Minneapolis
Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley |
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1937 - American Association, 87-67-4, 3rd 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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F 4/16 |
at Kansas City Blues |
W 8-3 |
1-0 |
9-hitter by Wally
Tauscher. Ralph "Red" Kress
hits a 3-run homer. Donie Bush is out
with an internal poisoning illness.
Andy Cohen is serving as acting manager. |
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Sa 4/17 |
at Kansas City |
W 6-3 |
2-0 |
9-hitter by
Bean. Carl Reynolds hits a double and
triple. |
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Su 4/18 |
at Kansas City |
L 1-5 |
2-1 |
Charley Wagner is
shaky in his debut with the Millers.
Wagner is one of the players provided by the Boston Red Sox, who
developed a working agreement with the Millers. |
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M 4/19 |
at Milwaukee Brewers |
L 7-8 |
2-2 |
Losing
pitcher-Tauscher. Millers break a 3-3
tie with 4 in the top of the 9th, but the Brewers come back with 5 runs, a
rally capped by Ted Gullic's 3-run homer.
Stan Spence steals home for the Millers. |
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Tu 4/20 |
at Milwaukee |
L 5-6 |
2-3 |
LP-Phil Weinert. |
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W 4/21 |
at Milwaukee, rain |
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Th 4/22 |
Kansas City |
W 12-2 |
3-3 |
7-hitter by
Tauscher. Kress hits 2 home runs and
drives in 5 runs. Harry Taylor also
homers. |
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F 4/23 |
Kansas City |
W 14-7 |
4-3 |
Winning pitcher-Belve
Bean. Kress hits 2 homers and drives
in 4. |
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Sa 4/24 |
Kansas City, rain |
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5-3 |
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Su 4/25 |
Milwaukee |
W 8-3 |
5-4 |
WP-Wagner. |
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M 4/26 |
Milwaukee |
L 2-3 |
5-4 |
LP-Reg Grabowski. |
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Tu 4/27 |
Milwaukee |
L 3-9 |
5-5 |
Weinert loses to Bill
Zuber, who pitches a 6-hitter. |
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W 4/28 |
Milwaukee |
W 12-2 |
6-5 |
WP-Grabowski. Allen "Dusty" Cooke, Roy Pfleger,
and Carl Reynolds each hits 2 home runs.
Reynolds also has a triple and drives in 5 runs. Kress gets 4 hits. |
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Th 4/29 |
at St. Paul Saints, rain |
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F 4/30 |
St. Paul, rain |
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Sa 5/1 |
St. Paul |
W 7-6 (10) |
7-5 |
WP-Wagner. Spencer Harris's pinch-hit double scores
Reynolds with the winning run.
Reynolds homers. |
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Su 5/2 |
at St. Paul |
W 4-0 |
8-5 |
4-hitter by Bean. |
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M 5/3 |
St. Paul |
L 4-6 (12) |
8-6 |
LP-Wagner. Cooke homers. |
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Tu 5/4 |
Toledo Mud Hens |
L 7-8 |
8-7 |
LP-Grabowski. |
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W 5/5 |
Toledo Mud Hens |
L 1-3 |
8-8 |
LP-Tauscher. Kress hits 6th home run. |
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Th 5/6 |
Toledo Mud Hens |
W 12-6 |
9-8 |
WP-Bean. |
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F 5/7 |
Columbus Red Birds |
L 13-15 |
9-9 |
LP-Wagner. Millers rally but fall short after being
down 15-4 after 2-1/2 innings.
