Minneapolis
Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley |
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1936 - American Association, 78-76-4, 5th place - Standings,
statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results |
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Manager:
Donie Bush |
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Date |
Opponent |
Outcome |
Record |
Notes |
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Su 4/12 |
at Toledo Mud Hens |
W 3-1 |
1-0 |
Winning Pitcher-Ray
Kolp |
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Tu 4/13 |
at Toledo |
T 11-11 (13, darkness) |
1-0-1 |
Charley
"Greek" George homers. |
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W 4/15 |
at Toledo |
W 5-4 |
2-0 |
WP-Wally Tauscher. |
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Th 4/16 |
at Toledo, snow |
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F 4/17 |
at Columbus Red Birds, cold |
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Sa 4/18 |
at Columbus, rain |
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Su 4/19-1 |
at Columbus |
W 5-2 |
3-0 |
8-hitter by Belve
Bean. HR-Bob "Dutch"
Holland, Fabian Gaffke, Joe Hauser. |
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Su 4/19-2 |
at Columbus |
W 9-8 |
4-0 |
WP-Archie McKain. |
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M 4/20 |
at Columbus |
W 21-5 |
5-0 |
11-hitter by
Tauscher. Millers get 12 hits,
includng 4 by Fabian Gaffke (1 of them a home run) and Earl Browne. Spencer Harris hits 2 home runs and drives
in 4 runs. |
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Tu 4/21 |
at Louisville Colonels, rain |
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W 4/22 |
at Louisville |
L 0-3 |
5-1 |
Losing pitcher-Reg
Grabowski. |
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Th 4/23 |
at Louisville |
L 3-4 |
5-2 |
LP-Kolp. |
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F 4/24 |
at Louisville |
W 4-2 |
6-2 |
WP-Bean. Gaffke hits his 3rd home run - batting
average at .405 with 12 runs and 12 runs batted in through 9 games. |
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Sa 4/25 |
at Indianapolis Indians |
L 4-11 |
6-3 |
LP-Tauscher. |
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Su 4/26-1 |
at Indianapolis |
W 3-2 |
7-3 |
WP-Grabowski. |
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Su 4/26-2 |
at Indianapolis |
T 2-2 (8, 6:00 law) |
7-3-2 |
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M 4/27 |
at Indianapolis, rain |
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Tu 4/28 |
at Indianapolis |
L 4-5 |
7-4 |
LP-Bean. |
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F 5/1 |
Indianapolis |
L 9-13 |
7-5 |
LP-Kolp. Buzz Arlett hits 2 home runs. Gaffke beaned. |
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Sa 5/2 |
Indianapolis |
W 13-11 |
8-5 |
WP-Tauscher. Harris gets 4 hits, including a home
run. John "Blondy" Ryan and
George also homer. |
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Su 5/3 |
Indianapolis |
W 11-6 |
9-5 |
WP-Bean. HR-Roy Pfleger, Arlett, Holland. |
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M 5/4 |
Indianapolis |
L 6-8 |
9-6 |
LP-McKain. Pfleger and J. Ryan homer. |
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Tu 5/5 |
Columbus |
W 13-6 |
10-6 |
WP-Kolp. HR-Arlett, Holland, Gaffke, Browne. |
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W 5/6 |
Columbus |
L 3-8 |
10-7 |
LP-Tauscher. Millers lose to Mort Cooper, who strikes
out 9. |
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Th 5/7 |
Columbus |
W 7-4 |
11-7 |
WP-Reg
Grabowski. Pinky Hargrave homers. |
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F 5/8 |
Louisville |
W 2-1 (11) |
12-7 |
10-hitter by
Bean. Louisville manager Burleigh
Grimes is ejected in the 4th inning. |
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Sa 5/9 |
