowdy 29 97 28 .289 0 16 Patsy Flaherty 38 94 27 .287 2 20 Jay Kirke 20 89 32 .360 0 12 Peaches Graham 33 88 24 .273 0 12 Ben Houser 20 71 18 .254 1 9 Art Butler 27 68 12 .176 0 2 Harry Steinfeldt 19 63 16 .254 1 8 Bill Jones Bill Jones (outfielder) 24 51 11 .216 0 3 Bill Collins 17 44 6 .136 0 8 Herman Young 9 25 6 .240 0 0 Bert Weeden 1 1 0 .000 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 Lefty Tyler 28 165.1 7 10 5.06 90 Hub Perdue 24 137.1 6 10 4.98 40 Cy Young 11 80.0 4 5 3.71 35 Cliff Curtis Cliff Curtis (baseball) 12 77.0 1 8 4.44 23 Ed Donnelly 5 36.2 3 2 2.45 16
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 Buster Brown Buster Brown (baseball) 42 241.0 8 18 4.29 76 Al Mattern 33 186.1 4 15 4.97 51 Orlie Weaver 27 121.0 3 12 6.47 50 Big Jeff Pfeffer 26 97.0 7 5 4.73 24 Hank Griffin 15 82.2 0 6 5.23 30 Bill McTigue 14 37.0 0 5 7.05 23 Brad Hogg 8 25.2 0 3 6.66 8 Cecil Ferguson 6 24.0 1 3 9.75 4 Sam Frock 4 16.0 0 1 5.63 8 Patsy Flaherty 4 14.0 0 2 7.07 0 Billy Burke 2 3.1 0 1 18.90 1
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 Jiggs Parson 7 0 1 0 6.48 7 Fuller Thompson 3 0 0 0 3.86 0
See also
List of worst Major League Baseball season records
References
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External links
1911 Boston Rustlers season at Baseball Reference
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