Minneapolis
Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley |
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1892 - Western
League, 19-22 (first half, 6th place), 3-1 (second half) - Notes and roster
follow game-by-game results |
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Manager: C. M.
"Charley" Morton |
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Date |
Opponent |
Outcome |
Record |
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First Half |
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Sa 4/16 |
at Kansas City Blues |
L 2-5 |
0-1 |
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Su 4/17 |
at Kansas City |
W 13-4 |
1-1 |
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M 4/18 |
at Kansas City, wet grounds |
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Tu 4/19 |
at Omaha, rain |
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W 4/20 |
at Omaha, wet grounds |
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Th 4/21 |
at Omaha, wet grounds |
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Sa 4/23 |
Milwaukee |
L 3-6 |
1-2 |
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Su 4/24 |
Milwaukee* |
L 6-9 |
1-3 |
*at Minnehaha Driving Park. |
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M 4/25 |
Milwaukee |
L 9-10 |
1-4 |
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Tu 4/26 |
Indianapolis, rain |
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W 4/27 |
Indianapolis |
W 8-6 |
2-4 |
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Th 4/28 |
Indianapolis, cold |
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F 4/29 |
Indianapolis was to
play but, afraid of missing connections, left Thursday night on a train for
Omaha. |
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Sa 4/30 |
Toledo Black Pirates, rain |
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Toledo is referred to in the
newspaper as the Black Pirates of the Maumee. |
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Su 5/1 |
Toledo, cold* |
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*scheduled for Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
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M 5/2 |
Toledo |
L 5-6 |
2-5 |
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Tu 5/3 |
Columbus Buckeyes, rain |
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W 5/4 |
Columbus |
L 6-7 (11) |
2-6 |
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Th 5/5 |
Columbus, rain |
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Sa 5/7 |
at Milwaukee Brewers |
L 0-8 |
2-7 |
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Su 5/8 |
at Milwaukee Brewers |
W 10-9 |
3-7 |
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M 5/9 |
at Milwaukee Brewers |
L 8-20 |
3-8 |
The game was moved up from
Tuesday so that the Millers could use train tickets from Chicago to Indianapolis before they
would expire. |
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W 5/11 |
at Indianapolis, wet grounds |
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Th 5/12 |
at Indianapolis, rain |
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F 5/13 |
at Indianapolis, rain |
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Sa 5/14 |
at Columbus |
L 0-7 (6, rain) |
3-9 |
Millers no-hit by Fred
Clausen. |
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Su 5/15 |
at Columbus |
L 1-4 |
3-10 |
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M 5/16 |
at Columbus |
L 4-9 |
3-11 |
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Tu 5/17 |
at Toledo |
W 3-2 |
4-11 |
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W 5/18 |
at Toledo, rain |
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Th 5/19 |
at Toledo, rain |
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Sa 5/21 |
Kansas City |
W 4-0 |
5-11 |
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Su 5/22 |
Kansas City, ppd. |
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Newspaper reports that no more
Sunday baseball will be played in Minneapolis. |
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M 5/23 |
Kansas City |
W 15-10 |
6-11 |
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Tu 5/24 |
Kansas City |
W 7-5 |
7-11 |
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W 5/25 |
Omaha |
L 2-3 |
7-12 |
St. Paul team is transferred to
Fort Wayne. |
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Th 5/26 |
Omaha |
L 2-3 |
7-12 |
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F 5/27 |
Omaha |
L 8-9 |
8-13 |
Make-up of one of the postponed
games in Omaha in April. |
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Sa 5/28 |
Omaha, rain |
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M 5/30 a.m. |
Milwaukee |
W 7-5 |
9-13 |
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M 5/30 p.m. |
Milwaukee |
L 8-10 |
9-14 |
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Tu 5/31 |
at Milwaukee, rain |
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W 6/1 |
at Milwaukee, rain |
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Th 6/2 |
at Milw., wet grounds |
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Sa 6/4 |
Fort Wayne |
W 8-4 |
10-14 |
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Su 6/5 |
Fort Wayne |
W 10-5 |
11-14 |
Millers receive permission for
Sunday games on their regular grounds behind the West Hotel, which is
starting to receive visitors for the upcoming Republican national convention
