Minneapolis
Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley |
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1928 - American Association, 97-71-1, 2nd place - Standings, statistics, and
notes follow game-by-game results |
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Manager:
Mike Kelley |
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Date |
Opponent |
Outcome |
Record |
Notes |
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Tu 4/10 |
at Indianapolis Indians |
L 4-5 (13) |
0-1 |
Wilbur Hubbell
loses. Spencer Harris (2 hits) and
Zack Wheat (pinch-hitter) make Millers debuts. Frank Emmer breaks his ankle. |
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W 4/11 |
at Indianapolis |
L 4-6 |
0-2 |
Bernie DeViveiros
homers. |
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Th 4/12 |
at Indianapolis |
L 2-8 |
0-3 |
Leo Cotter homers. |
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F 4/13 |
at Indianapolis, rain |
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Sa 4/14 |
at Louisville Colonels |
W 15-4 |
1-3 |
9-hitter by Leo
Moon. Eddie Kenna gets 4 hits. Spencer Harris homers. Johnny Rawlings released to Toledo. |
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Su 4/15 |
at Louisville |
L 0-5 |
1-4 |
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M 4/16 |
at Louisville |
W 3-1 (11) |
2-4 |
9-hitter by John
"Lefty" Brillheart. |
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Tu 4/17 |
at Louisville, rain |
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W 4/18 |
at Toledo Mud Hens |
L 2-6 |
2-5 |
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Th 4/19 |
at Toledo |
L 4-5 |
2-6 |
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F 4/20 |
at Toledo |
W 8-4 |
3-6 |
8-hitter by
Brillheart. Ernie Orsatti hits 2
triples. |
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Sa 4/21 |
at Toledo, rain |
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Millers to get pitcher
Paul McCullough from Toledo in exchange for Rawlings. |
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Su 4/22 |
at Columbus Senators |
L 4-8 (8, rain) |
3-7 |
Harris gets 4 hits,
including a home run, and fields sensationally. |
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M 4/23 |
at Columbus |
W 4-3 |
4-7 |
10-hitter by Rube
Benton. Orsatti and Homer Ezzell
homer, Ezzell's breaking a tie in the 9th.
Ezzell entered the game in the 5th when Sammy Bohne was ejected for
going into the stands after an abusive fan.
Columbus fans cheered Bohne as he left the field. |
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Tu 4/24 |
at Columbus |
L 3-4 |
4-8 |
Harris homers. |
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W 4/25 |
at Columbus |
W 5-4 |
5-8 |
McCullough wins. Bohne's 2 doubles account for 3 runs. |
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Bohne is suspended for three days by American Association
president Thomas Hickey. |
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F 4/27 |
Indianapolis |
L 3-9 |
5-9 |
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Sa 4/28 |
Indianapolis, suspended |
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In the top of the 3rd of the April 28 game, Wilbur Hubbell
argued after a pitch to Wid Matthews.
Hubbell and coach Charley Hall were ejected. They changed into street clothes and
watched the game from the chief of police's box down the right-field line, in
violation of a new rule forbidding players from sitting in the stands after
being ejected. During a 7-run third by
the Millers, which put them ahead
13-3, umpire Powell spotted Hubbell and Hall and ordered Mike Kelley
to have them leave. Kelley sent Harris
down to tell them to leave. As Harris
was on his way, Powell awarded a 9-0 forfeit victory to Indianapolis. The Millers lodged a protest. The next day Hickey upheld the protest,
overruled Powell, and ordered the game to be resumed at the point of the
forfeit/protest. Harris and Orsatti
homered for the Millers before the suspension. |
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Su 4/29 |
Indianapolis |
L 2-9 |
5-10 |
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M 4/30 |
Louisville |
W 3-2 |
6-10 |
7-hitter by
McCullough. Earl Smith hits first home
run of the season, a 3-run homer in the sixth to put the Millers ahead 3-2. |
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Kelley suspended 3 days and Hubbell 5 days for argument with
Powell Saturday. |
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Tu 5/1 |
Louisville |
W 2-1 (10) |
7-10 |
9-hitter by
Benton. Orsatti draws bases-loaded
walk off Ben Tincup to drive in the winning run in the 10th. |
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Millers get third-baseman Elmer Yoter from the Cubs as the final
payment in the deal that sent Pat Malone to Chicago in 1927. |
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W 5/2 |
Louisville |
W 7-3 |
8-10 |
Moon wins and
homers. Harris hits 2 homers. |
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Th 5/3 |
Louisville |
W 13-3 |
9-10 |
Harris has 4 hits,
including 2 home runs. Pat Duncan also
homers. |
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F 5/4 |
Toledo |
W 13-12 |
10-10 |
Toledo scores 9 runs
in the 9th for a 12-10 lead.
