Minneapolis
Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley |
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1896 - Western
League, 89-47-4, 1st place - Standings and statistics follow game-by-game
results |
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Manager: Walter
Wilmot |
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Date |
Opponent |
Outcome |
Record |
Notes |
W 4/22 |
at Kansas City Blues |
L 7-10 |
0-1 |
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Th 4/23 |
at Kansas City |
W 6-5 |
1-1 |
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F 4/24 |
at Kansas City |
L 0-17 |
1-2 |
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Sa 4/25 |
at Milwaukee |
W 8-2 |
2-2 |
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Su 4/26 |
at Milwaukee |
L 6-10 (7-1/2, darkness) |
2-3 |
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M 4/27 |
at Milwaukee |
L 3-10 |
2-4 |
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Tu 4/28 |
Milwaukee, rain |
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W 4/29 |
Milwaukee |
W 12-4 |
3-4 |
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Th 4/30 |
Milwaukee |
W 10-4 |
4-4 |
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F 5/1 |
Milwaukee |
L 5-8 |
4-5 |
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Sa 5/2 |
Kansas City |
W 12-6 |
5-5 |
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Su 5/3 |
Kansas City* |
L 7-8 |
5-6 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
M 5/4 |
Kansas City |
L 3-10 |
5-7 |
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Tu 5/5 |
St. Paul |
L 7-11 |
5-8 |
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W 5/6 |
St. Paul |
W 8-6 |
6-8 |
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Th 5/7 |
St. Paul |
W 13-7 |
7-8 |
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F 5/8 |
at St. Paul |
L 1-6 |
7-9 |
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Sa 5/9 |
at St. Paul |
L 14-20 |
7-10 |
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Su 5/10 |
at St. Paul |
W 7-4 |
8-10 |
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Tu 5/12 |
Grand Rapids Gold Bugs |
W 5-3 (6, darkness) |
9-10 |
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W 5/13 |
Grand Rapids |
W 8-3 |
10-10 |
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Th 5/14 |
Grand Rapids |
W 8-4 |
11-10 |
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F 5/15 |
Detroit |
W 11-2 |
12-10 |
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Sa 5/16 |
Detroit |
W 10-2 |
13-10 |
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Su 5/17 |
Detroit* |
L 6-24 |
13-11 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
Tu 5/19 |
Indianapolis, ppd. |
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Indianapolis's train
is late in arriving. |
W 5/20 |
Indianapolis |
W 12-8 |
14-11 |
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Th 5/21 |
Indianapolis |
L 4-17 |
14-12 |
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F 5/22 |
Columbus Discoverers/Senators |
L 5-7 |
14-13 |
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Sa 5/23 |
Columbus |
W 15-7 |
15-13 |
Last game at Athletic
Park. |
Su 5/24 |
Columbus, rain* |
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*Scheduled for
Minnehaha Driving Park. |
Tu 5/26 |
at Detroit |
L 7-15 (10) |
15-14 |
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W 5/27 |
at Detroit |
W 10-5 |
16-14 |
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Th 5/28 |
at Detroit |
L 3-6 |
16-15 |
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F 5/29 |
at Detroit |
W 12-4 |
17-15 |
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Sa 5/30-1 |
at Grand Rapids, rain |
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Game called with
Millers leading 13-3. |
Sa 5/30-2 |
at Grand Rapids, rain |
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Su 5/31 |
at Grand Rapids |
W 11-10 |
18-15 |
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M 6/1 |
at Grand Rapids |
W 8-2 |
19-15 |
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Tu 6/2 |
at Indianapolis |
L 4-6 |
19-16 |
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W 6/3 |
at Indianapolis |
T 5-5 (10, darkness) |
19-16-1 |
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Th 6/4 |
at Indianapolis |
W 9-5 |
20-16 |
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F 6/5 |
at Indianapolis |
L 6-7 |
20-17 |
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Sa 6/6 |
at Columbus |
L 5-8 |
20-18 |
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Su 6/7 |
at Columbus |
L 4-12 |
20-19 |
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M 6/8 |
at Columbus, ppd. |
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Tu 6/9 |
at Columbus |
W 6-3 |
21-19 |
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Th 6/11 |
at Kansas City |
T 7-7 (8, rain) |
21-19-2 |
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F 6/12 |
at Kansas City |
W 13-1 |
22-19 |
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Sa 6/13 |
at Kansas City |
L 6-9 |
22-20 |
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Su 6/14 |
at Kansas City |
W 9-6 |
23-20 |
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M 6/15 |
at Milwaukee |
W 8-7 |
24-20 |
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Tu 6/16 |
at Milwaukee |
W 9-6 |
25-20 |
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W 6/17 |
at Milwaukee |
L 3-7 |
25-21 |
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Th 6/18 |
at Milwaukee |
W 12-8 |
26-21 |
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F 6/19 |
Milwaukee |
W 13-6 |
27-21 |
First game at Wright
Field (which becomes Nicollet Park in 1897). |
Sa 6/20 |
Milwaukee |
W 9-1 |
28-21 |
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Su 6/21 |
Milwaukee* |
W 14-6 |
29-21 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
M 6/22 |
Milwaukee |
W 22-7 |
30-21 |
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Tu 6/23 |
Kansas City |
W 9-2 (7, rain) |
31-21 |
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W 6/24 |