in Minneapolis. However, their only Sunday
game after this was at Athletic Park on State Street in St. Paul. |
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M 6/6 |
Indianapolis, rain |
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Tu 6/7 a.m. |
Indianapolis, rain |
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Tu 6/7 p.m. |
Indianapolis |
W 6-2 |
12-14 |
Doubleheaders being played
because of so many postponements. |
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W 6/8 |
Indianapolis |
L 9-10 (10) |
12-15 |
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Th 6/9 |
Indianapolis |
W 8-1 |
13-15 |
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F 6/10 |
Columbus |
W 6-4 |
14-15 |
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Sa 6/11 |
Columbus |
L 0-2 |
14-16 |
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M 6/13 |
Columbus |
L 8-13 |
14-17 |
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Tu 6/14 |
Toledo |
L 0-3 |
14-18 |
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W 6/15 |
Toledo |
L 4-7 |
14-19 |
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Sa 6/18 |
at Toledo, rain |
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M 6/20-1 |
at Toledo, wet grounds |
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M 6/20-2 |
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Tu 6/21-1 |
at Toledo |
W 6-5 |
15-19 |
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Tu 6/21-2 |
at Toledo, rain |
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W 6/22 |
at Columbus |
W 6-5 |
16-19 |
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Th 6/23 |
at Columbus |
L 1-13 |
16-20 |
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F 6/24 |
at Columbus |
W 4-1 |
17-20 |
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Sa 6/25 |
at Indianapolis |
L 2-6 |
17-21 |
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M 6/27 |
at Indianapolis |
W 7-6 |
18-21 |
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Tu 6/28 |
at Fort Wayne, rain |
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W 6/29 |
at Fort Wayne |
W 6-5 |
19-21 |
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Th 6/30 |
at Fort Wayne |
L 5-12 |
19-22 |
First half of season ends. |
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First-half standings |
W |
L |
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Columbus |
40 |
18 |
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Milwaukee |
28 |
20 |
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Omaha |
26 |
24 |
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Toledo |
23 |
22 |
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Kansas City |
25 |
27 |
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Minneapolis |
19 |
22 |
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St. Paul-Fort Wayne |
20 |
26 |
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Indianapolis |
11 |
22 |
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Second Half |
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Sa 7/2 |
Fort Wayne, postponed |
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Su 7/3 |
Fort Wayne* |
W 7-2 |
1-0 |
*at Athletic Park in St. Paul |
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M 7/4 a.m. |
Fort Wayne |
W 10-9 |
2-0 |
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M 7/4 p.m. |
Fort Wayne |
L 5-7 |
2-1 |
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W 7/6 |
Indianapolis |
W 5-3 |
3-1 |
Owner Hy Hach disbands the
Millers. Milwaukee and Fort Wayne
also disband. |
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F 7/8 |
Indianapolis (ex.) |
L 9-22 |
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Exhibition game, benefit for the
Millers players. |
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Minneapolis
is still represented in the league.
Manager Billy Barnie of Fort Wayne is awarded the Millers and gets the
players surrendered by Hach. |
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M 7/11 |
Columbus |
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Columbus comes to Minneapolis
but finds no team to play. The league
disbands within a few days. |
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Notes
and Roster |
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The Millers had 25 postponements during the season. Other teams
also had many postponements because of bad weather. The Western League was
divided into two halves, but the Millers played only four games in the second
half before owner Hy Hach announced he was disbanding the team. Fort Wayne
and Milwaukee also disbanded. Manager Billy Barnie of the Fort Wayne team was
awarded the Minneapolis franchise and its remaining players. Columbus came to
Minneapolis to begin a series on July 11 but found no Minneapolis team to
play. The entire league folded within a few days. |
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Jack Carroll, rf; Katz, lf; Milton “Buck” West, 1b; Charlie
Newman, cf; Munyan, c-3b-2b; Walter “Jiggs” Parrott; Graham, ss; Dixon,
2b-1b-c; Tim Shinnick, 2b-p; C. M. “Charley” Morton, 3b; Ossie France, p;
Parke Swartzel, p; Corbett, p; Jack Easton, p. |
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There
was no professional baseball in Minnesota in 1893, but Minneapolis had a team
in a new Western League—one that was formed by sportswriter Ban Johnson with
the intent to eventually turn it into a major league—in 1894. |
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