Player-manager Casey Stengel, who used 20 players in the game, had a
pinch-single and scored a run in the 9th.
In the last of the 9th, Wheat tied the game with a two-run, pinch-hit
home run. Benton then singled and was
forced out on a sacrifice attempt.
Cliff Brady doubled, his 4th hit of the game, and Harris scored the
winning run when center-fielder Otis Carter fumbled the ball. Harris had homered, his 4th in 3 days and
7th for the season (since his April 28 home run won't count until the
suspended game is completed). |
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Sa 5/5 |
Toledo |
W 7-5 |
11-10 |
Harris homers for the
4th straight game. Wheat hits a
pinch-homer for the 2nd game in a row.
Orsatti also homers. |
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Su 5/6 |
Toledo |
L 1-5 |
11-11 |
Rosy Ryan stops the
Millers' 6-game winning streak with a 7-hitter. DeViveiros homers. |
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M 5/7 |
Columbus |
W 13-7 |
12-11 |
Joe Stripp hits 3
consecutive home runs for Columbus.
Kenna hits a grand slam.
Hubbell wins and homers. Harris
makes a great catch. |
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Tu 5/8 |
Columbus |
W 6-4 |
13-11 |
Kenna homers. Harris "thrills fans with another
sensational catch," according to a newspaper report. |
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W 5/9 |
Columbus |
W 11-10 |
14-11 |
Millers score 5 in the
last of the 9th. Harris and Orsatti
homer. Yoter debuts. |
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Th 5/10 |
Columbus |
W 4-1 |
15-11 |
11-hitter by Ad Liska
in his first start of the season.
(Liska is a submarine hurler.)
DeViveiros homers. |
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F 5/11 |
at St. Paul Saints |
L 3-5 |
15-12 |
Kenna homers. |
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Sa 5/12 |
St. Paul |
W 11-5 |
16-12 |
McCullough wins and
hits a grand slam in a 7-run 7th. |
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Su 5/13 |
St. Paul |
W 8-4 |
17-12 |
8-hitter by Liska
before a record crowd of 14,000,
Harris homers, his 10th, on the first pitch of the last of the
1st. Bohne also homers. |
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Tu 5/15 |
Kansas City Blues |
W 9-3 |
18-12 |
6-hitter by
Hubbell. Harris hits grand slam. Smith homers. |
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W 5/16 |
Kansas City, rain |
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DeViveiros sold to
Shreveport (Texas League), which needs a shortstop. Kelley felt an obligation to Shreveport
because of the deal that brought Harris to the Millers. |
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Th 5/17 |
Kansas City |
L 2-4 |
18-13 |
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F 5/18 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
L 2-3 |
18-14 |
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Sa 5/19 |
Milwaukee |
L 4-8 |
18-15 |
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Su 5/20 |
Milwaukee |
W 6-4 |
19-15 |
8-hitter by
Brillheart. Wheat plays his first full
game (had started the season being used only as a pinch hitter because of a
bruised heel) and hits a 3-run homer. |
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M 5/21 |
at Kansas City |
W 5-1 |
20-15 |
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Tu 5/22 |
at Kansas City |
W 4-2 |
21-15 |
Down 2-0, the Millers
score 4 in the 8th. |
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W 5/23 |
at Kansas City |
L 3-4 (11) |
21-16 |
Millers lose when
Liska makes a wild heave after fielding Bill Wambsganss's bunt in the 11th. |
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Th 5/24 |
at Kansas City |
L 0-11 |
21-17 |
Long Tom Sheehan shuts
out the Millers on 6 hits. |
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F 5/25 |
at Milwaukee |
W 5-2 |
22-17 |
6-hitter by Benton. |
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Sa 5/26 |
at Milwaukee |
L 5-6 |
22-18 |
Kenna homers. |
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Su 5/27 |
at Milwaukee |
L 3-7 |
22-19 |
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M 5/28 |
St. Paul |
W 7-3 |
23-19 |
7-hitter by
Liska. Cotter, Bill Black, and Wheat
