Minneapolis Millers Individual Statistics
1931-1940

Web page by Stew Thornley
Author of On to Nicollet: The Glory and Fame of the Minneapolis Millers

1931     1932     1933     1934     1935     1936     1937     1938     1939     1940

    Key to Abbreviations for Batting Statistics:
B.A.-Batting Average; HR-Home Runs; RBI-Runs Batted In
    Key to Abbreviations for Pitching Statistics:
IP-Innings Pitched; W-Won; L-Lost; ERA-Earned Run Average

Note: The information on this page has been derived from game-by-game compilations and other notes from research I did in the 1980s, from annual record books lent to me by Glenn Gostick of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), and current record sources such as Marshall D. Wright’s The American Association and http://baseball-reference.com. SABR member Rich Arpi has provided great help by catching and informing me of data-entry errors and other information.

1931 American Association, Manager: Mike Kelley, Record: 80-88, 6th Place
Player Games B.A. HR RBI Position
Frank McGowan 65 .371 11 70 lf
Ab Wright 27 .357 1   lf
Spencer Harris 163 .347 15 108 cf-1b
Wes Griffin 96 .331 9 58 c-lf
Art Ruble* 93 .327 17 79 rf
Eddie Sicking 142 .323 5 59 2b
Ernie Smith 153 .321 7 80 ss
Harry Riconda 20 .321 0   3b
Long George Kelly 155 .320 20 112 1b
Bernie Neis 129 .314 9 74 of
Gene Moore* 58 .308 4 31 lf
Eugene “Bubbles” Hargrave 117 .305 12 63 c
Charley High* 84 .293 14 58 rf
Leo Norris 112 .292 17 89 3b-2b
Bob Meusel 59 .283 8 59 lf
Stan Keyes 9 .263 1 5 of
Charley Dressen 101 .257 4 34 3b
Frank Emmer 22 .241 0   ss
Gordon Nell 9 .231 1 3 of
Hugh McMullen 12 .219 1   c
Elmer Smith 4 .214 0 1 rf
Bob Schleicher 9 .150 0 4 3b
Joe Mowry 3 .000 0   of
Gharrity 2 .000 0   c
Chester “Chick” Tolson 1 .000 0   1b
           
Pitcher Games IP W L ERA
Frank “Dutch” Henry 50 292 23 10 4.41
Rube Benton 36 209 13 13 4.61
Dick Morgan 13 67 1 7 5.64
Tom Sheehan* 39 116 4 9 5.98
Phil Hensiek 47 209 8 13 6.11
Frank Miller* 21 66 5 3 6.54
John “Lefty” Brillheart 41 156 8 15 6.63
Bill Wilson 22 84 4 4 6.86
Ed Walsh* 46 184 8 15 7.05
Paul McCullough 22 42 2 4 9.21
George Dumont 16 40 3 0  
Hy Vandenberg 16 36 2 0  
Lyle “Bud” Tinning 5 19 1 2  
Ben Tincup* 14 28 1 4  
Wilbur Wehde 3 8 0 0  
Vernon “Slicker” Parks 7 24 0 1  
           
    Other players: Dan Oberholzer, 3b.
    *Ruble’s statistics include games played with Toledo in 1931, Moore, Walsh, and Tincup’s statistics include games with Louisville, High’s statistics include games with Indianapolis, Sheehan’s statistics include games with Kansas City, and Miller’s statistics include games with Milwaukee.
    Dutch Henry led the American Association with 23 wins.

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1932 American Association, Manager: Owen “Donie” Bush, Record: 100-68, 1st Place
Player Games B.A. HR RBI Position
Charley Dressen 4 .500 0   3b
Ab Wright 4 .500 0   of
Art Ruble 141 .376 29 141 rf
Paul Richards 78 .361 16 69 c
Spencer Harris 129 .352 17 113 cf-rf-1b
Joe Mowry 168 .348 19 98 lf
Harry Rice 117 .345 11 55 cf
Ernie Smith 164 .318 7 111 ss
Foster “Babe” Ganzel 163 .311 23 143 3b
Joe “Unser Choe” Hauser 149 .303 49 129 1b
Andy Cohen 93 .290 1 41 2b
Wes Griffin 96 .283 6 43 c
Eddie Sicking 84 .275 0 15 2b
Bill Rodda ss 10 .269 0 2 ss
Ray Fitzgerald* 120 .268 11 57 cf
Leo Norris* 46 .264 0 13 3b-2b
Hugh McMullen 42 .237 1 14 c
Jake Flowers 23 .211 1 14 2b
Bob Poser 3 .000 0 0 of
           