Reynolds, Skeets Dickey, and Kress homer. |
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Sa 5/8 |
Columbus Red Birds |
L 0-12 |
9-10 |
LP-Grabowski. |
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Su 5/9-1 |
Indianapolis Indians |
W 16-1 |
10-10 |
7-hitter by
Tauscher. Fresco Thompson and Tauscher
homer. |
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Su 5/9-2 |
Indianapolis |
W 5-4 |
11-10 |
WP-Jim Henry. |
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M 5/10 |
Indianapolis |
L 1-2 |
11-11 |
LP-Bean. |
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Tu 5/11 |
Louisville Colonels, rain |
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W 5/12 |
Louisville |
W 15-4 |
12-11 |
7-hitter by
Wagner. Pfleger homers twice and
drives in 6 runs. |
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Th 5/13 |
Louisville, cold |
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Sa 5/15 |
at Toledo |
W 9-1 |
13-11 |
WP-Tauscher. Reynolds homers and doubles. Bush joins the Millers for the first time
this year. |
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Su 5/16-1 |
at Toledo |
L 6-14 |
13-12 |
LP-Baker. Cooke homers. |
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Su 5/16-2 |
at Toledo |
W 5-2 |
14-12 |
WP-Henry. |
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M 5/17 |
at Toledo |
L 1-5 |
14-13 |
LP-Grabowski. Kress hits 8th homer. |
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Tu 5/18 |
at Columbus, rain |
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W 5/19 |
at Columbus |
W 13-4 |
15-13 |
WP-Wagner. |
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Th 5/20 |
at Columbus |
W 3-1 |
16-13 |
WP-Tauscher. |
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F 5/21 |
at Columbus |
L 2-10 |
16-14 |
LP-Bean. |
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Sa 5/22 |
at Louisville |
W 14-6 |
17-14 |
WP-Baker. HR-Cooke 2, Pfleger. |
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Su 5/23-1 |
at Louisville |
L 3-5 |
17-15 |
LP-Wagner. |
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Su 5/23-2 |
at Louisville |
L 1-5 |
17-16 |
LP-Henry. |
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M 5/24 |
at Louisville |
L 1-7 |
17-17 |
LP-Tauscher. |
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Tu 5/25 |
at Indianapolis |
W 12-10 |
18-17 |
WP-Bean. |
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W 5/26 |
at Indianapolis |
L 10-11 |
18-18 |
LP-Wagner. |
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Th 5/27 |
at Indianapolis |
W 6-5 |
19-18 |
WP-Henry. |
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Sa 5/29 |
at St. Paul |
W 7-3 |
20-18 |
WP-Bean. Reynolds gets 4 hits. |
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Su 5/30 |
St. Paul |
L 3-7 |
20-19 |
LP-Tauscher. Pfleger handles 16 chances (4 putouts and
12 assists) without an error at second base. |
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M 5/31
a.m. |
at St. Paul |
W 11-5 |
21-19 |
WP-Tauscher. Cooke, Reynolds, Thompson, and Kress homer. |
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M 5/31
p.m. |
St. Paul |
W 11-5 |
22-19 |
WP-Baker. Dickey, Cohen, and Kress homer. |
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Tu 6/1 |
at St. Paul |
W 6-5 |
23-19 |
WP-Grabowski. Millers were down 5-3 after 8. Reynolds and Kress opened the 9th with
back-to-back home runs to tie the game.
With two out, Cohen homered for a 6-5 lead. |
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Tu 6/2 |
Indianapolis |
L 6-10 |
23-20 |
LP-Bean. Spence homers. |
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Th 6/3 |
Indianapolis |
W 10-8 |
24-20 |
WP-Tauscher. Thompson and Taylor homer. |
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F 6/4 |
Indianapolis |
W 4-3 |
25-20 |
WP-Wagner. Kress's 12th home run breaks a 3-3 tie in
the 7th. |
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Sa 6/5 |
Indianapolis |
L 0-7 |
25-21 |