Louisville, rain |
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Su 5/10-1 |
Louisville |
W 4-3 (10) |
13-7 |
WP-Rosy Ryan. Hauser hits 2-run pinch-home run to tie the
game in the 9th. Pfleger homers in the
10th to win the game. Arlett also
homers. |
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Su 5/10-2 |
Louisville |
L 2-7 |
13-8 |
LP-Tauscher. |
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M 5/11 |
Toledo |
L 10-11 |
13-9 |
LP-Grabowski. George and Gaffke homer. |
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Tu 5/12 |
Toledo |
W 11-6 |
14-9 |
WP-R. Ryan. Harris goes 5 for 5 with a home run, Gaffke
4 for 5 with a home run. Browne hits 2
home runs. Pfleger also homers. |
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W 5/13 |
Toledo |
W 14-0 |
15-9 |
4-hitter by
McKain. Millers score 9 runs in the
8th. Pfleger hits a solo homer and a
grand slam in the same inning. |
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Th 5/14 |
Toledo |
W 9-3 |
16-9 |
Jake Baker wins in
Millers debut. HR-Pfleger 2, J. Ryan. |
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F 5/15 |
St. Paul Saints |
W 9-3 |
17-9 |
WP-Tauscher. Browne homers. |
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Sa 5/16 |
at St. Paul |
L 5-9 |
17-10 |
LP-R. Ryan. Gaffke hits a 3-run homer, now has 33 RBIs. |
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Su 5/17 |
St. Paul |
W 5-4 |
18-10 |
WP-Harris, Pfleger. |
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M 5/18 |
Kansas City Blues |
W 24-10 |
19-10 |
WP-Baker. Down 9-7, the Millers score 15 runs in the
7th inning, tying a league record set by the Saints in 1930 for runs in an
inning. The Millers bat around twice
and get 12 hits in the inning (with at least 1 by every player and with
Browne, Pfleger, and Harris getting 2 hits) and 3 home runs, by Browne,
Arlett and Pfleger. Arlett had another
home run in the game, and George also homered. |
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Tu 5/19 |
Kansas City |
L 4-13 |
19-11 |
LP-Al Milnar. Hargrave and Hauser homer. |
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W 5/20 |
Kansas City |
L 2-8 |
19-12 |
LP-Tauscher. |
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Th 5/21 |
Kansas City |
L 6-10 |
19-13 |
LP-McKain. |
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F 5/22 |
Milwaukee Brewers, rain |
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Sa 5/23 |
Milwaukee |
L 5-6 |
19-14 |
LP-McKain. Browne and Hauser homer. |
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Su 5/24-1 |
Milwaukee |
W 18-7 |
20-14 |
WP-Tauscher. Millers get 24 hits, including homers by
Holland, George, Pfleger, Browne, and J. Ryan. |
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Su 5/24-2 |
Milwaukee |
W 5-3 |
21-14 |
WP-Grabowski. |
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M 5/25 |
at Kansas City |
L 5-10 |
21-15 |
LP-Milnar. |
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Tu 5/26 |
at Kansas City |
W 7-4 |
22-15 |
WP-McKain. |
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W 5/27 |
at Kansas City |
L 4-7 |
22-16 |
LP-Bean. |
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Th 5/28 |
at Kansas City |
W 6-2 |
23-16 |
WP-Grabowski. |
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F 5/29 |
St. Paul |
W 8-2 |
24-16 |
6-hitter by
Tauscher. Pfleger and Browne homer |
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Sa 5/30
a.m. |
St. Paul |
W 12-4 |
25-16 |
WP-McKain. Hauser and Browne homer. |
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Sa 5/30
p.m. |
at St. Paul |
L 1-12 |
25-17 |
LP-Kolp. |
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Su 5/31 |
at St. Paul |
L 6-7 (10) |
25-18 |
LP-Bean. J. Ryan homers. |
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M 6/1 |
at Milwaukee |
L 1-5 |
25-19 |
LP-Grabowski. |
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Tu 6/2 |
