Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley
1889 - Western Association, 66-56, 3rd place - Standings and roster follow game-by-game results
Manager: Sam Morton (home) and Moxie Hengel (road)
Date Opponent Outcome Record Notes
Sa 4/20 at Omaha L 6-17 0-1
Su 4/21 at Omaha L 2-20 0-2
M 4/22 at Omaha L 7-13 0-3
Th 4/25 at Sioux City L 7-33 0-4
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.
Su 4/28 at Sioux City W 4-1 2-4
Th 4/30 at St. Joseph L 0-8 2-5
W 5/1 at St. Joseph L 2-5 2-6
Th 5/2 at St. Joseph W 6-2 3-6
Sa 5/4 at Denver W 10-7 4-6
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.
Tu 5/7 at Denver L 4-19 5-7
Th 5/9 at Des Moines Prohibitionists L 0-2 5-8
Sa 5/11 at Des Moines, rain
Su 5/12 at St. Paul L 2-6 5-9
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.
Tu 5/14 at St. Paul W 5-0 6-10
W 5/15 Milwaukee, ppd. First game at new Athletic Field in Minneapolis is postponed because of bad weather.
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.
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.
Sa 5/18 Milwaukee W 8-3 (7) 9-10 Game called after 7 innings to allow the Brewers to catch a train.
M 5/20 Des Moines L 8-11 9-11
Tu 5/21 Des Moines W 12-3 10-11
W 5/22 Des Moines L 14-15 10-12
F 5/24 at Milwaukee L 2-8 10-13
Sa 5/25 at Milwaukee L 3-8 10-14
Su 5/26 at Milwaukee, rain
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.
W 5/29 St. Paul L 7-9 10-16
Th 5/30 St. Paul W 11-6 11-16
Sa 6/1 St. Joseph W 7-4 12-16
M 6/3 St. Joseph W 18-9 13-16
Tu 6/4 St. Joseph L 2-6 13-17
W 6/5 Sioux City W 6-1 14-17
Th 6/6 Sioux City, rain
F 6/7 Sioux City L 6-7 14-18
Sa 6/8 Denver Mountaineers W 5-3 15-18 Duke strikes out 15.
M 6/10 Denver W 9-8 16-18
Tu 6/11 Denver W 4-0 17-18
Th 6/13 Omaha W 12-5 18-18 Duke strikes out 14 and hits home run.
F 6/14 Omaha L 2-5 18-19
Sa 6/15 Omaha L 0-4 18-20
Su 6/16 at Omaha L 1-4 18-21
M 6/17 at Omaha L 1-8 18-22
Tu 6/18 at Omaha W 6-5 19-22
Th 6/20 at Sioux City L 4-3 19-23
F 6/21 at Sioux City (ex.) W 13-12 (7) Exhibition game at Yankton, South Dakota.
Sa 6/22 at Sioux City W 8-5 20-23
Su 6/23 at Sioux City W 5-2 21-23
M 6/24 at St. Joseph L 0-3 21-24
Tu 6/25 at St. Joseph W 6-3 22-24
W 6/26 at St. Joseph W 7-3 23-24
Th 6/27 at Denver W 8-7 24-24
Sa 6/29 at Denver L 5-20 24-25
Su 6/30 at Denver W 16-13 25-25
W 7/3 St. Paul L 8-15 25-26
Th 7/4 a.m. St. Paul W 19-6 26-26
Th 7/4 a.m. St. Paul L 7-18 26-27
Sa 7/6 at Milwaukee L 3-8 26-28
Su 7/7-1 at Milwaukee L 4-5 26-29
Su 7/7-2 at Milwaukee L 4-14 26-30
Tu 7/9 at Milwaukee W 11-9 27-30
Th 7/11 Des Moines W 9-6 28-30
F 7/12 Des Moines W 17-7 29-30
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.