homer. |
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Tu 5/29 |
at St. Paul |
L 1-8 |
23-20 |
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W 5/30
a.m. |
St. Paul |
W 9-7 |
24-20 |
Millers score 6 in
last of the 9th, capped by Bill Warwick's 3-run homer with no out. Orsatti also homers. |
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W 5/30
p.m. |
at St. Paul |
L 4-15 |
24-21 |
Harris hits 12th homer
of the season. |
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Millers release Moon and Leo Skidmore and trade Kenna to
Washington for shortstop Grant Gillis, catcher Hugh McMullen, and pitcher
Clayton Van Alstyne. |
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F 6/1 |
at Indianapolis |
W 7-1 |
25-21 |
McCullough wins. Orsatti homers. |
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Sa 6/2 |
at Indianapolis |
L 9-10 |
25-22 |
Gillis debuts for
Millers with 3 hits. |
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Su 6/3-1 |
at Indianapolis |
W 4-3 |
26-22 |
Millers score 2 in
9th. Smith ties the score with an
inside-the-park home run. |
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Su 6/3-2 |
at Indianapolis |
W 3-0 (7) |
27-22 |
10-hitter by Liska
beats Emil Yde. McMullen debuts. |
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M 6/4 |
at Louisville |
T 1-1 (9, rain) |
27-22-1 |
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Tu 6/5 |
at Louisville, rain |
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W 6/6 |
at Louisville, rain |
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Th 6/7-1 |
at Louisville |
L 9-10 |
27-23 |
Harris gets 4 hits. |
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Th 6/7-2 |
at Louisville |
L 8-9 (6, darkness) |
27-24 |
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F 6/8 |
at Toledo, rain |
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Sa 6/9-1 |
at Toledo |
W 10-2 |
28-24 |
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Sa 6/9-2 |
at Toledo |
L 5-6 |
28-25 |
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Su 6/10-1 |
at Toledo |
L 7-8 |
28-26 |
Harris hits 2
homers. Yoter hits 2 triples. |
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Su 6/10-2 |
at Toledo |
W 10-4 |
29-26 |
Liska wins. |
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M 6/11 |
at Columbus |
L 3-11 |
29-27 |
Harris homers. Emmer returns to the lineup as a pinch
hitter. |
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Tu 6/12 |
at Columbus |
W 13-3 |
30-27 |
Van Alstyne wins. Smith gets 4 hits, including a homer. |
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W 6/13 |
at Columbus |
W 4-3 |
31-27 |
Harris drives in 3
runs with a home run, double, and sacrifice fly. |
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Th 6/14 |
at Columbus |
L 4-6 |
31-28 |
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Sa 6/16 |
at Kansas City |
L 3-5 |
31-29 |
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Su 6/17 |
at Kansas City |
W 4-2 (6, rain) |
32-29 |
3-hitter by Liska for
7th win. |
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M 6/18 |
at Kansas City |
L 5-6 |
32-30 |
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W 6/20-1 |
at Milwaukee |
L 1-2 |
32-31 |
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W 6/20-2 |
at Milwaukee |
W 7-5 |
33-31 |
Smith homers. |
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Th 6/21 |
at Milwaukee |
L 3-6 |
33-32 |
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F 6/22 |
at Milwaukee, rain |
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Sa 6/23 |
Kansas City, wet grounds |
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Su 6/24-1 |
Kansas City |
L 0-7 |
33-33 |
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Su 6/24-2 |
Kansas City |
W 7-2 (7, darkness) |
34-33 |
Liska wins. Black homers. |
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M 6/25 |
Kansas City |
L 5-13 |
34-34 |
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Tu 6/26-1 |
Kansas City |
L 2-13 |
34-35 |
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Tu 6/26-2 |
Kansas City |
W 8-7 |
35-35 |
Brillheart
homers. Liska wins in relief. |
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W 6/27 |