at Milwaukee |
W 5-2 |
26-19 |
WP-McKain. |
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W 6/3 |
at Milwaukee |
W 11-6 |
27-19 |
WP-Tauscher. HR-Holland, Pfleger, Gaffke |
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Th 6/4 |
at Milwaukee |
L 6-9 |
27-20 |
LP-Bean. HR-Hauser, Gaffke, Hargrave. |
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F 6/5-1 |
at Toledo |
L 2-9 |
27-21 |
WP-Baker. Gaffke homers. |
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F 6/5-2 |
at Toledo |
L 3-6 |
27-22 |
LP-Milnar. |
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Sa 6/6 |
at Toledo, rain |
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Su 6/7-1 |
at Toledo |
W 10-3 |
28-22 |
WP-Tauscher. J. Ryan and George homer. Andy Cohen returns after being out for over
a month. |
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Su 6/7-2 |
at Toledo |
W 3-2 |
29-22 |
WP-McKain. |
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M 6/8 |
at Columbus |
W 8-4 |
30-22 |
WP-Bean. Harris homers |
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Tu 6/9-1 |
at Columbus |
W 6-3 |
31-22 |
WP-Baker. Harris homers. |
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Tu 6/9-2 |
at Columbus |
L 1-3 |
31-23 |
LP-Kolp. |
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W 6/10 |
at Columbus |
L 2-6 |
31-24 |
LP-Grabowski. Gaffke homers, now has 53 RBIs. |
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Th 6/11 |
at Louisville |
L 1-9 |
31-25 |
LP-McKain. |
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F 6/12 |
at Louisville |
L 5-6 |
31-26 |
LP-Tauscher. |
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Sa 6/13 |
at Louisville |
L 2-3 |
31-27 |
LP-Milnar. |
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Su 6/14-1 |
at Louisville |
W 6-2 |
32-27 |
WP-Grabowski. |
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Su 6/14-2 |
at Louisville |
W 9-2 |
33-27 |
WP-McKain. Browne homers. |
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M 6/15 |
at Indianapols |
L 1-6 |
33-28 |
LP-Kolp. |
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Tu 6/16 |
at Indianapols |
W 9-2 |
34-28 |
WP-Tauscher. Cohen drives in 5 runs. |
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W 6/17-1 |
at Indianapols |
L 0-10 |
34-29 |
LP-McKain. |
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W 6/17-2 |
at Indianapols |
L 2-3 |
34-30 |
LP-Milnar. Rosy Ryan to be out another month following
an appendix operation. Bean out with a
bad knee. |
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F 6/19 |
at St. Paul |
W 7-6 (12) |
35-30 |
WP-Baker. Cohen hits 2 home runs. |
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Sa 6/20 |
St. Paul |
W 6-2 |
36-30 |
WP-McKain. Pfleger homers. |
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Su 6/21 |
at St. Paul |
L 3-4 |
36-31 |
LP-Milnar. Hauser and Pfleger homer. Lou Fette wins his 13th game for the
Saints. |
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M 6/22 |
Milwaukee |
W 6-5 (10) |
37-31 |
Tauscher wins 10th
game and strikes out Chet Laabs 5 times.
Hauser's homer in the 10th wins the game. Gaffke is out with a bad back. |
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Tu 6/23-1 |
Milwaukee |
L 1-10 |
37-32 |
LP-Grabowski. Browne homers. |
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Tu 6/23-2 |
Milwaukee |
L 4-14 |
37-33 |
LP-Baker. |
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W 6/24 |
Milwaukee |
L 2-11 |
37-34 |
LP-McKain. |
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Th 6/25 |
Kansas City |
L 8-13 |
37-35 |
LP-Milnar. HR-Browne 2, George, Hauser 2, Harris. |
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F 6/26 |
Kansas City |
W 6-0 |
38-35 |
WP-Tauscher. Hauser hits 2 home runs. |
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Sa 6/27 |
Kansas City |
L 5-6 |
38-36 |
LP-Grabowski. HR-Hauser, Harris. Bean returns. |
