Minneapolis
Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley |
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1939 - American Association, 99-55, 2nd place - Standings,
statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results |
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Manager:
Tom Sheehan |
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*Scheduled
for seven innings |
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Date |
Opponent |
Outcome |
Record |
Notes |
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Th 4/13 |
at Columbus Red Birds |
W 7-4 |
1-0 |
Winning pitcher-Harry
"Red" Smythe. Cy Young
participates in Opening Day ceremonies. |
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F 4/14 |
at Columbus, rain |
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Sa 4/15 |
at Columbus, rain |
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Su 4/16 |
at Toledo Mud Hens |
L 2-3 |
1-1 |
Losing pitcher-Belve
Bean. |
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M 4/17 |
at Toledo, rain |
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Tu 4/18 |
at Toledo, rain |
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W 4/19 |
at Indianapolis Indians |
W 6-5 |
2-1 |
Wally Tauscher wins
in relief and knocks in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the 9th. |
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Th 4/20 |
at Indianapolis |
L 0-4 |
2-2 |
LP-Herb Hash, who
walks 11 batters. Russ Rolandson
debuts for the Millers. |
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F 4/21 |
at Indianapolis, rain |
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Sa 4/22 |
at Louisville Colonels |
L 1-9 |
2-3 |
LP-Wild Bill
Hallahan. |
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Su 4/23-1 |
at Louisville |
W 7-1 |
3-3 |
WP-Bean. HR-Phil Weintraub. Lin Storti gets 4 hits. |
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*Su 4/23-2 |
at Louisville |
W 6-4 |
4-3 |
WP-Bill Butland. Storti homers. |
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W 4/26 |
Toledo |
W 7-1 |
5-3 |
6-hitter by Tauscher
before 9,008 in home opener. Ab Wright
homers twice and drives in 4 runs.
Weintraub also homers. |
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Th 4/27 |
Toledo |
W 11-1 |
6-3 |
7-hitter by
Butland. Storti homers. Jimmy Pofahl drives in 3 runs. |
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F 4/28 |
Toledo |
W 3-2 |
7-3 |
WP-Bean. Wright homers. |
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Sa 4/29 |
Columbus |
W 2-0 |
8-3 |
5-hitter by
Smythe. Pofahl drives in both runs
with a home run and a single. |
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Su 4/30 |
Columbus |
W 13-6 |
9-3 |
WP-Hallahan. Pofahl gets 4 hits. Wright homers and drives in 5. Otto Denning also homers. |
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M 5/1 |
Columbus |
W 17-5 |
10-3 |
Elon
"Chief" Hogsett is winning pitcher and also homers. Wright gets 4 hits, including a home run,
and drives in 5 runs. Storti homers
and drives in 4. Denning also
homers. Stan Todd hits Wright with a
pitch in the 6th inning, following Wright's home run. Wright makes a detour to first via the
mount to punch Todd. |
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Millers sell Harry Taylor to Toledo. A good-fielding first baseman, Taylor was
displaced by the better-hitting Phil Weintraub. Taylor's only appearance of the season for
the Millers was as a pinch-hitter in the second game on April 23. |
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Tu 5/2 |
Louisville |
L 7-8 (11) |
10-4 |
LP-Smythe. |
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W 5/3 |
Louisville, rain |
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Th 5/4 |
Louisville |
W 16-1 |
11-4 |
WP-Bean. Weintraub gets 4 hits and 2 home runs. Bean, George Lacy, and Storti also homer. |
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F 5/5 |
Indianapolis |
L 6-10 |
11-5 |
LP-Hogsett. Pofahl homers twice. |
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Sa 5/6 |
Indianapolis, rain |
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Su 5/7-1 |
Indianapolis |
W 17-2 |
12-5 |
WP-Hallahan. Wright homers and drives in 5 runs. Storti also homers. |
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*Su 5/7-2 |
Indianapolis |
W 8-4 |
13-5 |
WP-Smyth. HR-Tauscher, Wright, Weintraub. |
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Tu 5/9 |
at St. Paul Saints |
W 8-4 |
14-5 |
WP-Bean. HR-Storti. |
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W 5/10 |