Milwaukee |
W 10-6 |
36-35 |
Liska wins in relief
again, 10th win of season and 3rd win in 4 days. Wheat homers. |
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Th 6/28 |
Milwaukee |
W 3-2 |
37-35 |
McCullough wins. |
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F 6/29 |
Milwaukee |
L 2-4 |
37-36 |
Harris homers. |
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S 6/30 |
Milwaukee |
L 2-12 |
37-37 |
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Sa 7/1-1 |
Milwaukee |
W 9-8 (11) |
38-37 |
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Sa 7/1-2 |
Milwaukee |
L 1-3 (6, darkness) |
38-38 |
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M 7/2 |
at St. Paul |
L 2-7 |
38-39 |
Pat Malone is placed
on the ineligible list to make room for Cotter, who was returned to the
Millers after being loaned to Kansas City. |
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Tu 7/3 |
St. Paul |
W 7-3 |
39-39 |
11-hitter by Benton. |
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W 7/4 a.m. |
at St. Paul |
L 2-4 |
39-40 |
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W 7/4 p.m. |
St. Paul |
W 11-6 |
40-40 |
Harris hits 18th home
run. |
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Th 7/5 |
St. Paul |
W 4-3 |
41-40 |
Millers score all 4
runs in the 6th, 3 on a home run by Smith. |
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F 7/6 |
Columbus |
W 10-7 |
42-40 |
Benton and Cotter
homer. Harris drives in 5 runs. |
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Sa 7/7 |
Columbus |
L 3-12 |
42-41 |
Harris homers. |
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Su 7/8-1 |
Columbus |
L 6-7 |
42-42 |
Gillis homers. |
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Su 7/8-2 |
Columbus |
W 4-1 |
43-42 |
5-hitter by
Liska. Harris hits 2 homers, now has
21. |
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M 7/9 |
Toledo |
L 5-8 |
43-43 |
Harris homers. |
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Tu 7/10 |
Toledo |
W 19-6 |
44-43 |
Smith hits 2 home runs
and drives in 6 runs. Harris homers. |
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Brady released to Chattanooga.
Millers acquire Horace "Hod" Lisenbee from Washington and
Ray Jacobs from the Chicago Cubs. |
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W 7/11 |
Toledo |
W 13-1 |
45-43 |
4-hitter by Lefty
Williams. Harris and Black hit grand
slams. Smith homers. Second time in 1928 that Harris homered in
4 straight games. |
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Th 7/12 |
Toledo |
W 4-0 |
46-43 |
5-hitter by
Benton. Cotter homers. |
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F 7/13 |
Louisville |
W 4-3 |
47-43 |
Liska wins 9th
straight game (12th for the season.
Millers get Gus Mancuso from the St. Louis Cardinals. |
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Sa 7/14 |
Louisville |
W 13-4 |
48-43 |
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Su 7/15-1 |
Louisville |
L 2-9 |
48-44 |
Lisenbee and Mancuso
make Millers debuts. Lisenbee hit
hard. |
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Su 7/15-2 |
Louisville |
W 7-4 (7) |
49-44 |
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M 7/16 |
Indianapolis |
W 6-2 |
50-44 |
10-hitter by Benton,
who also hits 3-run double. Orsatti
hits inside-the-park home run. |
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Tu 7/17-1 |
Indianapolis |
L 6-9 |
50-45 |
Orsatti homers. |
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Tu 7/17* |
Indianapolis |
W 17-3 |
51-45 |
*Completion of April
28 protested game. Orsatti and Harris
homered before the game was protested.
Harris hits another in the resumed game, has 26 for the season. |
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W 7/18 |
Indianapolis |
L 4-6 |
51-46 |
Orsatti and Cotter
homer. Warwick sold to Chattanooga. |
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Th 7/19 |
Indianapolis |
W 4-3 |
52-46 |
Millers score all 4
runs in the last three innings. |
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F 7/20 |
St. Paul |
L 5-6 (10) |
52-47 |
Williams loses in
relief. Liska had been on the hook for
the loss until Jacobs hit a home run.