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Su 6/28-1 |
at Milwaukee |
W 7-4 |
39-36 |
WP-McKain. Hauser homers. |
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Su 6/28-2 |
at Milwaukee |
L 2-5 |
39-37 |
LP-Kolp. Gaffke returns as a pinch-hitter. |
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M 6/29 |
at Milwaukee, rain |
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Tu 6/30 |
at Kansas City |
L 3-4 |
39-38 |
LP-Milnar. |
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W 7/1 |
at Kansas City |
W 6-3 |
40-38 |
WP-Tauscher. |
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Th 7/2 |
at Kansas City |
L 3-4 (10) |
40-39 |
LP-Bean. |
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F 7/3 |
at St. Paul |
W 5-4 |
41-39 |
WP-McKain. St. Paul had the bases loaded with 1 out in
the last of the 9th when Andy Cohen robbed Joe Mowry, making a backhanded
grab of a grounder and starting a 4-6-3 game-ending double play. |
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Sa 7/4
a.m. |
at St. Paul |
L 5-12 |
41-40 |
LP-Kolp. |
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Sa 7/4
p.m. |
St. Paul |
L 12-17 |
41-41 |
LP-Milnar. Harris homers. |
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Su 7/5 |
St. Paul |
L 7-8 (13) |
41-42 |
LP-Milnar. J. Ryan and Cohen homer. |
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Tu 7/7 |
Indianapolis |
W 9-3 |
42-42 |
WP-Grabowski. Hauser hits 2 homers and drives in 4
runs. Harris homers. |
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W 7/8 |
Indianapolis |
W 20-3 |
43-42 |
WP-McKain. Gaffke homers and drives in 6 runs. Browne and Pfleger also homer. |
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Th 7/9-1 |
Indianapolis |
W 11-4 |
44-42 |
WP-Tauscher. HR-Pfleger, Browne, Gaffke. |
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Th 7/9-2 |
Indianapolis |
W 9-7 |
45-42 |
WP-Milnar. HR-Gaffke, Milnar. |
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F 7/10 |
All-Star Game at Milwaukee |
W 9-5 |
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Gaffke, the only
Minneapolis player on the American Association All-Stars, gets 3 hits. |
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Sa 7/11 |
Columbus |
L 11-17 (10) |
45-43 |
LP-Tauscher. Red Birds get 30 hits, including 5 by Jack
Winsett and 4 by Don Padgett and Nick Cullop; Millers get 18, including 4 by
Fresco Thompson in his Millers debut (Thompson had been waived by the
Montreal Royals of the International League and claimed by the Millers). Columbus breaks a 9-9 tie with 8 runs in
the 10th. HR-Browne 2, George, Hauser. |
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Su 7/12-1 |
Columbus |
L 7-13 |
45-44 |
LP-Milnar. Hauser, Thompson, and Browne homer. |
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Su 7/12-2 |
Columbus |
W 5-4 |
46-44 |
WP-McKain. Hauser and Harris homer. |
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M 7/13 |
Louisville |
W 9-6 |
47-44 |
Ted Olson, from
Dartmouth University, wins in his first start for the Millers. |
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Tu 7/14 |
Louisville |
L 5-9 |
47-45 |
LP-Tauscher. Harris homers. |
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W 7/15 |
Louisville |
W 9-6 |
48-45 |
WP-Grabowski. Pfleger hits 2 homers and drive in 5
runs. Grabowski also homers. |
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Th 7/16 |
Louisville |
W 11-2 |
49-45 |
McKain wins 14th
game. Gaffke hits a solo homer and a
grand slam and caps his day with a "circus catch" off a drive by
Walter Ringhofer in the 9th. Browne,
Harris, and Hauser also homer. |
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F 7/17 |
Toledo |
W 6-5 (10) |
50-45 |
WP-Bean. J. Ryan homers. Gaffke's 2-run double ties the game in the
9th, and his triple in the 10th drives in Harris with the winning run. Gaffke's 9th-inning drive caromed off the