LP-Henry. |
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Su 6/6-1 |
Louisville |
W 22-0 |
26-21 |
10-hitter by
Bean. HR-Cohen 2, Cooke, Johnny
Peacock, Reynolds. Reynolds drives in
6 runs and goes 5 for 6. Spence is 5
for 5 and scores 5 runs. Peacock and
Cooke gets 4 hits. |
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Su 6/6-2 |
Louisville |
W 18-7 |
27-21 |
11-hitter by
Tauscher. Reynolds and Pfleger
homer. Reynolds goes 5 for 6 and
drives in 6 runs again. |
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Millers get 43 hits in the doubleheader. Reynolds goes 10 for 12 with 2 home runs,
12 RBIs, 20 total bases, and 6 runs scored. |
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M 6/7 |
Louisville |
L 2-7 |
27-22 |
LP-Baker. Kress hits 13th home run. |
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Tu 6/8-1 |
Louisville, cold |
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Tu 6/8-2 |
Louisville, cold |
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W 6/9 |
Columbus |
W 10-7 (10) |
28-22 |
WP-Tauscher. Kress gets 4 hits, 5 RBIs, and 2 home runs,
the second a 3-run homer with 2 out in the 10th to win the game. |
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Th 6/10 |
Columbus |
W 8-7 (10) |
29-22 |
WP-Grabowski. Cohen and Pfleger homer. Cohen's 2-out single scores the winning run
in the 10th. |
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F 6/11 |
Columbus |
W 11-8 |
30-22 |
WP-Wagner. Thompson homers. Millers move into first place past the Mud
Hens. |
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Sa 6/12 |
Columbus, rain |
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Su 6/13-1 |
Toledo |
L 1-8 |
30-23 |
LP-Tauscher. Cooke homers. |
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S 6/13-2 |
Toledo |
W 11-3 |
31-23 |
WP-Wagner. HR-Harris 2, Pfleger 2, Kress. |
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M 6/14 |
Toledo |
W 6-5 |
32-23 |
WP-Henry. Harris hits 2 home runs and drives in 4
runs. |
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Tu 6/15 |
Toledo |
L 1-2 (10) |
32-24 |
LP-Bean. Kress hits his 17th homer in the 8th to tie
the game. |
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W 6/16 |
Toledo, rain |
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F 6/18 |
at Indianapolis |
L 4-5 |
32-25 |
LP-Tauscher. Kress homers. Millers drop to second place. |
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Sa 6/19 |
at Indianapolis |
W 8-3 |
33-25 |
Wagner wins. Reynolds homers. |
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Su 6/20-1 |
at Indianapolis |
W 6-3 |
34-25 |
WP-Grabowski. |
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Su 6/20-2 |
at Indianapolis |
T 3-3 (6, 6:00 law) |
34-25-1 |
Millers move back
into first. |
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M 6/21 |
at Louisville |
W 9-3 |
35-25 |
WP-Leon Pettit. Kress hits 2 triples. |
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Tu 6/22 |
at Louisville |
L 6-7 |
35-26 |
LP-Bean. |
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W 6/23 |
at Louisville |
L 5-10 |
35-27 |
LP-Tauscher. |
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Th 6/24 |
at Louisville |
W 5-1 |
36-27 |
3-hitter by Wagner. |
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F 6/25 |
at Columbus |
L 3-5 |
36-28 |
LP-Henry. |
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Sa 6/26-1 |
at Columbus |
L 2-6 |
36-29 |
LP-Pettit. Cooke homers. |
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Sa 6/26-2 |
at Columbus |
L 5-6 |
36-30 |
LP-Tauscher. Pfleger homers. |
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Su 6/27-1 |
at Columbus |
W 8-6 |
37-30 |
WP-Bean. |
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Su 6/27-2 |
at Columbus |
W 7-1 |
38-30 |
WP-Wagner. Pfleger homers. |
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M 6/28 |
at Toledo |
W 18-3 |
39-3 |
5-hitter for Henry
(took 1-hitting into the 9th).