Pitcher Games IP W L ERA
Joe Genewich 1 4 0 0 0.00
Frank Miller 5 19 1 0 3.32
Ad Liska 9 28 1 2 6.11
Ray Phelps 4 9 0 2 16.00
Wilfred “Rosy” Ryan 60 196 22 13  
Rube Benton 35 220 18 7  
Jess Petty 52 236 16 10  
Carmen Hill* 42 183 12 13  
Hy Vandenberg 36 199 11 6  
Elam Vangilder* 38 160 11 8  
Clyde “Pea Ridge” Day 37 145 9 8  
Phil Hensiek 40 118 6 5  
John “Lefty” Brillheart 21 55 3 1  
Dutch Henry 10 56 2 4  
Pete Donohue* 9 18 1 0  
Bill Wilson 10 28 0 1  
           
    *Fitzgerald and Norris’s statistics include games played with Indianapolis in 1932, Hill and Donohue’s include games played with Columbus, and Vangilder’s statistics include games played with Indianapolis and Toledo.
    Art Ruble led the American Association with a batting average of .376, Joe Mowry led the Association with 175 runs, Joe Hauser led the Association with 49 home runs, Babe Ganzel led the Association with 143 runs batted in, and Rosy Ryan tied for the Association lead with 22 wins.

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1933 American Association, Manager: Dave “Beauty” Bancroft, Record: 86-67, 2nd Place
Player Games B.A. HR RBI Position
Dudley Branom 4 .500 0 2 1b
Joe Mowry 20 .360 4 15 lf
Spencer Harris 152 .355 22 106 cf
Bob “Dutch” Holland 111 .355 17 99 of
Bob “Fatty” Fothergill 30 .344 2 14 rf
Joe Glenn 137 .333 17 91 c
Joe Hauser 153 .332 69 182 1b
Leo Norris 132 .319 20 97 3b-2b-ss
Foster “Babe” Ganzel 124 .314 11 74 3b
Art Ruble 153 .300 15 87 rf
Ernie Smith 124 .290 3 52 ss
Frank Packard 15 .280 2   lf
Andy Cohen 123 .273 3 49 2b
Wes Griffin 24 .264 0   c
Walter “Butch” Henline* 56 .206 0   c
Westcott Kingdon 11 .192 1   3b
Dave Beauchaine 2 .000 0   ss
Ab Wright 1 .000 0   of
James McCarter 1 .000 0   pr
           
Pitcher Games IP W L ERA
Jess Petty 40 234 18 8 4.67
Rube Benton 31 206 11 12 4.67
Harry Holsclaw 46 227 14 16 5.19
Walter Tauscher 44 145 15 8 5.46
Elam Vangilder 10 27 1 2 5.67
Hy Vandenberg 41 175 7 6 5.81
Walter “Whitey” Hilcher 43 176 12 8 6.29
George Murray 27 126 7 5 6.29
Phil Hensiek 11 15 1 1 8.40
Bob Poser 4 9 0 0 12.00
Ed Baecht 3 5 0 1 14.40
Silas Williamson 2 0 0 0 Infinity
           
    *Henline’s statistics include games played with Toledo in 1933.
    Joe Hauser led the American Association with 69 home runs and 182 runs batted in.