concrete near the top of the fence in right-center toward left-center. If the game hadn't ended with Harris's run,
Gaffke would probably have had an inside-the-park home run. Ray Kolp is sold to Memphis of the Southern
Association. |
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Sa 7/18 |
Toledo |
W 3-2 |
51-45 |
WP-Milnar. Thompson homers. Gaffke drives in the winning run (his 83rd
RBI). |
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Su 7/19-1 |
Toledo |
W 14-4 |
52-45 |
WP-Baker. HR-Gaffke, Browne, Cohen. |
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Su 7/19-2 |
Toledo |
W 5-4 (10) |
53-45 |
WP-Bean. Browne hits 2 home runs, the second in the
10th to win the game. Tauscher
dislocates his kneecap and will be out at least 2 weeks. |
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Tu 7/21 |
at Louisville |
W 4-2 (11) |
54-45 |
Grabowski goes the
distance and pitches perfect ball over the last 7 innings. |
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W 7/22 |
at Louisville |
L 1-13 |
54-46 |
LP-Olson. |
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Th 7/23 |
at Louisville |
W 9-5 |
55-46 |
WP-Milnar. Browne homers. |
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F 7/24 |
at Indianapolis |
L 1-17 |
55-47 |
LP-McKain. |
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Sa 7/25 |
at Indianapolis |
W 4-2 |
56-47 |
WP-Grabowski. Cohen homers and triples. |
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Su 7/26-1 |
at Indianapolis |
L 8-12 |
56-48 |
LP-R. Ryan. HR-George, Milnar. Dick Siebert gets 4 hits for Indianapolis. |
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Su 7/26-2 |
at Indianapolis |
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Game stopped by the
6:00 law in the 3rd inning. |
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M 7/27 |
at Toledo, rain |
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Tu 7/28-1 |
at Toledo |
L 3-9 |
56-49 |
LP-McKain. |
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Tu 7/28-2 |
at Toledo |
L 4-9 (7, by agreement) |
56-50 |
LP-Milnar. |
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W 7/29-1 |
at Toledo |
L 7-8 |
56-51 |
LP-Grabowski. Arlett homers. |
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W 7/29-2 |
at Toledo |
W 1-0 (7, by agreement) |
57-51 |
7-hitter by Olson. |
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Th 7/30 |
at Columbus |
W 10-5 |
58-51 |
WP-Bean. Browne homers and drives in 5 runs. |
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F 7/31 |
at Columbus, postponed |
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Game was postponed so
it could be played as part of a doubleheader on August 2. |
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Sa 8/1 |
at Columbus |
L 7-10 |
58-52 |
LP-Milnar. Browne and Ryan homer. |
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Su 8/2-1 |
at Columbus |
L 4-7 |
58-53 |
LP-McKain. Browne homers. |
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Su 8/2-2 |
at Columbus |
L 2-7 |
58-54 |
LP-Grabowski. |
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Tu 8/4 |
Indianapolis |
W 12-5 |
59-54 |
WP-Grabowski. Gaffke homers. Millers beat Dizzy Trout. Red Sox send Jim Henry and George
"Skeets" Dickey to the Millers. |
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W 8/5-1 |
Indianapolis |
L 4-5 |
59-55 |
LP-Milnar. |
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W 8/5-2 |
Indianapolis |
L 6-8 |
59-56 |
LP-McKain. Milnar and Thompson homer. |
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Th 8/6 |
Indianapolis |
L 0-7 |
59-57 |
LP-Olson. Millers shut out by Jim Turner. |
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F 8/7 |
Louisville |
W 6-3 |
60-57 |
WP-Bean. Hauser homers and triples. |
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Sa 8/8 |
Louisville |
W 6-5 |
61-57 |
