Minneapolis
Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley |
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1889 - Western
Association, 66-56, 3rd place - Standings and roster follow game-by-game
results |
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Manager: Sam Morton
(home) and Moxie Hengel (road) |
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Date |
Opponent |
Outcome |
Record |
Notes |
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Sa 4/20 |
at Omaha |
L 6-17 |
0-1 |
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Su 4/21 |
at Omaha |
L 2-20 |
0-2 |
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M 4/22 |
at Omaha |
L 7-13 |
0-3 |
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Th 4/25 |
at Sioux City |
L 7-33 |
0-4 |
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Sa 4/27 |
at Sioux City |
W 8-7 |
1-4 |
Martin Duke wins in Millers
debut as Millers score 3 in the last of the 9th. |
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Su 4/28 |
at Sioux City |
W 4-1 |
2-4 |
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Th 4/30 |
at St. Joseph |
L 0-8 |
2-5 |
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W 5/1 |
at St. Joseph |
L 2-5 |
2-6 |
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Th 5/2 |
at St. Joseph |
W 6-2 |
3-6 |
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Sa 5/4 |
at Denver |
W 10-7 |
4-6 |
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Su 5/5 |
at Denver |
W 8-7 |
5-6 |
Duke fans 5, ties game with
homer in 7th, scores winning run in last of the 9th. |
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Tu 5/7 |
at Denver |
L 4-19 |
5-7 |
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Th 5/9 |
at Des Moines Prohibitionists |
L 0-2 |
5-8 |
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Sa 5/11 |
at Des Moines, rain |
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Su 5/12 |
at St. Paul |
L 2-6 |
5-9 |
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M 5/13 |
at St. Paul |
L 2-10 |
5-10 |
10th straight win for Saints,
who are in first place with a 13-2 record. |
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Tu 5/14 |
at St. Paul |
W 5-0 |
6-10 |
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W 5/15 |
Milwaukee, ppd. |
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First game at new Athletic Field
in Minneapolis is postponed because of bad weather. |
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Th 5/16 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
W 9-5 |
7-10 |
Duke pitches and homers, along
with Jim Daly for the Millers. Joe
Miller of the Millers is the first batter in Athletic Park. In the bottom of the first, Tom Morrissey
of Milwaukee hits the first home run in the new park. Five home runs (two by Minneapolis and
three by Milwaukee) in the game. |
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F 5/17 |
Milwaukee |
W 14-2 |
8-10 |
Duke Jantzen hits three homers
for the Millers. Buck West and Lone
Turner also homer for Minneapolis. |
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Sa 5/18 |
Milwaukee |
W 8-3 (7) |
9-10 |
Game called after 7 innings to
allow the Brewers to catch a train. |
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M 5/20 |
Des Moines |
L 8-11 |
9-11 |
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Tu 5/21 |
Des Moines |
W 12-3 |
10-11 |
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W 5/22 |
Des Moines |
L 14-15 |
10-12 |
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F 5/24 |
at Milwaukee |
L 2-8 |
10-13 |
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Sa 5/25 |
at Milwaukee |
L 3-8 |
10-14 |
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Su 5/26 |
at Milwaukee, rain |
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Tu 5/28 |
St. Paul |
L 1-5 |
10-15 |
St. Paul now 21-3. Elmer Foster joins Millers and plays in
first game with them. |
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W 5/29 |
St. Paul |
L 7-9 |
10-16 |
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Th 5/30 |
St. Paul |
W 11-6 |
11-16 |
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Sa 6/1 |
St. Joseph |
W 7-4 |
12-16 |
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M 6/3 |
St. Joseph |
W 18-9 |
13-16 |
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Tu 6/4 |
St. Joseph |
L 2-6 |
13-17 |
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W 6/5 |
Sioux City |
W 6-1 |
14-17 |
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Th 6/6 |
Sioux City, rain |
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F 6/7 |
Sioux City |
L 6-7 |
14-18 |
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Sa 6/8 |
Denver Mountaineers |
W 5-3 |
15-18 |
Duke strikes out 15. |
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M 6/10 |
Denver |
W 9-8 |
16-18 |
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Tu 6/11 |
Denver |
W 4-0 |
17-18 |
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Th 6/13 |
Omaha |
W 12-5 |
18-18 |
Duke strikes out 14 and hits
home run. |
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F 6/14 |
Omaha |
L 2-5 |
18-19 |
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Sa 6/15 |
Omaha |
L 0-4 |
18-20 |
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Su 6/16 |
at Omaha |
L 1-4 |
18-21 |
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M 6/17 |
at Omaha |
L 1-8 |
18-22 |
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Tu 6/18 |
at Omaha |
W 6-5 |
19-22 |
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Th 6/20 |
at Sioux City |
L 4-3 |
19-23 |
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F 6/21 |
at Sioux City (ex.) |
W 13-12 (7) |
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Exhibition game at Yankton,
South Dakota. |
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Sa 6/22 |
at Sioux City |
W 8-5 |
20-23 |
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Su 6/23 |
at Sioux City |
W 5-2 |
21-23 |
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M 6/24 |