St. Paul |
L 7-9 |
14-6 |
LP-Smythe. Roy Pfleger homers twice and drives in 4
runs. |
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Th 5/11 |
Kansas City Blues |
L 4-6 |
14-7 |
LP-Hash. HR-Harvey "Hub" Walker,
Pfleger. After Tiny Bonham hits Wright
with a pitch, Wright hurls his bat at Bonham, starting a free-for-all. Wright was ejected, and everyone emerged
from the fight without being hurt except for Weintraub and Wright, who
complained of injured knuckles. |
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F 5/12 |
Kansas City |
L 7-9 |
14-8 |
LP-Hallahan. HR-Denning and Hallahan. Wright fined and suspended
indefinitely. Andy Cohen makes his
last appearance for the Millers by pinch-hitting for Tauscher in the 9th and
reaching base on an error. (Cohen had
one other appearance, as a pinch-hitter on May 2.) Kelley released Cohen on option so he could
become player-manager for the Class C team in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in the
Cotton States League. |
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Sa 5/13 |
Kansas City |
W 15-9 |
15-8 |
WP-Smythe. Wright returns and hits 2 home runs and
drives in 4. Storti, Walker, Pfleger,
and Weintraub also homer. Blues hit 4
homers to give the two teams 10 home runs in the game. |
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Su 5/14-1 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
W 8-3 |
16-8 |
WP-Hogsett. HR-Pfleger, Lacy, Storti, Wright. |
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*Su 5/14-2 |
Milwaukee |
W 6-4 |
17-8 |
Hash wins first game
of the season. HR-Pfleger, Wright
(grand slam), Storti. |
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M 5/15 |
Milwaukee |
L 2-10 |
17-9 |
LP-Hallahan. Tex Carleton holds the Millers to 6
hits. Pfleger and Storti homer. |
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Tu 5/16 |
at Kansas City |
W 10-7 |
18-9 |
WP-Hash (2). HR-Pfleger. |
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W 5/17 |
at Kansas City |
L 3-6 |
18-10 |
LP-Bean. HR-Weintraub. |
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Th 5/18 |
at Kansas City |
L 1-5 |
18-11 |
LP-Marv Ulrich. Storti homers. |
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F 5/19 |
at Milwaukee |
W 5-1 |
19-11 |
WP-Hogsett. Walker homers. Hallahan, disappointed with his showing
this season, leaves the team and goes home. |
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Sa 5/20 |
at Milwaukee |
W 10-7 (11) |
20-11 |
WP-Tauscher. Storti homers. |
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Su 5/21 |
St. Paul |
L 0-10 |
20-12 |
LP-Hash. |
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M 5/22 |
at St. Paul |
W 10-5 |
21-12 |
WP-Bean. HR-Weintraub, Wright, Lacy, Storti. |
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Tu 5/23 |
Kansas City |
L 6-10 |
21-13 |
LP-Tauscher. Storti hits his 14th home run. |
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W 5/24 |
Kansas City |
L 0-6 |
21-14 |
LP-Butland. Millers stopped on 4-hitter by Tiny Bonham. |
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Th 5/25 |
Milwaukee, rain |
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F 5/26 |
Milwaukee |
L 6-11 |
21-15 |
LP-Smythe. HR-Pfleger. |
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Sa 5/27 |
Milwaukee |
W 6-1 |
22-15 |
WP-Hogsett. HR-Denning. |
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S 5/28 |
at St. Paul |
W 4-2 |
23-15 |
WP-Bean. HR-Walker. |
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M 5/29 |
St. Paul |
W 8-7 (10) |
24-15 |
WP-Butland. HR-Weintraub, Pofahl, Denning. |
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Tu 5/30
a.m. |
at St. Paul |
W 9-5 |
25-15 |
WP-Hash (3). HR-Denning. |
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Tu 5/30
p.m. |
St. Paul |
W 10-3 |
26-15 |
WP-Butland. HR-Pofahl 2, Butland. |
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W 5/31 |
at Louisville |
L 1-6 |
26-16 |
LP-Smythe. Jimmy Wasdell aquired on option from
Washington Senators. Zeke Trent
released to Dallas. |
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Th 6/1 |
at Louisville, rain |
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F 6/2-1 |
at Louisville |
W 4-2 |
27-16 |
6-hitter by
Bean. Weintraub homers. |
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*F 6/2-2 |
at Louisville, rain |
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Called by rain in the
4th inning. |
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Sa 6/3 |
at Indianapolis |
W 4-2 |
28-16 |
Hash retires first 16
batters and wins fourth game.