WP-Grabowski. HR-Thompson 2, Pfleger. |
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Su 8/9-1 |
Louisville |
W 6-5 |
62-57 |
WP-McKain. Gaffke homers and drives in 4 runs. |
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Su 8/9-2 |
Louisville |
W 15-5 (8, 6:00 law) |
63-57 |
WP-Henry, who homers
and drives in 4 runs. Hauser hits 2
homers and drives in 4. |
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M 8/10 |
Toledo |
W 9-4 |
64-57 |
Milnar gets win and
homers. Gaffke homers and drives in 3
runs. |
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Tu 8/11 |
Toledo |
L 11-17 |
64-58 |
LP-Grabwski. Gaffke homers and drives in 4 runs. Pfleger and Cohen homer |
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W 8/12 |
Toledo |
L 8-11 (11) |
64-59 |
LP-Milnar. George homers. |
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Th 8/13 |
Toledo |
W 16-8 |
65-59 |
WP-Henry. HR-Thompson, Pfleger, Gaffke. Gaffke gets 4 hits and drives in 3 runs. |
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F 8/14-1 |
Columbus |
L 7-11 |
65-60 |
LP-McKain. HR-Browne 2, Arlett. |
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F 8/14-2 |
Columbus |
L 0-7 |
65-61 |
LP-Olson. |
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Sa 8/15 |
Columbus |
W 8-3 (6, rain) |
66-61 |
WP-Bean. HR-Browne 2 (now has 30), Hauser, Thompson. |
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Su 8/16-1 |
Columbus |
W 24-2 |
67-61 |
WP-Milnar. Millers get 29 hits. HR-Hauser (drives in 4 runs), Arlett,
Thompson. |
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Su 8/16-2 |
Columbus |
W 8-7 (7, 6:00 law) |
68-61 |
WP-Henry. HR-Hauser 2, Pfleger. Millers score 2 in the last of the 7th. |
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M 8/17 |
at Milwaukee |
L 2-12 |
68-62 |
LP-Grabowski. Brown homers. |
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Tu 8/18 |
at Milwaukee |
T 1-1 (10, rain) |
68-62-3 |
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W 8/19 |
at Milwaukee |
L 2-7 |
68-63 |
LP-Bean. After the game Wednesday night, the auto in
which Cohen was riding rolls over three times. Cohen treated for chest and shoulder
injuries and released from the hospital. |
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Th 8/20-1 |
at Milwaukee |
L 8-9 |
68-64 |
LP-Henry. Thompson and Gaffke homer. Gaffke drives in 3 runs. |
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Th 8/20-2 |
at Milwaukee |
T 5-5 (7) |
68-64-4 |
Game ended to allow
the Millers to catch a train. |
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F 8/21 |
at Kansas City |
L 2-5 |
68-65 |
LP-Grabowski. |
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Sa 8/22 |
at Kansas City |
L 4-5 (10) |
68-66 |
LP-Henry. |
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Su 8/23-1 |
at Kansas City |
L 0-3 |
68-67 |
LP-Milnar. |
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Su 8/23-2 |
at Kansas City |
L 0-5 |
68-68 |
LP-Ben. |
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M 8/24 |
St. Paul |
W 9-3 |
69-68 |
WP-Grabowski. Hauser, Thompson, and Hargrave homer. |
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Tu 8/25 |
at St. Paul |
W 5-2 |
70-68 |
WP-Henry. Hauser homers. |
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W 8/26 |
St. Paul |
W 7-2 |
71-68 |
WP-McKain. HR-Harris, Browne, Pfleger, Thompson,
Hargrave, J. Ryan. Start of game
delayed until the completion of the funeral of Governor Floyd Olson, who died
Saturday night. |
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Th 8/27 |
at St. Paul, rain |
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F 8/28 |
Kansas City |
L 4-8 |
71-69 |
LP-Bean. HR-Thompson 2, Gaffke. Thompson almost had 3 home runs. He hit a ball over the fence in the 6th
inning. Joe Rue signaled fair, but Bob
Kober called it foul. Bush and some
players rushed Kober. Coach Bill
Burwell pushed Kober and was ejected.