at St. Joseph |
L 0-3 |
21-24 |
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Tu 6/25 |
at St. Joseph |
W 6-3 |
22-24 |
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W 6/26 |
at St. Joseph |
W 7-3 |
23-24 |
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Th 6/27 |
at Denver |
W 8-7 |
24-24 |
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Sa 6/29 |
at Denver |
L 5-20 |
24-25 |
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Su 6/30 |
at Denver |
W 16-13 |
25-25 |
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W 7/3 |
St. Paul |
L 8-15 |
25-26 |
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Th 7/4 a.m. |
St. Paul |
W 19-6 |
26-26 |
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Th 7/4 a.m. |
St. Paul |
L 7-18 |
26-27 |
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Sa 7/6 |
at Milwaukee |
L 3-8 |
26-28 |
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Su 7/7-1 |
at Milwaukee |
L 4-5 |
26-29 |
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Su 7/7-2 |
at Milwaukee |
L 4-14 |
26-30 |
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Tu 7/9 |
at Milwaukee |
W 11-9 |
27-30 |
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Th 7/11 |
Des Moines |
W 9-6 |
28-30 |
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F 7/12 |
Des Moines |
W 17-7 |
29-30 |
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Sa 7/13 |
Des Moines |
W 3-0 (6) |
30-30 |
Duke strikes out 6 as game is
called early to allow the teams to catch a train. |
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M 7/15 |
at Des Moines |
L 0-4 |
30-31 |
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Tu 7/16 |
at Des Moines |
L 3-10 |
30-32 |
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W 7/17 |
at Des Moines |
W 4-2 |
31-32 |
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Th 7/18 |
Milwaukee |
W 4-2 |
32-32 |
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F 7/19 |
Milwaukee |
W 7-4 |
33-32 |
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Sa 7/20 |
Milwaukee |
W 9-3 |
34-32 |
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Su 7/21 |
at St. Paul, rain |
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St. Paul stalls to allow rain
out after Millers take 4-1 lead after 4.
Home runs by Foster and Duke are wiped out. |
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M 7/22 |
at St. Paul |
W 9-2 |
35-32 |
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Tu 7/23 a.m. |
at St. Paul |
W 7-3 |
36-32 |
Game is played in the morning
because it is Derby Day at Hamline. |
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W 7/24 |
at St. Paul |
W 7-5 |
37-32 |
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Th 7/25 |
Omaha, rain |
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F 7/26 |
Omaha |
W 4-3 |
38-32 |
Duke strikes out 13 and holds
the league-leaders to 1 hit. Foster
breaks a 3-3 tie with an 8th-inning home run. |
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Sa 7/27 a.m. |
Omaha |
L 1-2 |
38-33 |
Kid Nichols pitches
two complete games for Omaha. |
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Sa 7/27 p.m. |
Omaha |
L 4-8 |
38-34 |
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M 7/29 |
Sioux City |
L 1-2 |
38-35 |
Duke strikes out 9; has 1-hitter
until last of ninth, when Sioux City scores 2. |
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Tu 7/30 |
Sioux City |
L 6-11 |
38-36 |
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W 7/31 |
Sioux City |
W 10-3 (7) |
39-36 |
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Th 8/1 |
Denver |
W 12-1 |
40-36 |
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F 8/2 |
Denver |
W 3-1 |
41-36 |
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Sa 8/3 |
Denver |
L 8-9 |
41-37 |
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M 8/5 |
St. Joseph |
W 15-4 |
42-37 |
Duke strikes out 14 and hits 2
home runs. |
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Tu 8/6 |
St. Joseph |
L 0-9 |
42-38 |
Umpire McDermott calls a forfeit
in the last of the sixth with St. Joseph leading 9-3 because of unruly
fans. Duke and Ben Drischel of the
Millers each shoulders a bat and go to McDermott's rescue, helping him get out
of the grounds safely. |
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W 8/7 |
St. Joseph, rain |
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Th 8/8 |
at Sioux City |
L 1-5 |
42-39 |
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Sa 8/10 |
at Sioux City |
W 6-5 |
43-39 |
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M 8/12 |
at Omaha, rain |
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Tu 8/13 |
at Omaha |
W 1-0 |
44-40 |
Duke is spiked in the knee on a
play at the play in the fourth and is carried off the field by Omaha
players. The newspaper reports he may
be out for weeks. |
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W 8/14 |
at Omaha |
L 2-14 |
44-41 |
Millers held to three hits by
Kid Nichols. |
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F 8/16 |
at Denver |
W 9-8 |
45-41 |
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Sa 8/17 |
at Denver |
L 4-11 |
45-42 |
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Su 8/18 |
at Denver |
L 9-11 |
45-43 |
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Tu 8/20 |
at St. Joseph, rain |
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W 8/21 |
at St. Joseph |
L 1-9 |
45-44 |
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Th 8/22 |
at St. Joseph |
L 6-8 |
45-45 |
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Sa 8/24 |
St. Paul |
L 7-8 |
45-46 |
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Su 8/25 |
at St. Paul |
W 9-6 |
46-46 |
Duke returns and strikes out 9. |
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M 8/26 |
St. Paul |
W 13-2 |
47-46 |
Duke pitches 1-hitter, strikes
out 4, and hits a home run. St. Paul
protested the game after a runner was thrown out at the plate trying to score
on a pitch that got by the catcher.