Orsatti also homers. |
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Sa 7/21 |
at St. Paul |
W 5-4 (12) |
53-47 |
Orsatti homers. |
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Su 7/22 |
at St. Paul |
L 2-7 |
53-48 |
Jacobs homers before
15,000 fans at Lexington Park, who see Fred Heimich win his 17th game of the
season for the Saints. |
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Tu 7/24 |
at Toledo |
W 8-4 |
54-48 |
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W 7/25-1 |
at Toledo |
W 12-10 |
55-48 |
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W 7/25-2 |
at Toledo |
W 5-4 (7, darkness) |
56-48 |
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Th 7/26 |
at Toledo |
W 6-2 |
57-48 |
6-hitter by
Lisenbee. Emmer gets 4 hits. |
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F 7/27 |
at Toledo |
L 1-4 |
57-49 |
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Sa 7/28 |
at Columbus |
L 8-9 (10) |
57-50 |
Brillheart and Benton. |
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Su 7/29-1 |
at Columbus |
L 0-3 |
57-51 |
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Su 7/29-2 |
at Columbus |
L 3-6 |
57-52 |
Senators stop Liska's
9-game winning streak. |
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M 7/30 |
at Columbus |
W 10-8 |
58-52 |
Harris hits grand slam
and drives in 5 runs. |
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W 8/1-1 |
at Louisville |
W 9-2 |
59-52 |
Smith homers. |
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W 8/1-2 |
at Louisville |
W 6-5 |
60-52 |
Liska wins. Yoter homers. |
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Th 8/2-1 |
at Louisville |
W 5-0 |
61-52 |
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Th 8/2-2 |
at Louisville |
W 7-3 |
62-52 |
10-hitter for Liska
for his 14th win. |
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F 8/3-1 |
at Louisville, wet grounds |
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F 8/3-2 |
at Louisville, wet grounds |
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Sa 8/4-1 |
at Louisville |
L 2-6 |
62-53 |
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Sa 8/4-2 |
at Louisville |
W 7-4 |
63-53 |
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Su 8/5-1 |
at Indianapolis |
W 4-3 |
64-53 |
9-hitter by
Benton. Orsatti homers. |
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Su 8/5-2 |
at Indianapolis |
W 4-3 (8, darkness) |
65-53 |
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M 8/6 |
at Indianapolis |
W 12-10 |
66-53 |
Millers score 6 in the
top of the 9th. |
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Tu 8/7 |
at Indianapolis |
W 4-2 |
67-53 |
Millers pull to within
1 game of first-place Indianapolis. |
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W 8/8 |
at Indianapolis |
L 4-5 |
67-54 |
Liska loses. Orsatti homers. |
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F 8/10 |
at St. Paul |
W 10-0 |
68-54 |
2-hitter by
McCullough. |
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Sa 8/11 |
St. Paul |
W 9-2 |
69-54 |
8-hitter by Benton
before 8,000 fans. Orsatti homers. |
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Su 8/12 |
St. Paul |
W 9-8 |
70-54 |
Liska wins in relief
as the Millers score 2 in the last of the 9th before 13,000 fans. Harris homers. |
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M 8/13 |
at St. Paul |
L 1-4 |
70-55 |
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Tu 8/14 |
Louisville |
L 4-5 |
70-56 |
Harris hits 29th home
run. |
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W 8/15-1 |
Louisville |
L 2-3 |
70-57 |
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W 8/15-2 |
Louisville |
W 6-3 |
71-57 |
Smith homers. |
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Th 8/16 |
Louisville |
W 11-7 |
72-57 |
Jack Hayes hits 2 home
runs. Orsatti to be recalled by the
Cardinals. |
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F 8/17 |
Louisville |
W 6-3 |
73-57 |
Liska wins 16th. Orsatti, in his final game with the
Millers, singles and doubles to run his hitting streak to 23 games. |
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Sa 8/18 |
Indianapolis |
W 4-3 |
74-57 |
Harris hits 30th home
run. |
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Su 8/19 |
Indianapolis |
W 5-2 |
75-57 |
6-hitter by
Benton. Millers trail first-place
Indianapolis by 1/2 game. |
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M 8/20 |
Indianapolis |
L 2-8 |
75-58 |
Joe Pate debuts. Mancuso homers. |
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Tu 8/21 |
Indianapolis |
L 8-10 |
75-59 |
Indianapolis scores 3
in the oth. Harris, Cotter, and Hayes
homer. |
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W 8/22 |
Indianapolis |
W 8-7 (11) |
76-59 |
8-hitter by
Brillheart. Yoter homers. |
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Th 8/23 |
Toledo, rain |
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Millers get Carl East
from Washington. East had recently