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1934 American Association, Manager: Donie Bush, Record: 85-64-1, 1st Place
Player Games B.A. HR RBI Position
William “Pinky” Hargrave 147 .356 16 108 c
Ab Wright 148 .353 29 131 lf
Joe Hauser 82 .348 33 88 1b
Ernie Smith 95 .325 3 41 3b-ss-of
Spencer Harris 150 .322 16 100 cf-1b
Russell “Buzz” Arlett 116 .319 41 132 rf
Andy Cohen 145 .311 0 62 2b
Leo Norris 143 .310 23 116 ss
Foster “Babe” Ganzel 141 .301 8 83 3b
Homer Peel 31 .295 1 14 cf
Dave Barbee 25 .284 0   rf
Johnny Gill 8 .273 1 4 of
A. S. “Monk” Joyner 42 .244 1 12 rf-1b
Russ Young* 82 .222 3 23 c-1b
Guy Shatzer 5 .222 0 2 c
Butch Schmidt 8 .182 0   c
Leo Ogorek 11 .158 0   rf
William Wyss 4 .000 0   c
Bob Arnold 1 .000 0   c
Arthur “Bo” Cuisiner 3 .000 0   pr
Bill Rea 1 .000 0 0 c
           
Pitcher Games IP W L ERA
James “Tiny” Chaplin 18 107 8 5 3.70
Walter Tauscher 50 222 21 7 3.89
Jess Petty 40 220 19 7 4.58
Ray Starr 42 260 16 17 5.23
Buck Marrow 43 170 9 10 5.61
Rosy Ryan 50 163 8 8 5.74
Harry Holsclaw 18 73 1 5 7.15
Sid Cohen 6 12 2 0  
Joe Shaute 2 10 1 0  
George Murray 8 26 0 2  
Beryl Richmond 7 23 0 2  
Hy Vandenberg 8 16 0 1  
Spud Chandler 6 16 0 0  
Charles “Lefty” Johnson 4 8 0 0  
           
    *Young’s statistics include games played with Milwaukee in 1934.
    Buzz Arlett led the American Association with 41 home runs, and Walter Tauscher led the Association with 21 wins.

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1935 American Association, Manager: Donie Bush, Record: 91-63, 1st Place
Player Games B.A. HR RBI Position
Johnny Gill 148 .361 43 154 of
Buzz Arlett 122 .360 25 101 rf
Spencer Harris 127 .337 16 69 cf-1b
Bob “Dutch” Holland 118 .309 20 89 lf-3b
Charley “Greek” George* 37 .303 3 16 c
Fabian Gaffke 135 .302 19 76 of
Henry “Tony” Fiarito 10 .300 0 1 3b
Foster “Babe” Ganzel 71 .294 6 30 3b
James Francis “Shanty” Hogan 36 .294 2 21 c
Leo Norris 154 .290 22 105 ss
Andy Cohen 153 .274 2 55 2b
Joe Hauser 131 .262 23 101 1b
Al Leitz 69 .249 3 21 c
William “Pinky” Hargrave 65 .242 4 29 c
           
Pitcher Games IP W L ERA
Ray Kolp 34 196 11 9 4.27
Walter Tauscher 37 226 18 9 4.38
Bill Perrin 47 231 14 13 4.83
Rosy Ryan 46 129 11 4 4.88
Belve Bean 13 61 2 3 5.02
Denny Galehouse 35 192 15 8 5.39
Charles “Buck” Marrow* 46 184 12 14 5.82
Archie McKain* 41 155 8 11 6.04
Steve Sundra 28 102 4 6 6.18
Ray Starr 5 25 2 1  
Jess Petty 2 8 1 0  
Herbert “Buckshot” May 2 3 0 0  
Charles “Lefty” Johnson 1 1 0 0  
           
    Other players: Jimmy Crandall, c; Auggie Luther; Bruno Wolcyn, 2b.
    *George’s statistics include games played with Kansas City in 1935, and McKain and Marrow’s statistics include games with Louisville.
    Johnny Gill led the American Association with 43 home runs and 154 runs batted in.