Weintraub homers. Wasdell
debuts. |
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Su 6/4-1 |
at Indianapolis |
W 5-2 |
29-16 |
WP-Butland. Denning homers. |
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*Su 6/4-2 |
at Indianapolis |
L 2-3 |
29-17 |
LP-Ulrich. |
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M 6/5-1 |
at Toledo |
L 2-11 |
29-18 |
LP-Hogsett. Pofahl homers. |
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*M 6/5-2 |
at Toledo |
L 0-4 |
29-19 |
LP-Smythe. |
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Tu 6/6 |
at Toledo |
W 6-5 |
30-19 |
WP-Hash (5). |
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W 6/7 |
at Columbus |
L 0-3 |
30-20 |
LP-Butland. |
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Th 6/8-1 |
at Columbus |
W 21-14 |
31-20 |
WP-Tauscher. Wasdell hits 2 homers and 7 RBIs. Weintraub also homers. |
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*Th 6/8-2 |
at Columbus |
W 2-0 |
32-20 |
6-hitter by Hash for
his 6th win. |
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F 6/9 |
at Columbus, rain |
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Sa 6/10 |
at St. Paul, rain |
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Su 6/11 |
St. Paul |
W 5-2 |
33-20 |
WP-Bean. Denning and Walker homer. |
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M 6/12 |
St. Paul |
W 4-2 |
34-20 |
WP-Butland. Denning and Wasdell. |
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Tu 6/13 |
Louisville |
W 5-4 |
35-20 |
WP-Hash (7). Pofahl and Wasdell. |
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W 6/14 |
Louisville, rain |
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Th 6/15 |
Indianapolis |
W 9-3 |
36-20 |
WP-Hogsett. Wasdell homers. |
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F 6/16-1 |
Indianapolis |
L 1-8 |
36-21 |
LP-Bean. Denning homers. |
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*F 6/16-2 |
Indianapolis |
W 7-1 |
37-21 |
WP-Butland. Pfleger homers. |
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Sa 6/17 |
Toledo |
W 8-7 (11) |
38-21 |
WP-Hogsett. Millers score 3 in last of the 11th. Wright's home run ties game in the
9th. Hash and Lacy also homer. |
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Su 6/18-1 |
Toledo |
L 3-4 (10) |
38-22 |
LP-Hogsett. Storti and Weintraub homer. |
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*Su 6/18-2 |
Toledo, rain |
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Called in 2nd inning
by hail and rain. |
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M 6/19 |
Columbus |
W 4-1 |
39-22 |
WP-Smythe. Walker and Wasdell homer. |
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Tu 6/20 |
Columbus |
W 9-4 |
40-22 |
WP-Butland. Jimmy Pofahl, the Faribault Flash, triples
and steals a base as 1,000 fans from Faribault show up for Jimmy Pofahl
Night. Denning and Weintraub homer. |
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W 6/21 |
at Milwaukee, rain |
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Th 6/22-1 |
at Milwaukee |
W 7-5 |
41-22 |
WP-Ulrich. Wasdell and Pofahl homer. |
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*Th 6/22-2 |
at Milwaukee |
W 6-5 |
42-22 |
WP-Hogsett. Pfleger homers. Millers move into frst place. |
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F 6/23 |
at Milwaukee |
L 1-5 |
42-23 |
LP-Smythe. |
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Sa 6/24 |
at Kansas City |
W 3-2 |
43-23 |
WP-Butland. |
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Su 6/25-1 |
at Kansas City |
L 2-3 |
43-24 |
LP-Hash. Wright homers. |
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*Su 6/25-2 |
at Kansas City |
L 2-3 |
43-25 |
LP-Tauscher. Weintraub homers. |
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Tu 6/27 |
Milwaukee, rain |
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W 6/28-1 |
Milwaukee |
L 5-6 |
43-26 |
LP-Ulrich. Wasdell hits 2 home runs. |
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*W 6/28-2 |
Milwaukee |
W 5-0 |
44-26 |
Butland wins 10th
game. Walker, Pofahl, Butland, and
Wasdell homers. |
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Th 6/29 |
Milwaukee |
W 6-4 |
45-26 |
WP-Ulrich. Walker homers. |
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F 6/30 |
Kansas City |
L 2-6 |
45-27 |
LP-Hash. |