Reynolds gets 5 hits; Kress, Pfleger, and Cohen get 4 hits. |
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Tu 6/29 |
at Toledo |
L 1-10 |
39-31 |
LP-Pettit. |
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W 6/30 |
at Toledo |
W 12-7 (10) |
40-31 |
WP-Baker. Millers score 6 in 10th. Peacock and Harris homer. |
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Th 7/1 |
at Toledo |
W 9-8 (12) |
41-31 |
WP-Pettit. Millers take first place. |
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Sa 7/3 |
St. Paul |
W 9-8 (11) |
42-31 |
WP-Wagner. Pfleger gets 4 hits, including 2 home
runs. Taylor has 17 put outs at first
base. |
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Su 7/4 |
at St. Paul |
W 4-3 (10) |
43-31 |
WP-Henry. Kress has a 2-run single after Reynolds was
intentionally walked to fill the bases in the third inning, adds a double in
the 5th, and then triples in the 10th and scores the winning run. |
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M 7/5 a.m. |
St. Paul |
W 5-4 |
44-31 |
Tauscher wins and
homers. Taylor also homers and singles
home the winning run with 2 out in the last of the 9th. |
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M 7/5 p.m. |
at St. Paul |
W 8-5 |
45-31 |
WP-Wagner. |
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Tu 7/6 |
at Kansas City |
W 4-2 |
46-31 |
WP-Bean. |
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W 7/7 |
at Kansas City |
L 3-9 |
46-32 |
LP-Pettit. |
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Th 7/8 |
at Kansas City |
L 4-5 |
46-33 |
LP-Henry. Bill Burwell appointed as scout and
assistant manager. |
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F 7/9 |
at Kansas City |
L 1-2 |
46-34 |
LP-Wagner. |
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Sa 7/10 |
at Milwaukee |
T 3-3 (6, rain) |
46-34-2 |
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Su 7/11-1 |
at Milwaukee |
L 3-7 |
46-35 |
LP-Bean. Cohen homers. |
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Su 7/11-2 |
at Milwaukee |
L 3-12 |
46-36 |
LP-Pettit. Millers drop to second place behind
Columbus. |
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M 7/12 |
at Milwaukee |
W 8-6 |
47-36 |
WP-Henry. Taylor gets 4 hits, including a home run. |
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Tu 7/13 |
at Milwaukee |
L 0-4 |
47-37 |
LP-Wagner. |
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W 7/14 |
at Milwaukee |
L 7-13 |
47-38 |
LP-Tauscher. Taylor homers. Columbus, which took over first place
during the Millers' slump, gets the right to host the All-Star Game. |
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Th 7/15 |
at St. Paul |
W 6-1 |
48-38 |
5-hitter by
Bean. First night game in St. Paul |
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F 7/16 |
St. Paul |
W 4-1 |
49-38 |
4-hitter by
Henry. Attendance: 6,381 for the first
regular-season night game under lights for the Millers at home. Cooke homers. The Millers and Saints are the last two
American Association teams to play night games under the lights. (The Millers had played games starting at
7:00 p.m., without lights, in 1918.) |
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Sa 7/17 |
at St. Paul |
W 8-0 |
50-38 |
8-hitter by
Wagner. HR-Kress 2, Reynolds 2,
Thompson. |
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Su 7/18 |
St. Paul |
W 13-12 |
51-38 |
WP-Henry. Millers score 2 in the last of the 9th on a
2-run homer by Spence, his second homer of the game. Pfleger, Peacock, and Taylor also homer. |
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M 7/19 |
Milwaukee |
W 8-7 |
52-38 |
WP-Tauscher. Millers score 3 in the last of the 9th on 4
straight singles. Bean and Cohen
homer. |
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Tu 7/20 |
Milwaukee |
W 9-4 |
53-38 |
WP-Henry. HR-Peacock 2, Cohen. Millers move into first. |
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W 7/21 |
Milwaukee |
L 3-9 |
53-39 |
LP-Wagner. HR-Cooke. |
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Th 7/22 |
Milwaukee |
L 6-8 |
53-40 |
LP-Grabowski. Thompson and Peacock homer. |
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F 7/23 |
Kansas City |
W 15-8 |
54-40 |
WP-Pettit. HR-Spence, Taylor. Coach Burwell pitches in relief. |
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Sa 7/24-1 |
Kansas City |
W 9-4 |
55-40 |
WP-Bean. |
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Sa 7/24-2 |
Kansas City |
T 9-9 (8, darkness) |
55-40-3 |
HR-Pfleger 2,
Spence. Pfleger's second homer tied
the game in the 8th. Game called at
6:45 p.m. (Although Nicollet Park by this time had lights, the custom of the
period was not to turn on lights for a day game that extended into the
evening. The major leagues did not
allow day games to be completed under artificial lights until 1950, and the
same rule was probably observed in the minor leagues.) |
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New York Yankees purchase the Kansas City Blues - to take
control of the team August 1. |
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Su 7/25-1 |
Kansas City |
L 9-10 |
55-41 |
LP-Pettit. Reynolds homers. |
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Su 7/25-2 |
Kansas City |
W 1-0 |
56-41 |
5-hitter by
Tauscher. Taylor knocks in the winning
run in the 9th. |
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M 7/26 |
Kansas City |
W 11-3 |
57-41 |
WP-Grabowski. Spence and Pfleger homers. |
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Tu 7/27 |
All-Star Game at Columbus |
L 4-7 |
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Millers get 7 of the
8 hits for the All-Stars: 3 by Kress and 1 by Cohen, Reynolds (a home run),
Taylor, and Peacock. Halsey Hall is
named president of the American Association writers. |
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Th 7/29 |
Toledo |
L 7-10 |
57-42 |
LP-Bean. Kress homers. |
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F 7/30-1 |
Toledo |
L 9-12 |
57-43 |
LP-Henry. |
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F 7/30-2 |
Toledo |
L 9-11 |
57-44 |
LP-Tauscher. Babe Herman hits 2 homers for Toledo, which
ties Minneapolis for first place. |
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Sa 7/31-1 |
Toledo |
W 3-2 |
58-44 |
WP-Wagner. |
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Sa 7/31-2 |
Toledo |
W 9-5 |
59-44 |
Burwell wins in
relief as the Millers retake the league lead.
