Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley
1898 - Western League, 48-92-1, 7th place - Standings and roster follow game-by-game results
Manager: Gus Schmelz-Charles Reilly-Walter Wilmot
Date	Opponent	Outcome	Record	Notes
Th 4/21	at Kansas City Cowboys, rain
F 4/22	at Kansas City, rain
Sa 4/23	at Kansas City	L 1-6	0-1
Su 4/24-1	at Kansas City	L 5-9	0-2
Su 4/24-2	at Kansas City	L 2-4	0-3
M 4/25	at Omaha	W 8-4	1-3
Tu 4/26	at Omaha	L 9-10	1-4
W 4/27	at Omaha, postponed			Millers arrive at grounds to find no one but the umpire and scorer.  Everyone in Omaha was helping the National Guard to march (related to Spanish-American War).
Th 4/28	Omaha	W 10-2	2-4
F 4/29	Omaha	W 8-3	3-4
Sa 4/30	Omaha, rain
Sun 5/1	Omaha*	T 5-5 (11)	3-4-1	*at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 5/2	Omaha	W 6-2	4-4
Tu 5/3	Omaha	L 6-9	4-5
W 5/4	Kansas City	L 7-10	4-6
Th 5/5	Kansas City	L 4-5 (10)	4-7
F 5/6	Kansas City	W 7-6	5-7
Sa 5/7	Kansas City	L 4-9	5-8
Su 5/8	at St. Paul	L 4-7	5-9
M 5/9	at St. Paul	L 2-13	5-10
Tu 5/10	St. Paul	W 10-8	6-10
W 5/11	St. Paul	L 2-10	6-11
Th 5/12	at St. Paul	L 3-5	6-12
F 5/13	St. Paul	L 3-7	6-13
Sa 5/14	St. Paul	W 9-3	7-13
Su 5/15	at St. Paul	L 3-8	7-14
Tu 5/17	at Detroit	L 2-12	7-15	Rube Waddell of Detroit beats Frank Figgemeier.
W 5/18	at Detroit	W 7-6 (10)	8-15
Th 5/19	at Detroit	L 1-6	8-16
F 5/20	at Detroit	W 4-3 (10)	9-16
Sa 5/21	at Columbus	L 3-12	9-17
Su 5/22	at Columbus	L 7-12	9-18
M 5/23	at Columbus	W 8-4	10-18
Tu 5/24	at Columbus, rain
W 5/25	at Columbus	L 0-3	10-19
Th 5/26	at Indianapolis	L 4-8	10-20
F 5/27	at Indianapolis	L 9-18	10-21
Sa 5/28	at Indianapolis	L 7-8 (12)	10-22
M 5/30-1	at Milwaukee	W 9-5	11-22
M 5/30-2	at Milwaukee	W 3-1	12-22
Tu 5/31	at Milwaukee	L 1-3	12-23
W 6/1	at Milwaukee	L 7-10	12-24
F 6/3	Milwaukee	W 6-4	13-24
Sa 6/4	Milwaukee	L 2-3	13-25
Su 6/5	Milwaukee, rain*			*Scheduled for Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 6/6	Milwaukee	L 4-6	13-26
Tu 6/7	Indianapolis	W 5-4	14-26
W 6/8	Indianapolis	L 3-12	14-27
Th 6/9	Indianapolis	L 1-4	14-28
F 6/10	Indianapolis, rain
Sa 6/11	Columbus	L 3-5	14-29
Su 6/12	Columbus*	L 3-4	14-30	*at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 6/13	Columbus	L 5-9	14-31
Tu 6/14	Columbus	L 5-6 (12)	14-32
Th 6/16	Detroit	W 6-2	15-32
F 6/17	Detroit	L 0-5	15-33
Sa 6/18	Detroit	W 6-3	16-33
Su 6/19	Detroit*	W 8-2	17-33	*at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 6/20	at Kansas City	W 6-5 (11)	18-33
Tu 6/21	at Kansas City	L 2-20	18-34
W 6/22	at Kansas City	L 8-9	18-35
Th 6/23	at Kansas City	L 6-22	18-36
F 6/24	at Omaha	L 0-4	18-37
Sa 6/25	at Omaha	L 4-6	18-38
Su 6/26	at Omaha	L 2-8	18-39
M 6/27	Omaha	L 4-8	18-40	Millers in last place.
