1911 Boston Rustlers season

1911 Boston Rustlers
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
South End Grounds (Since 1871) Boston, Massachusetts (Since 1871)
1911 Information
Owner(s)	William Hepburn Russell
Manager(s)	Fred Tenney
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With George Dovey having died in 1909, John Dovey and his business partner John Harris sold the Boston Doves team after the 1910 season to William Hepburn Russell, who changed the team name to the Boston Rustlers and brought back former manager Fred Tenney. 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.

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.
• 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

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
New York Giants	99	54	--	.647
Chicago Cubs	92	62	7.5	.597
Pittsburgh Pirates	85	69	14.5	.552
Philadelphia Phillies	79	73	19.5	.520
St. Louis Cardinals	75	74	22	.503
Cincinnati Reds	70	83	29	.458
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	64	86	33.5	.427
Boston Rustlers	44	107	54	.291

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
1B	Tenney, FredFred Tenney	102	369	97	.263	1	36

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
Jones, BillBill Jones	24	51	11	.216	0	3

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
Curtis, CliffCliff Curtis	12	77	1	8	4.44	23
Burke, BillyBilly Burke	2	3.1	0	1	18.90	1

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
Brown, BusterBuster Brown	42	241	8	18	4.29	76

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

See also

• List of worst Major League Baseball season records

External links

• 1911 Boston Rustlers season at Baseball Reference