Pfleger hits a grand slam.
Taylor and Cohen also homer. |
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Su 8/1-1 |
Columbus |
L 2-6 |
59-45 |
LP-Grabowski. HR-Taylor.
Mort Cooper wins and homers for Columbus. |
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Su 8/1-2 |
Columbus |
L 3-8 |
59-46 |
LP-Henry. Kress homers. |
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M 8/2 |
Columbus |
W 15-3 |
60-46 |
WP-Bean. Dickey hits a 2-run homer in the 2nd, grand
slam in 3rd, and is hit in the kneecap by a itch in the 5th and leaves the
game. Thompson, Cooke, and Spence also
homer. |
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Tu 8/3 |
Columbus |
W 7-1 |
61-46 |
WP-Tauscher. HR-Kress, Dickey, Pfleger. |
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Fabian Gaffke returns to the Millers on option from the Boston
Red Sox. He had been sold/traded to
the Boston Red at the end of the 1936 season for $25,000 and players, a deal
that started and "advantageous tieup" with the Red Sox, causing
Wagner, Henry, Peacock, Dickey, Cooke, and Spence to be sent to the Millers
on option. |
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W 8/4 |
Columbus |
L 0-5 |
61-47 |
LP-Wagner. |
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Th 8/5 |
Indianapolis |
W 15-10 |
62-47 |
WP-Henry. HR-Pfleger 2, Reynolds, Kress, Cooke,
Gaffke. |
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F 8/6 |
Indianapolis |
W 9-7 |
63-47 |
WP-Burwell. HR-Bean, Taylor, Spence. |
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Sa 8/7 |
Indianapolis |
W 8-1 |
64-47 |
WP-Tauscher. HR-Cooke, Reynolds, Gaffke. |
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Su 8/8 |
Indianapolis |
W 5-2 |
65-47 |
7-hitter by
Wagner. Dickey homers and drives in 4
runs. |
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M 8/9-1 |
Louisville |
W 3-1 |
66-47 |
4-hitter by
Henry. Pfleger homers. |
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M 8/9-2 |
Louisville |
W 11-1 |
67-47 |
WP-Baker. Cooke homers. |
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Tu 8/10 |
Louisville |
W 8-2 |
68-47 |
Bean wins and
homers. Pfleger also homers. |
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W 8/11-1 |
Louisville |
L 10-11 (13) |
68-48 |
LP-Tauscher. Louisville scores 5 in the 13th; Millers
come back with 4. HR-Kress, Harris. |
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W 8/11-2 |
Louisville |
T 6-6 (9, darkness) |
68-48-4 |
Gaffke homers. |
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Th 8/12-1 |
Louisville |
W 12-3 |
69-48 |
WP-Wagner. Kress ties league record with 4 doubles,
also drives in 5 runs. Gaffke homers. |
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Th 8/12-2 |
Louisville |
W 20-7 |
70-48 |
WP-Henry. HR-Taylor, Kress, Cohen, Henry,
Pfleger. Pfleger and Cohen drive in 4
runs. |
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F 8/13 |
at St. Paul |
L 8-9 |
70-49 |
LP-Pettit. |
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Sa 8/14 |
St. Paul |
W 12-4 |
71-49 |
WP-Tauscher. Pfleger homers. |
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Su 8/15 |
at St. Paul |
L 3-13 |
71-50 |
LP-Wagner. Cooke homers. |
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Tu 8/17 |
at Columbus |
W 6-5 |
72-50 |
Bean wins and homers. |
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W 8/18 |
at Columbus |
L 2-3 |
72-51 |
LP-Henry. Dickey homers. Wagner sold to Red Sox, to report at the
end of the American Association season. |
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Th 8/19 |
at Columbus |
L 4-5 |
72-52 |
LP-Wagner. |
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F 8/20 |
at Toledo |
L 2-6 |
72-53 |
LP-Tauscher. Cooke sold to the Cincinnati Reds and Kress
to the Red Sox for 1938. |
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Sa 8/21 |
at Toledo, rain |
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Su 8/22-1 |
at Toledo |
L 2-3 |
72-54 |
LP-Bean. |
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Su 8/22-2 |
at Toledo |
L 1-4 |
72-55 |
LP-Henry. |
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M 8/23 |
at Indianapolis |
L 3-4 |
72-56 |
LP-Wagner. |