Bush tried to jerk Kober's mask from his face, and Kober punched Bush
in the shoulder. Bush tried to strike
back but was restrained. |
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Sa 8/29 |
Kansas City |
W 10-5 |
72-69 |
WP-Henry. |
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Su 8/30-1 |
Kansas City |
W 7-3 |
73-69 |
WP-Milnar. HR-Hargrave, Milnar, Browne, Hauser. |
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Su 8/30-2 |
Kansas City |
L 1-2 (10) |
73-70 |
LP-R. Ryan. Bush, Burwell, and Kober all fined for
Friday's fracas. |
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M 8/31 |
Milwaukee |
L 9-12 |
73-71 |
LP-Bean. HR-Hauser, Arlett, J. Ryan. |
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Tu 9/1 |
Milwaukee |
W 6-5 |
74-71 |
WP-McKain, who also
homers. Arlett hits 2 homers. |
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W 9/2 |
Milwaukee |
W 15-3 |
75-71 |
WP-Milnar. Cohen and Hauser homer. Hauser drives in 5 runs. |
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Th 9/3-1 |
Milwaukee |
L 5-9 |
75-72 |
LP-Grabowski. Browne homers. |
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Th 9/3-2 |
Milwaukee |
L 5-9 |
75-73 |
LP-Tauscher. Hauser homers. Brewers clinch the pennant. |
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F 9/4 |
Milwaukee |
W 17-5 (8) |
76-73 |
WP-McKain. Game called after 8 innings to allow the
Millers to catch a train. Arlett and
Gaffke homer Chet Laabs hits his 42nd
home run for Milwaukee. |
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Sa 9/5-1 |
at St. Paul |
L 0-2 |
76-74 |
LP-Grabowski. |
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Sa 9/5-2 |
at St. Paul |
W 13-6 |
77-74 |
WP-Henry. Thompson homers. |
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Su 9/6 |
St. Paul |
W 7-5 |
78-74 |
WP-Milnar. Millers score 5 in the last of the 9th,
capped by Browne's home run. Pfleger
also homers. |
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M 9/7 a.m. |
at St. Paul |
L 3-4 |
78-75 |
LP-McKain. Hauser homers. |
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M 9/7 a.m. |
St. Paul |
L 5-11 |
78-76 |
LP-Tauscher. |
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By finishing fifth, the Millers missed the playoffs under the
new Shaughnessy playoff plan, which has the top four teams advance to the
league playoffs for the Governor's Cup and to advance to the Junior World
Series. |
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Manager |
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Milwaukee |
90 |
64 |
Al Sothoron |
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St. Paul |
64 |
68 |
Charles
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Kansas City |
84 |
69 |
Dutch Zwilling |
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Indianapolis |
79 |
75 |
Wade Killefer |
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Minneapolis |
78 |
76 |
Donie Bush |
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Columbus |
76 |
78 |
Burt Shotton |
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Louisville |
63 |
91 |
Burleigh Grimes |
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Toledo |
59 |
92 |
Fred Haney |
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Games |
Batting Average |
Home Runs |
Runs Batted In |
Position |
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Fresco Thompson |
69 |
.362 |
14 |
47 |
3b |
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Fabian Gaffke |
148 |
.342 |
25 |
132 |
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Earl Browne |
155 |
.328 |
35 |
126 |
lf-1b |
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Buzz Arlett |
74 |
.316 |
15 |
52 |
rf |
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Andy Cohen |
112 |
.303 |
7 |
65 |
2b |
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Spencer Harris |
150 |
.301 |
15 |
79 |
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Roy Pfleger |
121 |
.299 |
25 |
104 |
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Charley “Greek” George |
107 |
.299 |
11 |
56 |
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John “Blondy” Ryan |
129 |
.286 |
11 |
62 |
ss |
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Adam Comorosky |
24 |
.278 |
0 |
0 |
lf |
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William “Pinky” Hargrave |
70 |
.269 |
6 |
21 |
c |
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Joe Hauser |
125 |
.268 |
34 |
87 |
1b |
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Bob “Dutch” Holland |
81 |
.261 |
7 |
38 |
3b |
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Jimmy Wasdell |
12 |
.231 |
0 |
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George “Skeets” Dickey* |
28 |
.208 |
0 |
6 |
c |
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IP |
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ERA |
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Archie McKain |
45 |
275 |
19 |
12 |
4.52 |
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Jake Baker |
36 |
97 |
5 |
2 |
4.73 |
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Walter Tauscher |
31 |
185 |
13 |
9 |
5.11 |
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Al Milnar |
31 |
169 |
8 |
15 |
5.17 |
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Ted Olson |
21 |
64 |
2 |
3 |
5.34 |
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Reg Grabowski |
44 |
231 |
12 |
13 |
5.57 |
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Belve Bean |
37 |
169 |
9 |
9 |
5.91 |
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Rosy Ryan |
25 |
59 |
2 |
3 |
6.25 |
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Jim Henry |
10 |
66 |
6 |
3 |
6.41 |
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Ray Kolp |
23 |
75 |
2 |
7 |
7.56 |
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Millers lead the
American Association with 212 home runs, becoming the first team in the
league to hit 200. Fifth straight year
the Millers lead the league in homers (and the 12th year out of the last 13). |
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