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Sa 7/1 |
Kansas City |
W 21-9 |
46-27 |
WP-Tauscher. Lacy hits 2 homers and drives in 6. Wright is 5 for 6 with 6 RBIs. |
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Su 7/2-1 |
Kansas City |
L 5-8 |
46-28 |
LP-Hogsett. Wasdell and Weintraub homer. |
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*Su 7/2-2 |
Kansas City |
W 11-10 |
47-28 |
WP-Hash (8). HR-Pfleger, Walker, Pofahl. |
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M 7/3 |
at St. Paul |
W 13-1 |
48-28 |
WP-Hogsett. HR-Weintraub. |
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Tu 7/4
a.m. |
St. Paul |
L 8-9 |
48-29 |
LP-Smythe. HR-Walker 2, Earl Grace, Weintraub, Pofahl. |
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Tu 7/4
p.m. |
at St. Paul |
W 6-1 |
49-29 |
WP-Hash (9). Lacy and Weintraub homer. |
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Th 7/6 |
at Columbus |
W 7-3 |
50-29 |
Butland wins
11th. Weintraub homers. |
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F 7/7-1 |
at Columbus |
W 4-0 |
51-29 |
WP-Hogsett. |
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*F 7/7-2 |
at Columbus |
W 4-0 |
52-29 |
WP-Smythe. |
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Sa 7/8 |
at Columbus, wet grounds |
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Su 7/9-1 |
at Toledo |
W 9-4 |
53-29 |
WP-Hash (10). HR-Walker. |
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*7/9-2 |
at Toledo |
W 7-3 |
54-29 |
WP-Hogsett. Wasdell homers. Kansas City, 56-30, earns the right to host
the All-Star Game. St. Paul manager
Babe Ganzel will manage the All-Stars. |
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M 7/10 |
at Toledo |
L 4-16 |
54-30 |
LP-Butland. |
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Tu 7/11 |
at Toledo |
W 8-2 |
55-30 |
WP-Smythe. |
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W 7/12 |
at Toledo |
W 9-7 |
56-30 |
WP-Ulrich. Wasdell homers twice. |
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Th 7/13-1 |
at Indianapolis |
L 5-6 |
56-31 |
LP-Smythe. |
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7/13-2 |
at Indianapolis |
L 1-3 |
56-32 |
LP-Hogsett. |
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F 7/14 |
at Indianapolis |
L 7-8 |
56-33 |
LP-Butland. |
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Sa 7/15 |
at Indianapolis |
L 5-8 |
56-34 |
LP-Smythe. |
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Su 7/16-1 |
at Louisville |
W 7-2 |
57-34 |
WP-Hash (11). |
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*Su 7/16-2 |
at Louisville |
W 4-3 (9) |
58-34 |
WP-Ulrich. |
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M 7/17 |
at Louisville |
L 2-13 |
58-35 |
LP-Tauscher. |
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Tu 7/18 |
All-Star Game at Kansas City,
rain |
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W 7/19 |
All-Star Game at Kansas City |
W 19-7 |
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Weintraub and Walker
of the Millers homer. Walker drives in
4 runs. |
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Th 7/20 |
Toledo |
W 6-2 |
59-35 |
WP-Hash (12). Pofahl, Wasdell, and Fausett homer. |
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F 7/21 |
Toledo |
W 10-2 |
60-35 |
WP-Smythe. Grace and Storti homer. |
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Sa 7/22 |
Toledo |
W 6-5 |
61-35 |
WP-Tauscher. Millers score 4 in the last of the
9th. HR-Storti 2, Walker, Grace. |
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Su 7/23-1 |
Columbus |
W 14-4 |
62-35 |
WP-Hogsett. HR-Storti 2, Weintraub 2 (with 5 RBIs),
Walker, Wasdell. |
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*Su 7/23-2 |
Columbus |
W 15-7 |
63-35 |
WP-Ulrich. HR-Storti, Pofahl, Wasdell. |
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M 7/24 |
Columbus |
W 3-1 |
64-35 |
WP-Hash (13). |
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Tu 7/25 |
Columbus |
W 7-3 |
65-35 |
WP-Smythe. HR-Walker, Wasdell. |
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W 7/26 |
Louisville |
W 2-1 |
66-35 |
WP-Butland. HR-Grace, Pofahl. |
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Th 7/27 |
Louisville, rain |
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*F 7/28-1 |
Louisville |
W 7-6 |
67-35 |
Tauscher, in relief,
wins his 100th game as a Miller.