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Tu 8/24-1 |
at Indianapolis |
W 5-1 |
73-56 |
WP-Tauscher. |
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Tu 8/24-2 |
at Indianapolis |
W 8-6 |
74-56 |
WP-Burwell. |
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W 8/25 |
at Indianapolis |
W 10-1 |
75-56 |
WP-Bean. Kress homers. |
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Th 8/26 |
at Indianapolis |
W 6-3 |
76-56 |
WP-Henry. |
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F 8/27 |
at Louisville |
W 3-1 |
77-56 |
WP-Wagner. |
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Sa 8/28 |
at Louisville |
L 1-2 |
77-57 |
LP-Tauscher. |
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Su 8/29-1 |
at Louisville |
W 8-5 |
78-57 |
WP-Bean. |
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Su 8/29-2 |
at Louisville |
L 2-8 |
78-58 |
LP-Henry. |
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M 8/30 |
Kansas City, rain |
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Tu 8/31-1 |
Kansas City |
L 4-6 |
78-59 |
LP-Wagner. |
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Tu 8/31-2 |
Kansas City |
W 7-5 |
79-59 |
WP-Grabowski. Pfleger, Harris, and Cooke homer. |
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W 9/1-1 |
Kansas City |
W 18-12 |
80-59 |
WP-Baker. HR-Gaffke 2 (with 6 RBIs), Pfleger. |
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W 9/1-2 |
Kansas City |
L 5-6 (8, darkness) |
80-60 |
LP-Bean. HR-Spence, Harris. |
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Th 9/2 |
Milwaukee |
L 3-7 |
80-61 |
LP-Henry. |
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F 9/3 |
Milwaukee |
W 8-3 |
81-61 |
WP-Wagner |
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Sa 9/4 |
Milwaukee |
W 16-7 (8) |
82-61 |
WP-Baker. Harris homers. Game called early to allow Brewers to catch
a train. |
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Su 9/5 |
St. Paul |
L 5-8 |
82-62 |
LP-Bean. |
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M 9/6 a.m. |
at St. Paul |
L 2-6 |
82-63 |
LP-Henry. |
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M 9/6 p.m. |
St. Paul |
L 4-8 |
82-64 |
LP-Wagner. Reynolds and Gaffke homer. |
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Tu 9/7 |
at Milwaukee |
W 13-4 |
83-64 |
WP-Tauscher. Taylor homers. Spence gets 4 hits. |
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W 9/8-1 |
at Milwaukee |
L 2-3 |
83-65 |
LP-Bean. |
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W 9/8-2 |
at Milwaukee |
L 0-5 |
83-66 |
LP-Baker. |
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Th 9/9 |
at Milwaukee |
W 7-5 (7) |
84-66 |
WP-Pettit. Millers, down 5-0, score 7 runs in the
7th. Game called early to allow the
Millers to catch a train. |
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F 9/10 |
at Kansas City |
W 8-3 |
85-66 |
Wagner wins 20th
game. Cohen hits grand slam. |
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Sa 9/11 |
at Kansas City |
L 1-5 |
85-67 |
LP-Tauscher. |
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Su 9/12-1 |
at Kansas City |
W 8-5 |
86-67 |
WP-Pettit. |
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Su 9/12-2 |
at Kansas City |
W 9-7 |
87-67 |
WP-Burwell. |
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Tu 9/14 |
at Columbus |
L 5-11 |
0-1 |
Wagner routed. Enos Slaughter gets 5 hits for
Columbus. Max Macon wins for Red
Birds. |
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W 9/15 |
at Columbus |
W 4-3 |
1-1 |
Bean outduels Johnny
Chambers, and Spence breaks a 3-3 tie with a home runn in the 8th. |
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Th 9/16 |
at Columbus |
W 3-2 |
2-1 |
Henry beats Max
Laner. |
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F 9/17 |
Columbus |
L 1-4 |
2-2 |
5-hitter by Mort
Cooper beats Tauscher. Spence homers. |
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Sa 9/18 |
Columbus |
L 0-5 |
2-3 |
Macon stops Millers
on 2 hits. Wagner loses. |
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Su 9/19 |
Columbus |
L 2-7 |
2-4 |
Bean loses. Only 2,000 fans attend game as Millers are
eliminated |
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W |
L |
Manager |