Tu 6/28	Omaha	L 3-4	18-41
W 6/29	Omaha	W 13-4	19-41
Th 6/30	Kansas City, rain
F 7/1	Kansas City	W 14-2	20-41
Sa 7/2-1	Kansas City	W 11-5	21-41
Sa 7/2-2	Kansas City	L 2-10	21-42
Su 7/3	at St. Paul	L 1-7	21-43
M 7/4 a.m.	St. Paul	L 2-5	21-44
M 7/5 p.m.	at St. Paul	L 2-3	21-45
Tu 7/5	St. Paul	L 4-7	21-46	Saints in first place; Millers in last place.
W 7/6	at St. Paul	L 4-5	21-47	Gus Schmelz resigns as manager.  Count Campau, who was captain, is released according to Minneapolis Tribune.  Treasurer Clarence Saulpaugh will accompany the team on its road trip and between him and the new captain the expense of a manager will be saved.  Campau, though reported as released, is still with the team as it starts its road trip but later ends up with the Saints.  Eventually, third-baseman Charles Reilly becomes manager and, by July 24, replaced by Walter Wilmot.
Th 7/7	at St. Paul	L 3-4	21-48	Omaha is transferred to St. Joseph, Missouri.
Sa 7/9	at Detroit	L 3-8	21-49
M 7/11	at Detroit	L 3-4	21-50
Tu 7/12	at Columbus	L 0-7	21-51
W 7/13	at Columbus	L 4-13	21-52
Th 7/14	at Columbus	L 2-13	21-53	12th straight loss.
F 7/15	at Milwaukee	W 14-3	22-53
Sa 7/16	at Milwaukee	L 1-10	22-54
Su 7/17-1	at Milwaukee	L 8-11	22-55
Su 7/17-2	at Milwaukee	L 2-13	22-56
M 7/18	at Milwaukee	L 5-7	22-57
Tu 7/19	at Indianapolis	W 14-11	23-57
W 7/20	at Indianapolis	L 1-18	23-58
Th 7/21	at Indianapolis	L 4-13	23-59
Sa 7/23	Detroit	W 3-2	24-59
Su 7/24	Detroit*	L 3-15	24-60	*at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 7/25	Detroit	L 6-7	24-61	Future Hall of Famer Roger Bresnahan makes his debut with Millers (even though official record books show him with Minneapolis only in 1899).    Bresnahan, the losing pitcher in the game, pitches 7-1/3 innings and allows 8 hits and 5 walks and strikes out 5.  Together he and H. G. "Kid" McNeely give up 7 runs (1 earned run).
Tu 7/26	Columbus	W 7-6	25-61
W 7/27	Columbus	W 6-0	26-61	No-hitter for Kid McNeely
Th 7/28	Columbus	L 1-21	26-62
F 7/29	Indianapolis	L 4-6	26-63
Sa 7/30	Indianapolis	L 11-18	26-64	LP-Bresnahan: 9 innings, 20 hits, 18 runs, 6 earned runs, 6 or 7 walks (Journal lists 6 walks, Tribune lists 7 walks, 3 strikeouts.
Su 7/31	Indianapolis*	L 1-6	26-65	*at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 8/1	Indianapolis	W 6-4	27-65
Tu 8/2	Milwaukee	L 2-9	27-66	LP-Bresnahan: 8 innings (complete game), 14 hits, 9 runs, 5 earned runs, 5 walks, 2 strikeouts).
W 8/3	Milwaukee	L 5-6	27-67
Th 8/4	Milwaukee	L 2-3 (11)	27-68
F 8/5	St. Paul, rain
Sa 8/6	at St. Paul	W 7-2	28-68
Su 8/7-1	at St. Paul	W 7-2	29-68
Su 8/7-2	at St. Paul	W 11-3	30-68	Bresnahan is one of three players released by Wilmot.