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1936 American Association, Manager: Donie Bush, Record: 78-76-4, 5th Place
Player Games B.A. HR RBI Position
Fresco Thompson 69 .362 14 47 3b
Fabian Gaffke 148 .342 25 132 cf
Earl Browne 155 .328 35 126 lf-1b
Buzz Arlett 74 .316 15 52 rf
Andy Cohen 112 .303 7 65 2b
Spencer Harris 150 .301 15 79 lf
Roy Pfleger 121 .299 25 104 2b-ss-3b
Charley “Greek” George 107 .299 11 56 c
John “Blondy” Ryan 129 .286 11 62 ss
Adam Comorosky 24 .278 0 0 lf
William “Pinky” Hargrave 70 .269 6 21 c
Joe Hauser 125 .268 34 87 1b
Bob “Dutch” Holland 81 .261 7 38 3b
Jimmy Wasdell 12 .231 0 0 lf
George “Skeets” Dickey* 28 .208 0 6 c
           
Pitcher Games IP W L ERA
Archie McKain 45 275 19 12 4.52
Jake Baker 36 97 5 2 4.73
Walter Tauscher 31 185 13 9 5.11
Al Milnar 31 169 8 15 5.17
Ted Olson 21 64 2 3 5.34
Reg Grabowski 44 231 12 13 5.57
Belve Bean 37 169 9 9 5.91
Rosy Ryan 25 59 2 3 6.25
Jim Henry 10 66 6 3 6.41
Ray Kolp 23 75 2 7 7.56
Ray Prim     0 0  
           
    Other players: Auggie Luther; Al Leitz, c.
    *Dickey’s statistics include games played with Milwaukee in 1936.

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1937 American Association, Manager: Donie Bush, Record: 87-67-4, 3rd Place
Player Games B.A. HR RBI Position
Carl Reynolds 147 .355 17 110 lf
Allen “Dusty” Cooke 151 .345 18 84 rf
Ralph “Red” Kress 158 .334 27 157 ss
John Newman 7 .333 1 2  
Roy Pfleger 126 .326 29 121 2b-3b
Spencer Harris 88 .326 9 50 1b-rf
Fabian Gaffke 41 .325 7 29 cf
Stan Spence 117 .321 9 46 cf
Andy Cohen 131 .320 11 82 2b
Johnny Peacock 109 .311 7 54 c
Fresco Thompson 82 .310 7 44 3b
Harry Taylor 155 .283 12 83 1b
John “Blondy” Ryan* 77 .283 3 34 3b-ss
George “Skeets” Dickey 91 .247 8 56 c
Lindsay Deal 6 .231 0 3 of
Mike Christoff 1 .000 0 0 ph
           
Pitcher Games IP W L ERA
Bill Burwell 10 30 4 0 3.00
Broadway Charley Wagner 45 278 20 14 3.53
Jake Baker 35 94 5 3 4.31
Reg Grabowski 49 157 8 6 4.70
Belve Bean 37 237 16 11 4.86
Walter Tauscher 42 260 16 14 4.88
Leon Pettit 28 83 4 6 4.99
Jim Henry 36 205 14 11 5.84
Phil Weinert 6 18 0 2 13.50
Bill Butland 5 11 0 0  
Wilson Hayes 4 5 0 0  
Stew Bowers 3 6 0 0  
           
    Other players: Pete Dowling, c.
    *Ryan’s statistics include games played with Milwaukee in 1937.
    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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1938 American Association, Manager: Donie Bush, Record: 78-74, 6th Place
Player Games B.A. HR RBI Position
Ted Williams 148 .366 43 142 of
Otto Denning 81 .342 9 42 1b-c
Danny Taylor* 125 .333 2 58 of
Jim Tabor 103 .330 13 72 3b
Stan Spence 136 .322 19 77 of
John Mihalic 78 .293 3 18 2b-ss
Fabian Gaffke 42 .293 3 24 of
Coaker Triplett 105 .287 10 54 of
Calvin Chapman 9 .286 1 8 ss-2b
Cecil “Zeke” Trent 5 .278 0 1 of
Jimmy Galvin 41 .271 2 11 c
Harry Taylor 145 .260 13 60 1b
Andy Cohen 145 .251 4 55 2b
Willie Duke 15 .250 1 2 of
Roy Pfleger 135 .248 20 89 3b-ss
Earl Grace* 117 .233 11 50 c
Henry Camelli 10 .231 0 3 c
Ken Richardson 22 .197 1 8 3b
           