Fabian Gaffke homers for Louisville.
Doubleheader started at 6 p.m. (with first game scheduled for 7
innings), first twilight doubleheader at Nicollet Park. |
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F 7/28-2 |
Louisville |
W 9-2 |
68-35 |
WP-Hash (14). HR-Walker 2. 10th straight win for Millers. |
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Sa 7/29 |
Indianapolis |
L 2-4 |
68-36 |
LP-Smythe. HR-Lacy. |
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Su 7/30-1 |
Indianapolis |
W 3-2 |
69-36 |
WP-Butland. HR-Storti, Weintraub. |
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*Su 7/30-2 |
Indianapolis |
W 14-5 |
70-36 |
WP-Hogsett. HR-Wright, Weintraub, Walker, Wasdell. |
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M 7/31 |
at St. Paul |
W 8-0 |
71-36 |
5-hitter by Hash for
15th win. HR-Lacy, Dennning. Millers take over first place from Kansas
City. |
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Tu 8/1 |
at Milwaukee |
W 12-9 |
72-36 |
WP-Tauscher. HR-Storti 2 (with 12 total bases), Wright. |
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W 8/2 |
at Milwaukee, rain |
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Th 8/3 |
at Kansas City |
L 0-1 |
72-37 |
LP-Butland. |
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F 8/4 |
at Kansas City |
L 10-11 |
72-38 |
LP-Tauscher. HR-Weintraub. Jerry Priddy wins the game for the Blues
with a 2-out, 3-run double in the last of the 9th. |
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Sa 8/5 |
St. Paul |
W 7-3 |
73-38 |
WP-Smythe. |
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Su 8/6 |
at St. Paul |
W 4-2 |
74-38 |
WP-Hash (16). Lacy homers. |
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M 8/7-1 |
Milwaukee |
W 4-1 |
75-38 |
WP-Hogsett. |
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*M 8/7-2 |
Milwaukee |
W 8-7 |
76-38 |
WP-Butland. HR-Wright 2, Denning. |
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Tu 8/8 |
Milwaukee, rain |
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W 8/9 |
Kansas City |
W 3-0 |
77-38 |
WP-Butland. HR-Weintraub. |
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Th 8/10 |
Kansas City, rain |
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F 8/11 |
Milwaukee |
W 4-3 |
78-38 |
WP-Hash (17). Fausett hits 2-run homer in the last of the
9th. |
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Sa 8/12 |
at St. Paul |
L 2-20 |
78-39 |
LP-Hogsett. HR-Weintraub. |
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Su 8/13 |
St. Paul |
L 5-11 |
78-40 |
LP-Butland. HR-Lacy. |
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Tu 8/15 |
at Indianapolis |
L 2-6 |
78-41 |
LP-Smythe. |
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W 8/16 |
at Indianapolis |
W 4-0 |
79-41 |
WP-Hogsett. |
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Th 8/17-1 |
at Louisville |
W 3-0 |
80-41 |
WP-Hash (18). |
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*Th 8/17-2 |
at Louisville |
L 0-5 |
80-42 |
LP-Butland. |
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F 8/18 |
at Louisville |
W 8-0 |
81-42 |
WP-Tauscher. |
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Sa 8/19-1 |
at Columbus |
W 4-1 |
82-42 |
WP-Smythe. HR-Wasdell, Weintraub. |
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*Sa 8/19-2 |
at Columbus |
L 8-9 |
82-43 |
LP-Ulrich. HR-Storti. |
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Su 8/20-1 |
at Columbus |
W 10-2 |
83-43 |
WP-Hash (19). HR-Pofahl, Wright (with 4 RBIs). |
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* Su
8/20-2 |
at Columbus |
W 4-2 |
84-43 |
WP-Butland. HR-Weintraub. |
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M 8/32 |
at Toledo |
W 6-2 |
85-43 |
WP-Tauscher. |
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Tu 8/22 |
at Toledo |
W 5-4 (10) |
86-43 |
WP-Hogsett. HR-Walker, Wasdell. |