Kansas City, rain |
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Th 6/25 |
Kansas City |
W 7-2 |
32-21 |
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F 6/26 |
Kansas City |
L 3-4 |
32-22 |
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Sa 6/27 |
St. Paul |
L 4-7 |
32-23 |
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Su 6/28* |
St. Paul |
L 9-16 |
32-24 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
M 6/29 |
St. Paul |
W 8-1 (10) |
33-24 |
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Tu 6/30 |
St. Paul |
L 6-8 |
33-25 |
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W 7/1 |
at St. Paul |
L 4-12 |
33-26 |
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Sa 7/4
a.m. |
St. Paul |
W 8-5 (11) |
34-26 |
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Sa 7/4
p.m. |
at St. Paul |
W 9-5 |
35-26 |
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Su 7/5 |
at St. Paul |
L 8-41 |
35-27 |
Saints have 45 hits,
11 home runs, score in all 9 innings. |
Tu 7/7 |
Detroit |
W 13-6 |
36-27 |
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W 7/8 |
Detroit |
W 16-5 |
37-27 |
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Th 7/9 |
Detroit |
W 17-4 |
38-27 |
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F 7/10 |
Detroit |
W 5-3 |
39-27 |
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Sa 7/11 |
Grand Rapids |
L 4-5 |
39-28 |
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Su 7/12 |
Grand Rapids* |
W 7-4 |
40-28 |
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M 7/13 |
Grand Rapids |
L 0-3 |
40-29 |
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Tu 7/14 |
Grand Rapids |
L 3-4 |
40-30 |
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W 7/15 |
Indianapolis |
L 3-10 |
40-31 |
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Th 7/16 |
Indianapolis |
W 11-5 (11) |
41-31 |
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F 7/17 |
Indianapolis |
L 4-7 |
41-32 |
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Sa 7/18 |
Indianapolis |
L 4-6 |
41-33 |
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Su 7/19 |
Indianapolis* |
W 12-2 |
42-33 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
M 7/20 |
Columbus |
W 11-6 |
43-33 |
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Tu 7/21 |
Columbus |
W 30-3 |
44-33 |
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W 7/22-1 |
Columbus |
W 13-11 (12) |
45-33 |
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W 7/22-2 |
Columbus |
W 7-3 |
46-33 |
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Th 7/23 |
Columbus |
W 8-5 (11) |
47-33 |
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Sa 7/25 |
at Detroit |
W 9-7 |
48-33 |
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M 7/27 |
at Detroit |
L 2-3 |
48-34 |
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Tu 7/28 |
at Columbus |
L 1-9 |
48-35 |
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W 7/29 |
at Columbus |
T 6-6 (13) |
48-35-3 |
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Th 7/30 |
at Columbus, rain |
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F 7/31 |
at Indianapolis |
W 3-2 |
49-35 |
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Sa 8/1 |
at Indianapolis |
T 2-2 (12) |
49-35-4 |
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M 8/3 |
at Grand Rapids |
W 5-1 |
50-35 |
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Tu 8/4-1 |
at Grand Rapids |
L 1-10 |
50-36 |
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Tu 8/4-2 |
at Grand Rapids |
L 8-9 (8, darkness) |
50-37 |
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W 8/5 |
at Grand Rapids |
W 8-6 |
51-37 |
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F 8/7 |
at Milwaukee |
L 6-9 |
51-38 |
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Sa 8/8 |
at Milwaukee |
W 7-6 |
52-38 |
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Su 8/9 |
at Milwaukee |
W 4-3 |
53-38 |
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M 8/10 |
at Kansas City |
W 24-3 |
54-38 |
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Tu 8/11 |
at Kansas City |
W 14-4 |
55-38 |
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W 8/12 |
at Kansas City |
W 1-0 |
56-38 |
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F 8/14 |
St. Paul |
W 12-0 |
57-38 |
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Sa 8/15 |
St. Paul |
W 8-3 |
58-58 |
Millers, in second
place, trail Indianapolis by percentage points. |
Su 8/16 |
St. Paul* |
W 12-7 |
59-38 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
M 8/17 |
Kansas City |
W 10-5 |
60-38 |
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Tu 8/18 |
Kansas City |
W 6-2 |
61-38 |
Millers move into
first place past idle Indianapolis. |
W 8/19-1 |
Kansas City |
W 9-4 |
62-38 |
Millers' 11 straight
win. |
W 8/19-2 |
Kansas City |
L 3-6 |
62-39 |
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Th 8/20 |
Milwaukee |
W 12-9 (12) |
63-39 |
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Sa 8/22 |
Milwaukee |
W 8-7 |
64-39 |
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Su 8/23 |
Milwaukee* |
W 15-8 |
65-39 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
M 8/24 |
at St. Paul |
W 9-8 |
66-39 |
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Tu 8/25 |
at St. Paul |
W 18-5 |
67-39 |
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W 8/26 |
at St. Paul |
W 11-10 |
68-39 |
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F 8/28 |
Grand Rapids |
W 16-9 |
69-39 |
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Sa 8/29 |
Grand Rapids |
W 8-2 |
70-39 |
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Su 8/30 |
Grand Rapids* |
W 18-12 |
71-39 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
M 8/31 |
Detroit |
W 2-1 (10) |
72-39 |
Millers lead
second-place Indianapolis by 5-1/2 games. |
Tu 9/1 |
Detroit |
W 8-4 |
73-39 |
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W 9/2 |
Detroit |
W 8-4 |
74-39 |
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Th 9/3 |
Indianapolis |
W 11-6 |
75-39 |