Pitcher Games IP W L ERA
Broadway Charley Wagner 15 83 8 3 3.90
LeRoy “Bud” Parmelee 35 240 17 13 4.20
Wilfrid “Lefty” Lefebvre 23 127 8 8 4.25
Belve Bean 39 223 15 12 4.44
Jennings “Jinx” Poindexter 22 114 9 7 4.66
Walter Tauscher 47 189 9 11 4.95
Jim Henry 32 142 7 9 5.39
Dick Midkiff 16 69 2 5 6.52
Johnny Chambers* 17 74 3 5 6.81
Alta Cohen 23 67 2 5 6.99
Reg Grabowski 5 9 0 0  
Guy Fletcher 1 5 0 0  
Pat Malone 1 0 0 0  
Watson Clarke 3 12 0 1  
           
    *Danny Taylor’s statistics include games played with Columbus and Indianapolis in 1938, and Grace and Chambers’s statistics include games with Columbus.
    Ted Williams became the first player in the American Association to win the Triple Crown, leading the Association with .366 batting average, 43 home runs, and 142 runs batted in.

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1939 American Association, Manager: Tom Sheehan, Record: 99-55, 2nd Place
Player Games B.A. HR RBI Position
Ab Wright 152 .337 21 134 lf
Phil Weintraub 149 .331 33 126 1b
Jimmy Wasdell 102 .323 29 90 rf
Bob “Buck” Fausett 131 .305 3 53 3b-of
Harvey “Hub” Walker 148 .304 24 63 cf
Otto Denning 71 .303 13 47 c-of
Jimmy Pofahl 146 .302 19 74 ss
George Lacy 108 .288 20 66 c
Lin Storti 147 .281 30 105 2b
Roy Pfleger 90 .275 13 49 3b-ss-2b-1b
Harry Taylor* 131 .254 3 32 1b
Earl Grace 41 .250 4 13 c
Cecil “Zeke” Trent 28 .214 0 9 rf
Russ Rolandson 21 .174 0 7 c-rf
Andy Cohen 2 .000 0 0 ph
           
Pitcher Games IP W L ERA
Herb Hash 37 256 22 6 3.27
Belve Bean 13 96 8 3 3.75
Bill Butland 37 218 19 10 3.96
Elon “Chief” Hogsett 37 199 16 9 4.03
Harry Smythe 41 208 12 12 4.89
Walter Tauscher 41 160 13 6 5.23
Marv Ulrich 38 130 6 6 6.16
Al Baker 1 1 0 0  
           
    Other players: Wild Bill Hallahan, p; Mike Kash, p.
    *Taylor’s statistics include games played with Toledo in 1939. (Taylor had only one at-bat, without a hit, for the Millers.)
    Herb Hash led the Association with 22 wins. (Hash was the last 20-game winner for the Millers.) Hub Walker led the Association with 145 runs.

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1940 American Association, Manager: Tom Sheehan, Record: 86-59-2, 3rd Place
Player Games B.A. HR RBI Position
Ab Wright 146 .369 39 159 rf
Phil Weintraub 137 .347 27 109 1b
Bobby Estalella 147 .341 32 121 lf
Otto Denning 130 .329 11 74 c-1b
Harvey “Hub” Walker 140 .318 25 58 cf
Lin Storti 120 .313 20 80 2b-3b
Gene “Huck” Geary 131 .308 10 58 ss
Fabian Gaffke 104 .294 12 52 cf
Bob “Buck” Fausett 129 .283 2 52 3b-ss
Frank Trechock 110 .248 0 33 ss-2b
Russ Rolandson 65 .245 1 14 c
Bill Barnacle 7 .111 1 1 lf
Earl Grace 1 .000 0 0 ph
           
Pitcher Games IP W L ERA
Harry Smythe 38 173 13 9 3.80
Elon “Chief” Hogsett 41 210 16 11 4.03
Walter Tauscher 53 167 15 9 4.04
Harry Kelley 42 249 16 9 4.30
Russell “Red” Evans 39 215 10 11 4.40
Mickey Haefner 40 205 14 8 4.74
Mike Kash 2 6 1 0
Belve Bean 2 5 1 0  
Joe Gonzales 4 15 0 0  
Lee Rogers 2 6 0 0  
Ernie Sowada 2 6 0 2  
           
    Other players: Heinz.
    Ab Wright became the second player to win the American Association Triple Crown, leading the Association with a .369 batting average, 39 home runs, and 159 runs batted in.

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