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W 8/23 |
Louisville |
L 9-13 (13) |
86-44 |
LP-Smythe. HR-Wasdell, Pofahl. |
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Th 8/24 |
Indianapolis |
W 8-3 |
87-44 |
WP-Butland. HR-Walker, Wasdell, Storti. |
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F 8/25 |
Indianapolis |
L 4-5 |
87-45 |
LP-Hogsett. |
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Sa 8/26-1 |
Louisville |
L 6-9 |
87-46 |
LP-Tauscher. HR-Walker, Wasdell, Weintraub. |
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*Sa 8/26-2 |
Louisville |
W 13-9 |
88-46 |
WP-Butland. Storti hits 2 home runs in the 2nd inning. |
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Su 8/27-1 |
Louisville |
W 5-1 |
89-46 |
Hash wins 20th
game. (He becomes the last Miller to
win 20 in a season). Lacy homers. |
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*Su 8/27-2 |
Louisville |
W 3-2 |
90-46 |
WP-Ulrich. Lacy wins. |
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M 8/28 |
Columbus |
L 8-10 |
90-47 |
LP-Butland. Wasdell homers. |
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Tu 8/29 |
Columbus |
L 4-5 |
90-48 |
LP-Hogsett. HR-Walker, Lacy. |
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*W 8/30-1 |
Toledo |
W 7-2 |
91-48 |
WP-Hash (21), 14th
straight win. HR-Walker, Lacy. |
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W 8/30-2 |
Toledo |
W 4-2 |
92-48 |
WP-Tauscher. Wasdell homers. |
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Th 8/31 |
Toledo |
W 5-2 |
93-48 |
WP-Ulrich. Weintraub homers. |
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Sa 9/2 |
St. Paul |
W 11-2 |
94-48 |
WP-Butland. |
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Su 9/3 |
at St. Paul |
L 6-10 (6, 6:00 law) |
94-49 |
Hash loses, has his
14-game winning streak stopped. Game
was delayed by rain, causing it to go to 6:00. |
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M 9/4 a.m. |
at St. Paul |
W 8-1 |
95-49 |
WP-Tauscher. HR-Wright, Weintraub. |
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M 9/4 p.m. |
St. Paul |
W 7-1 |
96-49 |
WP-Hogsett. |
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Tu 9/5-1 |
at Kansas City |
L 5-13 |
96-50 |
LP-Butland. Wright homers. |
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*Tu 9/5-2 |
at Kansas City |
L 3-4 |
96-51 |
LP-Ulrich. |
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W 9/6 |
at Kansas City |
W 6-5 |
97-51 |
WP-Hash (22). Millers score 2 in the top of the ninth. |
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Th 9/7 |
at Kansas City |
L 4-12 |
97-52 |
LP-Tauscher. Wasdell homers. Kansas City Blues clinch a tie for first
place. |
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*F 9/8-1 |
at Milwaukee |
L 0-9 |
97-53 |
LP-Butland. |
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F 9/8-2 |
at Milwaukee |
L 4-6 |
97-54 |
LP-Hogsett. |
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Sa 9/9 |
at Milwaukee |
W 9-7 |
98-54 |
WP-Mike Kash. |
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Su 9/10-1 |
at Milwaukee |
L 3-5 |
98-55 |
LP-Ulrich. Homers by Walker, Wasdell, and Pfleger
break the American Association record for most home runs in a season by a
team of 212, set by the Millers in 1936. |
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*Su 9/10-2 |
at Milwaukee |
W 7-1 |
99-55 |
WP-Smythe. Storti, Smythe, and Lacy homer to give the
Millers 217 for the season. |
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Tu 9/12 |
Louisville |
L 2-8 |
0-1 |
Hash loses to Bud
Parmelee, who pitches a 6-hitter. Lacy
hits 2-run homer. |
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W 9/13 |
Louisville |
L 8-9 |
0-2 |
Tauscher loses. Wasdell and Fausett homer. Millers' ninth-inning rally falls
short. Pee Wee Reese gets 3 hits for
the Colonels. |