been reinstated by Commissioner Landis after playing in an outlaw league and
being barred from organized baseball. |
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F 8/24-1 |
Toledo |
L 0-2 |
76-60 |
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F 8/24-2 |
Toledo |
L 3-5 |
76-61 |
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Sa 8/25 |
Toledo |
W 6-3 |
77-61 |
McCullough pitches
7-hitter, strikes out 9, and homers. |
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Su 8/26-1 |
Toledo |
L 3-5 |
77-62 |
East debuts. |
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Su 8/26-2 |
Toledo |
L 1-4 |
77-63 |
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M 8/27 |
Columbus |
W 6-5 |
78-63 |
Hack Millers debuts
for the Millers and gets 2 hits. |
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Tu 8/28 |
Columbus |
W 10-3 |
79-63 |
Hayes homers and
drives in 4 runs. |
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W 8/29 |
Columbus, rain |
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Th 8/30-1 |
Columbus |
W 3-2 |
80-63 |
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Th 8/30-1 |
Columbus |
W 3-1 |
81-63 |
Miller and Cotter
homer, and Millers move into first place by 1 game. |
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F 8/31 |
St. Paul |
L 3-7 |
81-64 |
Cotter homers. |
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Sa 9/1 |
at St. Paul |
W 7-6 |
82-64 |
East homers. |
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Su 9/2 |
at St. Paul |
W 8-5 |
83-64 |
Miller and Hays homer. |
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M 9/3 a.m. |
St. Paul |
W 6-4 |
84-64 |
Smith homers. |
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M 9/3 p.m. |
at St. Paul |
W 6-5 |
85-64 |
Miller homers. Millers obtain former Minneapolis pitcher
Charley Robertson. |
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W 9/5 |
Kansas City |
W 10-6 |
86-64 |
Miller homers. |
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Th 9/6 |
Kansas City |
W 8-1 |
87-64 |
9-hitter by Liska for
17th win. Harris (32), Smith, and
McMullen homer. |
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F 9/7 |
Kansas City |
W 7-6 |
88-64 |
Millers in first by
2-1/2 games over Indianapolis. |
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Sa 9/8 |
Kansas City |
W 2-1 (13) |
89-64 |
Robertson pitches 12
innings and wins in first game back with Millers. |
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Su 9/9 |
Kansas City |
W 4-2 |
90-64 |
Millers win 9th
straight. |
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M 9/10 |
Milwaukee |
L 6-7 |
90-65 |
Milwaukee scores 2 in
the 9th. |
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Tu 9/11 |
Milwaukee |
W 4-3 (10) |
91-65 |
Liska wins 18th. Doubles by Yoter and Harris bring in the
winning run in the 10th. |
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W 9/12 |
Milwaukee, rain |
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Th 9/13 |
Milwaukee |
L 1-3 |
91-66 |
Tied for first with
Indianapolis. |
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F 9/14 |
at Kansas City |
W 5-4 |
92-66 |
Millers lead Indians
by 1 game as Robertson wins. |
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Sa 9/15 |
at Kansas City |
L 2-3 (10) |
92-67 |
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Su 9/16 |
at Kansas City |
L 2-7 |
92-68 |
Millers drop to
second. |
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M 9/17 |
at Kansas City |
L 0-2 |
92-69 |
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Tu 9/18 |
at Kansas City |
W 3-1 (11) |
93-69 |
Liska wins. |
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W 9/19-1 |
Milwaukee |
W 7-3 |
94-69 |
Miller and Cotter
homer. |
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W 9/19-2 |
Milwaukee |
W 6-4 |
95-69 |
Smith hits 2
homers. Millers trail Indianapolis by
1/2 game. |
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Th 9/20 |
Milwaukee |
W 6-3 |
96-69 |
Liska wins 20th game
of the season. |
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F 9/21 |
Milwaukee |
W 12-5 |
97-69 |
8-hitter by
Benton. Millers get 18 hits, including
5 by Harris, trail by 1/2 game. |
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Sa 9/22 |
Milwaukee |
L 3-6 |
97-70 |
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Su 9/23 |
Milwaukee |
L 4-5 |
97-70-1 |
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W |
L |
Manager |
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Indianapolis |
99 |
68 |
Bruno Betzel |
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Minneapolis |
97 |
71 |
Mike Kelley |
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Milwaukee |
90 |
78 |
Jack Lelivelt |
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St. Paul |
88 |
80 |
Nick Allen |
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Kansas City |
88 |
80 |
Dutch Zwilling |
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Toledo |
79 |
88 |
Casey Stengel |
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Columbus |
