1911 Boston Rustlers season explained

Boston Rustlers
Season:	1911
League:	National League
Ballpark:	South End Grounds
City:	Boston, Massachusetts
Record:	44–107 (.291)
League Place:	8th
Owners:	William Hepburn Russell
Managers:	Fred Tenney
Prev Season:	1910 Boston Doves season
Next 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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]
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.

Roster

1911 Boston Rustlers
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		Manager

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	75	241	54	.224	2	24
1B	102	369	97	.263	1	36
2B	137	523	164	.314	3	63
SS	79	294	91	.310	5	41
3B	136	521	130	.250	5	61
OF	56	222	70	.315	2	34
OF	66	197	40	.203	2	15
OF	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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
70	246	56	.228	0	21
51	182	53	.291	0	10
54	175	36	.206	1	21
43	165	44	.267	0	15
62	154	37	.240	2	13
39	147	51	.347	0	25
32	120	28	.233	1	4
29	97	28	.289	0	16
38	94	27	.287	2	20
20	89	32	.360	0	12
33	88	24	.273	0	12
20	71	18	.254	1	9
27	68	12	.176	0	2
19	63	16	.254	1	8
24	51	11	.216	0	3
17	44	6	.136	0	8
9	25	6	.240	0	0
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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
28	165.1	7	10	5.06	90
24	137.1	6	10	4.98	40
11	80.0	4	5	3.71	35
12	77.0	1	8	4.44	23
5	36.2	3	2	2.45	16

Other pitchers