Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley
1896 - Western League, 89-47-4, 1st place - Standings and statistics follow game-by-game results
Manager: Walter Wilmot
Date Opponent Outcome Record Notes
W 4/22 at Kansas City Blues L 7-10 0-1
Th 4/23 at Kansas City W 6-5 1-1
F 4/24 at Kansas City L 0-17 1-2
Sa 4/25 at Milwaukee W 8-2 2-2
Su 4/26 at Milwaukee L 6-10 (7-1/2, darkness) 2-3
M 4/27 at Milwaukee L 3-10 2-4
Tu 4/28 Milwaukee, rain
W 4/29 Milwaukee W 12-4 3-4
Th 4/30 Milwaukee W 10-4 4-4
F 5/1 Milwaukee L 5-8 4-5
Sa 5/2 Kansas City W 12-6 5-5
Su 5/3 Kansas City* L 7-8 5-6 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 5/4 Kansas City L 3-10 5-7
Tu 5/5 St. Paul L 7-11 5-8
W 5/6 St. Paul W 8-6 6-8
Th 5/7 St. Paul W 13-7 7-8
F 5/8 at St. Paul L 1-6 7-9
Sa 5/9 at St. Paul L 14-20 7-10
Su 5/10 at St. Paul W 7-4 8-10
Tu 5/12 Grand Rapids Gold Bugs W 5-3 (6, darkness) 9-10
W 5/13 Grand Rapids W 8-3 10-10
Th 5/14 Grand Rapids W 8-4 11-10
F 5/15 Detroit W 11-2 12-10
Sa 5/16 Detroit W 10-2 13-10
Su 5/17 Detroit* L 6-24 13-11 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
Tu 5/19 Indianapolis, ppd. Indianapolis's train is late in arriving.
W 5/20 Indianapolis W 12-8 14-11
Th 5/21 Indianapolis L 4-17 14-12
F 5/22 Columbus Discoverers/Senators L 5-7 14-13
Sa 5/23 Columbus W 15-7 15-13 Last game at Athletic Park.
Su 5/24 Columbus, rain* *Scheduled for Minnehaha Driving Park.
Tu 5/26 at Detroit L 7-15 (10) 15-14
W 5/27 at Detroit W 10-5 16-14
Th 5/28 at Detroit L 3-6 16-15
F 5/29 at Detroit W 12-4 17-15
Sa 5/30-1 at Grand Rapids, rain Game called with Millers leading 13-3.
Sa 5/30-2 at Grand Rapids, rain
Su 5/31 at Grand Rapids W 11-10 18-15
M 6/1 at Grand Rapids W 8-2 19-15
Tu 6/2 at Indianapolis L 4-6 19-16
W 6/3 at Indianapolis T 5-5 (10, darkness) 19-16-1
Th 6/4 at Indianapolis W 9-5 20-16
F 6/5 at Indianapolis L 6-7 20-17
Sa 6/6 at Columbus L 5-8 20-18
Su 6/7 at Columbus L 4-12 20-19
M 6/8 at Columbus, ppd.
Tu 6/9 at Columbus W 6-3 21-19
Th 6/11 at Kansas City T 7-7 (8, rain) 21-19-2
F 6/12 at Kansas City W 13-1 22-19
Sa 6/13 at Kansas City L 6-9 22-20
Su 6/14 at Kansas City W 9-6 23-20
M 6/15 at Milwaukee W 8-7 24-20
Tu 6/16 at Milwaukee W 9-6 25-20
W 6/17 at Milwaukee L 3-7 25-21
Th 6/18 at Milwaukee W 12-8 26-21
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
Su 6/21 Milwaukee* W 14-6 29-21 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 6/22 Milwaukee W 22-7 30-21
Tu 6/23 Kansas City W 9-2 (7, rain) 31-21
W 6/24 Kansas City, rain
Th 6/25 Kansas City W 7-2 32-21
F 6/26 Kansas City L 3-4 32-22
Sa 6/27 St. Paul L 4-7 32-23
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
Tu 6/30 St. Paul L 6-8 33-25
W 7/1 at St. Paul L 4-12 33-26
Sa 7/4 a.m. St. Paul W 8-5 (11) 34-26
Sa 7/4 p.m. at St. Paul W 9-5 35-26
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
W 7/8 Detroit W 16-5 37-27
Th 7/9 Detroit W 17-4 38-27
F 7/10 Detroit W 5-3  39-27
Sa 7/11 Grand Rapids L 4-5 39-28
Su 7/12 Grand Rapids* W 7-4 40-28
M 7/13 Grand Rapids L 0-3 40-29
Tu 7/14 Grand Rapids L 3-4 40-30
W 7/15 Indianapolis L 3-10 40-31
Th 7/16 Indianapolis W 11-5 (11) 41-31
F 7/17 Indianapolis L 4-7 41-32