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Columbus |
90 |
64 |
Burt Shotton |
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Toledo |
89 |
65 |
Fred Haney |
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Minneapolis |
87 |
67 |
Donie Bush |
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Milwaukee |
80 |
73 |
Allan Sothoron |
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Kansas City |
72 |
82 |
Dutch Zwilling |
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Indianapolis |
67 |
85 |
Wade Killefer |
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St. Paul |
67 |
87 |
Gabby Street-Phil Todt |
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Louisville |
62 |
91 |
Bert Niehoff |
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Statistics |
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Player |
Games |
Batting Average |
Home Runs |
Runs Batted In |
Position |
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Carl Reynolds |
147 |
.355 |
17 |
110 |
lf |
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Allen “Dusty” Cooke |
151 |
.345 |
18 |
84 |
rf |
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Ralph “Red” Kress |
158 |
.334 |
27 |
157 |
ss |
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John Newman |
7 |
.333 |
1 |
2 |
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Roy Pfleger |
126 |
.326 |
29 |
121 |
2b-3b |
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Spencer Harris |
88 |
.326 |
9 |
50 |
1b-rf |
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Fabian Gaffke |
41 |
.325 |
7 |
29 |
cf |
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Stan Spence |
117 |
.321 |
9 |
46 |
cf |
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Andy Cohen |
131 |
.320 |
11 |
82 |
2b |
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Johnny Peacock |
109 |
.311 |
7 |
54 |
c |
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Fresco Thompson |
82 |
.310 |
7 |
44 |
3b |
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Harry Taylor |
155 |
.283 |
12 |
83 |
1b |
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John “Blondy” Ryan* |
77 |
.283 |
3 |
34 |
3b-ss |
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George “Skeets” Dickey |
91 |
.247 |
8 |
56 |
c |
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Lindsay Deal |
6 |
.231 |
0 |
3 |
of |
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Mike Christoff |
1 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
ph |
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Pitcher |
G |
IP |
W |
L |
ERA |
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Bill Burwell |
10 |
30 |
4 |
0 |
3.00 |
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Charley Wagner |
45 |
278 |
20 |
14 |
3.53 |
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Jake Baker |
35 |
94 |
5 |
3 |
4.31 |
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Reg Grabowski |
49 |
157 |
8 |
6 |
4.70 |
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Belve Bean |
37 |
237 |
16 |
11 |
4.86 |
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Walter Tauscher |
42 |
260 |
16 |
14 |
4.88 |
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Leon Pettit |
28 |
83 |
4 |
6 |
4.99 |
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Jim Henry |
36 |
205 |
14 |
11 |
5.84 |
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Phil Weinert |
6 |
18 |
0 |
2 |
13.50 |
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Bill Butland |
5 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
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Wilson Hayes |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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Stew Bowers |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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Other players: Pete
Dowling, c.
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*Ryan’s statistics
include games played with Milwaukee in 1937.
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Roy Pfleger led the
American Association with 29 home runs, and Red Kress led the Association
with 157 runs batted in. |
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