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1911 Boston Rustlers

Trades and Transactions

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1910 / 1912

44-107, Finished 8th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Fred Tenney (44-107)
Scored 699 runs, Allowed 1021 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 50-101

Ballparks: South End Grounds III · Attendance: 116,000 (8th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 106, Pitching - 111 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 107


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1910 / 1912 Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 17, 1910

Sold Gus Getz to Indianapolis (American Association).

December 19, 1910

Signed Fred Tenney as a free agent.

January 5, 1911

Signed Patsy Flaherty as a free agent.

Traded George Walsh (minors) and $800 to Fall River (New England). Received Art Butler.

February 6, 1911

Sold Fred Beck to the Cincinnati Reds.

February 7, 1911

Sold Bud Sharpe to Buffalo (Eastern).

February 25, 1911

Traded Dave Shean to the Chicago Cubs. Received Scotty Ingerton and Big Jeff Pfeffer.

February 27, 1911

Signed Herman Young as an amateur free agent.

April 18, 1911 (Standings)

Released Rube Sellers.

May 8, 1911 (Standings)

Sold Sam Frock to Atlanta (Southern Association) for $2,000.

May 25, 1911 (Standings)

Traded Art Butler and Josh Clarke to St Paul (American Association). Received Harry Steinfeldt.

May 31, 1911 (Standings)

Signed Brad Hogg as an amateur free agent.

June 10, 1911 (Standings)

Traded Bill Collins, Cliff Curtis, Wilbur Good and Peaches Graham to the Chicago Cubs. Received Hank Griffin, Al Kaiser, Johnny Kling and Orlie Weaver.

June 15, 1911 (Standings)

Purchased Bill Jones from Portsmouth (Ohio State).

July 22, 1911 (Standings)

Traded Buck Herzog to the New York Giants. Received Al Bridwell and Hank Gowdy.

Sold Herman Young to Haverhill (New England).

July 29, 1911 (Standings)

Traded Cecil Ferguson to Memphis (Southern Association). Received George Jackson.

August 1, 1911 (Standings)

Purchased Mike Donlin from the New York Giants.

Purchased Ed McDonald from Buffalo (Eastern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August 18, 1911 (Standings)

Purchased Otto Hess from New Orleans (Southern Association).

August 19, 1911 (Standings)

Signed Cy Young as a free agent.

September 1, 1911 (Standings)

Drafted Ben Houser from Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Jay Kirke from New Orleans (Southern Association) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Walt Dickson from Memphis (Southern Association) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Ed Donnelly from Troy (New York State) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

December 16, 1911

Released Harry Steinfeldt.

February 17, 1912

Traded Mike Donlin to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Vin Campbell.

March 20, 1912

Released Fred Tenney.

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1910 / 1912 Trades and Transactions