The backstop was not 90 feet behind the plate, as required by the
rules. |
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W 8/28 |
Des Moines |
L 6-7 |
47-47 |
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Th 8/29 |
Des Moines |
L 3-6 |
47-48 |
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F 8/30 |
Des Moines |
L 3-4 |
47-49 |
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S 8/31 |
at Milwaukee |
W 2-1 |
48-49 |
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Su 9/1 |
at Milwaukee |
W 6-4 |
49-49 |
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M 9/2 |
at Milwaukee |
L 2-11 |
49-50 |
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W 9/4 |
at St. Paul, wet grounds |
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Th 9/5 |
at St. Paul |
L 4-12 |
49-51 |
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Sa 9/7 |
St. Paul |
W 6-4 |
50-51 |
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Su 9/8 |
at St. Paul |
W 6-5 |
51-51 |
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M 9/9 |
Des Moines |
W 7-2 |
52-51 |
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Tu 9/10 |
Des Moines |
W 7-6 |
53-51 |
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W 9/11 |
Des Moines |
W 10-1 |
54-51 |
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Th 9/12 |
Des Moines |
L 2-6 |
54-52 |
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F 9/13 |
Milwaukee |
W 12-3 (8) |
55-52 |
Duke 2-hitter, strikes out 11. |
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Sa 9/14 |
Milwaukee |
W 17-5 |
56-52 |
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M 9/16 |
Milwaukee |
L 4-18 |
56-53 |
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Tu 9/17 |
Omaha |
L 3-4 |
56-54 |
Kid Nichols outduels Duke. Nichols finishes the season with a
win-lost record of 36-1 2 and with 357
strikeouts . |
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W 9/18 |
Omaha |
W 16-13 |
57-54 |
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Th 9/19 |
Omaha |
W 9-3 |
58-54 |
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F 9/20 |
Sioux City |
W 18-3 |
59-54 |
Duke 2-hitter, strikes out 12. |
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Sa 9/21 |
Sioux City |
W 7-3 |
60-54 |
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M 9/23 |
Sioux City |
L 2-4 |
60-55 |
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Tu 9/24 |
Denver |
W 15-1 (7) |
61-55 |
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W 9/25 |
Denver |
W 13-0 (7) |
61-55* |
*St. Paul's protest of the
August 26 game was upheld, wiping out the game and Martin Duke's one-hitter
and dropping the win from Minneapolis's record. It will be replayed on Sunday, August 29 in
St. Paul. |
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Th 9/26 |
Denver |
L 6-7 |
61-56 |
Duke strikes out 11. |
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F 9/27 |
St. Joseph |
W 22-11 |
62-56 |
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Sa 9/28-1 |
St. Joseph |
W 15-3 |
63-56 |
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Sa 9/28-2 |
St. Joseph |
W 12-1 |
64-56 |
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Su 9/29 |
at St. Paul |
W 5-1 |
65-56 |
Duke pitches a no-hitter and
strikes out 9 in a game played in place of the August 26 game, which had been
protested by St. Paul. Duke's won-lost
record is listed as 23-15. |
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M 9/30 |
St. Joseph |
W 15-10 (7) |
66-56 |
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Omaha |
83 |
38 |
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St. Paul |
75 |
47 |
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Minneapolis |
66 |
56 |
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Sioux City |
61 |
60 |
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Milwaukee |
59 |
68 |
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Denver |
52 |
69 |
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St. Joseph |
41 |
67 |
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Des Moines |
41 |
77 |
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Roster |
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Lone
Turner, cf-p; Jim Daly, lf; Buck West, rf-1b; William Hanrahan, ss, Joe
Miller, ss; Moxie Hengel, 2b; T. F. Pierce, 1b; Dan Dugdale, c; Dan Minnehan,
rf; Duke Jantzen, c-p; Elmer Foster, cf; E. O. “Woodie” Wagenhurst; Ben
Drischel, lf; Fred Jevne, lf; William Crossley, c; Carl McVey, lf; Chrissman,
1b; Martin Duke, p-cf-lf; Mike Morrison, p; Bill Vinton, p; Matthew Keogan,
p; Foss, p; J. G. Mitchell, p; Jim Devlin, p; Frank March, p; Nat Hudson, p;
Dad Dolan, p. |
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