68 |
100 |
Harry Leibold |
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Louisville |
62 |
106 |
Billy Meyer |
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Statistics |
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Player |
Games |
Batting Average |
Home Runs |
Runs Batted In |
Position |
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Carlton East |
15 |
.406 |
1 |
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rf |
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Ernie Orsatti |
123 |
.381 |
15 |
84 |
1b-of |
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Pat Duncan |
60 |
.343 |
2 |
27 |
lf |
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Ray Jacobs* |
40 |
.333 |
4 |
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2b-ss |
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Minter “Jack” Hayes |
57 |
.332 |
5 |
32 |
2b |
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Spencer Harris |
169 |
.327 |
32 |
127 |
cf |
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Elmer Yoter |
143 |
.322 |
2 |
45 |
3b-ss |
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Hugh McMullen |
76 |
.313 |
1 |
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c |
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Charles “Hack” Miller |
28 |
.311 |
4 |
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lf |
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Zack Wheat |
82 |
.309 |
5 |
30 |
of |
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Bernie DeViveiros |
27 |
.305 |
3 |
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ss |
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Grant Gillis |
120 |
.303 |
1 |
41 |
ss-2b |
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Leo Cotter* |
140 |
.298 |
10 |
65 |
1b |
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Eddie Kenna |
41 |
.296 |
4 |
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c |
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Gus Mancuso |
48 |
.295 |
1 |
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c |
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Frank Emmer |
64 |
.294 |
0 |
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ss |
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Sammy Bohne |
101 |
.294 |
2 |
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3b |
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Johnny Rawlings* |
141 |
.293 |
6 |
63 |
2b-ss |
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Bill “Jigger” Black |
47 |
.282 |
3 |
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2b |
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Earl Smith |
163 |
.280 |
16 |
103 |
rf |
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Homer Ezzell |
9 |
.273 |
1 |
2 |
3b |
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Cliff Brady |
61 |
.269 |
0 |
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2b |
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Bill Warwick |
49 |
.228 |
1 |
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c |
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Jim Oglesby |
5 |
.000 |
0 |
1 |
1b |
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Ernie Krueger |
3 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
c |
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Pitcher |
G |
IP |
W |
L |
ERA |
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Guy “Lefty” Williams |
39 |
133 |
6 |
7 |
3.38 |
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Rube Benton |
41 |
250 |
15 |
13 |
3.46 |
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Ad Liska |
46 |
225 |
20 |
4 |
3.68 |
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John "Lefty"
Brillheart |
58 |
221 |
15 |
9 |
4.11 |
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Leo Skidmore |
9 |
30 |
2 |
1 |
4.20 |
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Paul McCullough* |
44 |
221 |
13 |
16 |
4.32 |
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Horace “Hod” Lisenbee |
26 |
122 |
8 |
6 |
4.64 |
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Clayton Van Alstyne |
25 |
119 |
7 |
7 |
4.69 |
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Wilbur Hubbell |
27 |
85 |
5 |
5 |
5.40 |
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Leo Moon |
12 |
40 |
2 |
2 |
6.30 |
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Herb Brett |
4 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
6.39 |
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Ad Stemig |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
54.00 |
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Joe Pate |
14 |
18 |
2 |
0 |
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Charley Robertson |
4 |
28 |
2 |
1 |
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and McCullough’s statistics include games played with Toledo in 1928, and
Cotter’s statistics include games with Kansas City. |
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