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Th 9/14 |
Louisville |
W 16-1 |
1-2 |
5-hitter by
Hash. Wasdell and Denning get 4
hits. Wasdell homers twice and Denning
once. |
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Sa 9/16 |
at Louisville |
L 4-5 |
1-3 |
Parmelee beats
Butland. |
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Su 9/17 |
at Louisville |
L 2-6 |
1-4 |
Hash loses. |
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W |
L |
Manager |
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Kansas City |
107 |
47 |
Bill Meyer |
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Minneapolis |
99 |
55 |
Tom Sheehan |
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Indianapolis |
82 |
72 |
Ray Schalk-Wes Griffin |
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Louisville |
75 |
78 |
Donie Bush-Bill
Burwell |
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St. Paul |
73 |
81 |
Foster
"Babe" Ganzel |
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Milwaukee |
70 |
83 |
Minor Heath |
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Columbus |
62 |
92 |
Burt Shotton |
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Toledo |
47 |
107 |
Myles Thomas |
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Games |
Batting Average |
Home Runs |
Runs Batted In |
Position |
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Ab Wright |
152 |
.337 |
21 |
134 |
lf |
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Phil Weintraub |
149 |
.331 |
33 |
126 |
1b |
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Jimmy Wasdell |
102 |
.323 |
29 |
90 |
rf |
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Bob “Buck” Fausett |
131 |
.305 |
3 |
53 |
3b-of |
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Harvey “Hub” Walker |
148 |
.304 |
24 |
63 |
cf |
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Otto Denning |
71 |
.303 |
13 |
47 |
c-of |
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Jimmy Pofahl |
146 |
.302 |
19 |
74 |
ss |
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George Lacy |
108 |
.288 |
20 |
66 |
c |
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Lin Storti |
147 |
.281 |
30 |
105 |
2b |
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Roy Pfleger |
90 |
.275 |
13 |
49 |
3b-ss-2b-1b |
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Harry Taylor* |
131 |
.254 |
3 |
32 |
1b |
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Earl Grace |
41 |
.250 |
4 |
13 |
c |
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Cecil “Zeke” Trent |
28 |
.214 |
0 |
9 |
rf |
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Russ Rolandson |
21 |
.174 |
0 |
7 |
c-rf |
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Andy Cohen |
2 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
ph |
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IP |
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ERA |
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Herb Hash |
37 |
256 |
22 |
6 |
3.27 |
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Belve Bean |
13 |
96 |
8 |
3 |
3.75 |
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Bill Butland |
37 |
218 |
19 |
10 |
3.96 |
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Elon “Chief” Hogsett |
37 |
199 |
16 |
9 |
4.03 |
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Harry Smythe |
41 |
208 |
12 |
12 |
4.89 |
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Walter Tauscher |
41 |
160 |
13 |
6 |
5.23 |
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Marv Ulrich |
38 |
130 |
6 |
6 |
6.16 |
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Al Baker |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Association with 22 wins. (Hash was
the only 20-game winner for the Millers.)
Hub Walker led the Association with 145 runs. |
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