M 7/15 at Des Moines L 0-4 30-31
Tu 7/16 at Des Moines L 3-10 30-32
W 7/17 at Des Moines W 4-2 31-32
Th 7/18 Milwaukee W 4-2 32-32
F 7/19 Milwaukee W 7-4 33-32
Sa 7/20 Milwaukee W 9-3 34-32
Su 7/21 at St. Paul, rain St. Paul stalls to allow rain out after Millers take 4-1 lead after 4.  Home runs by Foster and Duke are wiped out.
M 7/22 at St. Paul W 9-2 35-32
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.
W 7/24 at St. Paul W 7-5 37-32
Th 7/25 Omaha, rain
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.
Sa 7/27 a.m. Omaha  L 1-2 38-33 Kid Nichols pitches two complete games for Omaha.
Sa 7/27 p.m. Omaha L 4-8 38-34
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.
Tu 7/30 Sioux City L 6-11 38-36
W 7/31 Sioux City W 10-3 (7) 39-36
Th 8/1 Denver W 12-1 40-36
F 8/2 Denver W 3-1 41-36
Sa 8/3 Denver L 8-9 41-37
M 8/5 St. Joseph W 15-4 42-37 Duke strikes out 14 and hits 2 home runs.
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.
W 8/7 St. Joseph, rain
Th 8/8 at Sioux City L 1-5 42-39
Sa 8/10 at Sioux City W 6-5 43-39
M 8/12 at Omaha, rain
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.
W 8/14 at Omaha L 2-14 44-41 Millers held to three hits by Kid Nichols.
F 8/16 at Denver W 9-8 45-41
Sa 8/17 at Denver L 4-11 45-42
Su 8/18 at Denver L 9-11 45-43
Tu 8/20 at St. Joseph, rain
W 8/21 at St. Joseph L 1-9 45-44
Th 8/22 at St. Joseph L 6-8 45-45
Sa 8/24 St. Paul L 7-8 45-46
Su 8/25 at St. Paul W 9-6 46-46 Duke returns and strikes out 9.
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.
W 8/28 Des Moines L 6-7 47-47
Th 8/29 Des Moines L 3-6 47-48
F 8/30 Des Moines L 3-4 47-49
S 8/31 at Milwaukee W 2-1 48-49
Su 9/1 at Milwaukee W 6-4 49-49
M 9/2 at Milwaukee L 2-11 49-50
W 9/4 at St. Paul, wet grounds
Th 9/5 at St. Paul L 4-12 49-51
Sa 9/7 St. Paul W 6-4 50-51
Su 9/8 at St. Paul W 6-5 51-51
M 9/9 Des Moines W 7-2 52-51
Tu 9/10 Des Moines W 7-6 53-51
W 9/11 Des Moines W 10-1 54-51
Th 9/12 Des Moines L 2-6 54-52
F 9/13 Milwaukee W 12-3 (8) 55-52 Duke 2-hitter, strikes out 11.
Sa 9/14 Milwaukee W 17-5 56-52
M 9/16 Milwaukee L 4-18 56-53
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 .
W 9/18 Omaha W 16-13 57-54
Th 9/19 Omaha W 9-3 58-54
F 9/20 Sioux City W 18-3 59-54 Duke 2-hitter, strikes out 12.
Sa 9/21 Sioux City W 7-3 60-54
M 9/23 Sioux City L 2-4 60-55
Tu 9/24 Denver W 15-1 (7) 61-55
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.
Th 9/26 Denver L 6-7 61-56 Duke strikes out 11.
F 9/27 St. Joseph W 22-11 62-56
Sa 9/28-1 St. Joseph W 15-3 63-56
Sa 9/28-2 St. Joseph W 12-1 64-56
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.
M 9/30 St. Joseph W 15-10 (7) 66-56
W L
Omaha 83 38
St. Paul 75 47
Minneapolis 66 56
Sioux City 61 60
Milwaukee 59 68
Denver 52 69
St. Joseph 41 67
Des Moines 41 77
Roster
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.