M 8/8	at St. Joseph	L 2-5	30-69
Tu 8/9	at St. Joseph	W 6-2	31-69
W 8/10	at St. Joseph	W 10-5	32-69
Th 8/11-1	at St. Joseph	W 7-5	33-69
Th 8/11-2	at St. Joseph	W 11-3	34-69
F 8/12	at Kansas City	W 9-2	35-69
Sa 8/13	at Kansas City	L 2-14	35-70
Su 8/14-1	at Kansas City	L 2-5	35-71
Su 8/14-2	at Kansas City	L 9-14	35-72
Tu 8/16	at Columbus	L 3-9	35-73
W 8/17	at Columbus	W 17-10	36-73	Millers score 10 in the 9th.
Th 8/18	at Columbus	L 7-12	36-74
F 8/19	at Indianapolis	W 5-4 (12)	37-74
Sa 8/20	at Indianapolis	L 1-6	37-75
Su 8/21	at Indianapolis	L 0-4	37-76
M 8/22	at Indianapolis	L 1-2	37-77
Tu 8/23	at Detroit	L 1-4	37-78
W 8/24	at Detroit	W 2-1	38-78
Th 8/25-1	at Detroit	L 1-7	38-79
Th 8/25-2	at Detroit	L 1-2	38-80
F 8/26	at Milwaukee	L 0-2	38-81
Sa 8/27	at Milwaukee	L 5-6	38-82
Su 8/28-1	at Milwaukee	W 7-3	39-82
Su 8/28-2	at Milwaukee	L 7-10	39-83
Tu 8/30	St. Joseph	W 5-2	40-83
W 8/31	St. Joseph	W 6-0	41-83
Th 9/1	St. Joseph	W 6-3	42-83
Sa 9/3	at Kansas City	W 13-6	43-83	Millers move into seventh place.
Su 9/4	at Kansas City	L 1-12	43-84
M 9/5-1	at St. Paul	L 7-17	43-85
M 9/5-2	at St. Paul	W 8-3	44-85
Tu 9/6	St. Paul	L 5-16 (8, darkness	44-86
W 9/7	at St. Paul (ex.)	L 12-13		Exhibition game
Th 9/8	Indianapolis	L 2-5	44-87
F 9/9	Indianapolis	L 0-3	44-88
Sa 9/10	Indianapolis	L 4-5	44-89
Su 9/11	Milwaukee	W 7-6	45-89	*at Minnehaha Driving Park.
Th 9/15	Detroit	L 3-7	45-90
F 9/16	Detroit	L 5-10	45-91
Sa 9/17	Detroit	W 5-1	46-91
Su 9/18-1	Detroit	W 15-6	47-91
Su 9/18-2	Detroit	L 3-5	47-92
M 9/19	Detroit	W 8-6	48-92-1
		W	L
	Kansas City	88	51
	Indianapolis	84	50
	Milwaukee	82	57
	St. Paul	81	58
	Columbus	73	60
	Detroit	50	87
	Minneapolis	48	92
	Omaha-St. Joseph	42	93
Roster
Charles “Count” Campau, rf; Tom Letcher, lf; Rice, 3b-ss; Hickey, 1b; Tacks Parrott, cf; Heinie Smith, 2b; Art Ball, ss; Dickey Dixon, c; Louis Ritter, c-3b; Hanna, 3b; Charles Reilly, 3b; Corbett, 1b; George “Scoops” Carey, 1b; Morgan, cf; Joe Dolan, 2b; Dan Lally, lf; Alfonzo “Lefty” Davis, cf; Dugan, 2b; Bert Dennis, rf; Hale, rf; Ducon, c; Burke, 3b; Frary, rf-c; Newt Fisher, c; Walter Wilmot, rf; Andrews, 2b; Casey, 1b; Shuamyer, ss; Deacon Phillippe, p (21-19 won-lost record in 43 games with 339 innings pitched); Frank Figgemeier, p; Cook, p; Norton, p; Kid McNeely, p-3b; “The Wrong” Wright, p; Roger Bresnahan, p; McDonald, p; Harley Parker.