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F 9/4 |
Indianapolis, rain |
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Sa 9/5 |
Indianapolis |
W 12-2 |
76-39 |
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Su 9/6 |
Indianapolis |
W 10-0 |
77-39 |
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M 9/7-1 |
Columbus |
W 7-5 |
78-39 |
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M 9/7-2 |
Columbus |
W 12-5 |
79-39 |
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Tu 9/8 |
Columbus |
W 18-3 |
80-39 |
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W 9/9 |
Columbus |
W 7-1 |
81-39 |
19th straight win;
30th win in last 31 games. |
F 9/11 |
at Grand Rapids |
L 3-4 |
81-40 |
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Sa 9/12 |
at Grand Rapids |
W 7-2 |
82-40 |
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Su 9/13-1 |
at Grand Rapids |
W 5-2 |
83-40 |
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Su 9/13-2 |
at Grand Rapids |
W 14-2 |
84-40 |
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M 9/14 |
at Detroit |
W 6-3 (8) |
85-40 |
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Tu 9/15-1 |
at Detroit |
W 6-3 |
86-40 |
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Tu 9/15-2 |
at Detroit |
W 5-0 |
87-40 |
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W 9/16 |
at Detroit |
L 2-6 (7) |
87-41 |
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Th 9/17-1 |
at Indianapolis |
W 6-5 |
88-41 |
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Th 9/17-2 |
at Indianapolis, rain |
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Called by rain in the
second inning. |
F 9/18 |
at Indianapolis |
L 2-5 |
88-42 |
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Sa 9/19 |
at Indianapolis |
L 3-8 |
88-43 |
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M 9/21-1 |
at Columbus |
L 5-10 |
88-44 |
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M 9/21-2 |
at Columbus |
L 4-11 (5) |
88-45 |
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Tu 9/22-1 |
at Columbus |
L 0-6 |
88-46 |
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Tu 9/22-2 |
at Columbus |
W 9-3 (4-1/2) |
89-46 |
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W 9/23 |
at Columbus |
L 7-9 |
89-47-4 |
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Detroit Free Press Cup |
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Th 9/24 |
at Indianapolis |
L 7-9 |
0-1 |
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F 9/25 |
at Indianapolis |
L 9-17 |
0-2 |
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Sa 9/26 |
at Indianapolis |
W 6-3 |
1-2 |
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Tu 9/29 |
Indianapolis |
W 7-6 |
2-2 |
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W 9/30 |
Indianapolis |
W 4-0 |
3-2 |
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Th 10/1 |
Indianapolis |
W 13-11 |
4-2 |
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On Sunday, September 27, the Millers beat the Chicago Whitings,
a top amateur team, 11-3, in Chicago. |
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W |
L |
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Minneapolis |
89 |
47 |
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Indianapolis |
78 |
54 |
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Detroit |
80 |
59 |
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St. Paul |
74 |
63 |
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Kansas City |
69 |
66 |
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Milwaukee |
62 |
78 |
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Columbus |
52 |
88 |
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Grand Rapids |
45 |
94 |
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Statistics |
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Player |
Games |
Batting Average |
Home Runs |
Position |
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Walter
Wilmot |
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.391 |
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lf |
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Bill
Schriver |
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.381 |
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c |
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Perry
Werden |
140 |
.377 |
18 |
1b |
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Jack
Pickett |
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.350 |
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2b |
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Jim
Connor |
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.333 |
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2b-ss |
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Dan
Lally |
139 |
.329 |
15 |
cf |
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Walter
Preston |
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.325 |
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cf |
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Art
Ball |
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.311 |
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Bill
Kuehne |
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.271 |
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3b |
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Pitcher |
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Big
Bill "Willie Bill" Hutchison |
38 |
13 |
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Harley
Parker |
17 |
11 |
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Silver
Baker |
14 |
13 |
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Frank
Figgemeier |
11 |
5 |
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Varney
Anderson |
9 |
4 |
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Other players: Charley Frank, rf; William Moran, c; Joe Strauss,
2b; P. R. Healy, 3b-ss; Patridge, rf; McHale, 3b; Egyptian Healy, p-2b; Jim
“Cyclone” Duryea, p; William Carney, p; Rice, p; Charley Hastings, p. |
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