Sa 7/18 Indianapolis L 4-6 41-33
Su 7/19 Indianapolis* W 12-2 42-33 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 7/20 Columbus  W 11-6 43-33
Tu 7/21 Columbus W 30-3 44-33
W 7/22-1 Columbus W 13-11 (12) 45-33
W 7/22-2 Columbus W 7-3 46-33
Th 7/23 Columbus W 8-5 (11) 47-33
Sa 7/25 at Detroit W 9-7 48-33
M 7/27 at Detroit L 2-3 48-34
Tu 7/28 at Columbus L 1-9 48-35
W 7/29 at Columbus T 6-6 (13) 48-35-3
Th 7/30 at Columbus, rain
F 7/31 at Indianapolis W 3-2 49-35
Sa 8/1 at Indianapolis T 2-2 (12) 49-35-4
M 8/3 at Grand Rapids W 5-1 50-35
Tu 8/4-1 at Grand Rapids L 1-10 50-36
Tu 8/4-2 at Grand Rapids L 8-9 (8, darkness) 50-37
W 8/5 at Grand Rapids W 8-6 51-37
F 8/7 at Milwaukee L 6-9 51-38
Sa 8/8 at Milwaukee W 7-6 52-38
Su 8/9 at Milwaukee W 4-3 53-38
M 8/10 at Kansas City W 24-3 54-38
Tu 8/11 at Kansas City W 14-4 55-38
W 8/12 at Kansas City W 1-0 56-38
F 8/14 St. Paul W 12-0 57-38
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
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
Th 8/20 Milwaukee W 12-9 (12) 63-39
Sa 8/22 Milwaukee W 8-7 64-39
Su 8/23 Milwaukee* W 15-8 65-39 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 8/24 at St. Paul W 9-8 66-39
Tu 8/25 at St. Paul W 18-5 67-39
W 8/26 at St. Paul W 11-10 68-39
F 8/28 Grand Rapids W 16-9 69-39
Sa 8/29 Grand Rapids W 8-2 70-39
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
W 9/2 Detroit W 8-4 74-39
Th 9/3 Indianapolis W 11-6 75-39
F 9/4 Indianapolis, rain
Sa 9/5 Indianapolis W 12-2 76-39
Su 9/6 Indianapolis W 10-0 77-39
M 9/7-1 Columbus W 7-5 78-39
M 9/7-2 Columbus W 12-5 79-39
Tu 9/8 Columbus W 18-3 80-39
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
Sa 9/12 at Grand Rapids W 7-2 82-40
Su 9/13-1 at Grand Rapids W 5-2 83-40
Su 9/13-2 at Grand Rapids W 14-2 84-40
M 9/14 at Detroit W 6-3 (8) 85-40
Tu 9/15-1 at Detroit W 6-3 86-40
Tu 9/15-2 at Detroit W 5-0 87-40
W 9/16 at Detroit L 2-6 (7) 87-41
Th 9/17-1 at Indianapolis W 6-5 88-41
Th 9/17-2 at Indianapolis, rain Called by rain in the second inning.
F 9/18 at Indianapolis L 2-5 88-42
Sa 9/19 at Indianapolis L 3-8 88-43
M 9/21-1 at Columbus L 5-10 88-44
M 9/21-2 at Columbus L 4-11 (5) 88-45
Tu 9/22-1 at Columbus L 0-6 88-46
Tu 9/22-2 at Columbus W 9-3 (4-1/2) 89-46
W 9/23 at Columbus L 7-9 89-47-4
Detroit Free Press Cup
Th 9/24 at Indianapolis L 7-9 0-1
F 9/25 at Indianapolis L 9-17 0-2
Sa 9/26 at Indianapolis W 6-3 1-2
Tu 9/29 Indianapolis W 7-6 2-2
W 9/30 Indianapolis W 4-0 3-2
Th 10/1 Indianapolis W 13-11 4-2
On Sunday, September 27, the Millers beat the Chicago Whitings, a top amateur team, 11-3, in Chicago.
W L
Minneapolis 89 47
Indianapolis 78 54
Detroit 80 59
St. Paul 74 63
Kansas City 69 66
Milwaukee 62 78
Columbus 52 88
Grand Rapids 45 94
Statistics
Player Games Batting Average Home Runs Position
Walter Wilmot .391 lf
Bill Schriver .381 c
Perry Werden 140 .377 18 1b
Jack Pickett .350 2b
Jim Connor .333 2b-ss
Dan Lally 139 .329 15 cf
Walter Preston .325 cf
Art Ball .311 ss
Bill Kuehne .271 3b
Pitcher W L
Big Bill "Willie Bill" Hutchison 38 13
Harley Parker 17 11
Silver Baker 14 13
Frank Figgemeier 11 5
Varney Anderson 9 4
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.