Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley
1901 - Western League, 55-64-3, 6th place - Standings, statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results
Manager: A. B. Beall (also president)-Jack Wadsworth (Capt. Pebbly Jack Glasscock)
Date Opponent Outcome Record Notes
F 5/3 at Kansas City Blues L 2-4 0-1
Sa 5/4 at Kansas City W 7-5 1-1
Su 5/5 at Kansas City L 0-9 (7, wet grounds) 1-2
M 5/6 at St. Joseph Saints W 2-0 2-2 Len Swormstead gives up only 1 hit, to Tim Flood.
Tu 5/7 at St. Joseph, wet grounds
W 5/8 at St. Joseph L 5-10 2-3
Th 5/9 at St. Joseph W 6-5 (7) 3-3 Millers score 5 in 7th; game called to allow Millers to catch train.
F 5/10 at Colorado Springs Millionaires W 22-3 4-3 Millers get 27 hits, including 6 by Bunk Congalton.
Sa 5/11 at Colorado Springs L 6-8 4-4
Su 5/12 at Colorado Springs W 7-6 5-4
M 5/13 at Denver Grizzlies W 8-7 (10) 6-4
Tu 5/14 at Denver W 5-4 (16) 7-4
W 5/15 at Denver L 1-2 7-5
F 5/17 Colorado Springs L 4-5 7-6 3,500 attend home opener.
Sa 5/18 Colorado Springs W 8-2 8-6
Su 5/19 Colorado Springs* L 10-11 8-7 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
Tu 5/21 Denver W 9-3 9-7
W 5/22 Denver W 13-3 10-7
Th 5/23 Denver, rain
F 5/24 Kansas City W 1-0 11-7
Sa 5/25 Kansas City L 2-8 11-8
Su 5/26 Kansas City* L 3-4 11-9 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 5/27 St. Joseph L 4-5 (12) 11-10
Tu 5/28-1 St. Joseph W 7-0 12-10
Tu 5/28-2 St. Joseph L 3-4 12-11
Th 5/30 a.m. St. Paul Saints W 5-1 13-11
Th 5/30 p.m. at St. Paul L 2-6 13-12
F 5/31 at St. Paul W 12-11 14-12
Sa 6/1 at St. Paul W 5-4 15-12 Jack Wadsworth now managing the Millers.
Su 6/2 St. Paul* L 5-7 15-13 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 6/3 St. Paul L 3-8 15-14
W 6/5 at Omaha Kidnappers L 1-2 15-15
Th 6/6 at Omaha L 2-9 15-16
F 5/7 at Omaha W 5-4 16-16
Sa 6/8 at Des Moines Midgets W 11-4 17-16
Su 6/9 at Des Moines W 6-3 18-16
M 6/10 at Des Moines W 3-2 19-16
W 6/12 Omaha W 11-1 20-16
Th 6/13 Omaha L 1-2 20-17
F 6/14 Omaha, rain Game called with Omaha batting in the 5th and Millers leading 4-2.
Sa 6/15 Des Moines W 4-1 21-17
Su 6/16 Des Moines* W 2-1 22-17 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 6/17 Des Moines W 10-4 23-17
W 6/19 Kansas City L 5-10 23-18
Th 6/20 Kansas City L 2-4 23-19
F 6/21 Kansas City L 3-4 (12) 23-20
Sa 6/22 St. Joseph L 1-4 23-21
Su 6/23 St. Joseph* W 2-0 (8) 24-21 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.  Called by rain and darkness.
M 6/24 St. Joseph L 2-3 24-22
Tu 6/25 Colorado Springs W 9-8 25-22
W 6/26 Colorado Springs L 5-10 25-23
Th 6/27 Colorado Springs L 3-8 25-24
F 6/28 Denver, rain
Sa 6/29 Denver W 6-1 26-24
Su 6/30 Denver* W 8-1 27-24 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
W 7/3 St. Paul W 17-1 28-24
Th 7/4 a.m. at St. Paul L 0-3 28-25
Th 7/4 p.m. St. Paul, rain
F 7/5 at St. Paul W 6-2 29-25
Sa 7/6 St. Paul L 1-7 29-26
Su 7/7/-1 at St. Paul L 2-8 29-27
Su 7/7-2 at St. Paul W 10-6 30-27
The July 7, 1901 Minneapolis Tribune reports rumors of other cities trying to coax President Beall and his team from Minneapolis.  Beall had moved the team from Sioux City to Minneapolis after the 1900 season.  Attendance in Minneapolis has been disappointing, and Sioux City was trying to get the team back.
Tu 7/9 at Omaha L 2-3 30-28
W 7/10 at Omaha W 8-7 31-28
Th 7/11 at Omaha W 7-2 32-28
F 7/12 at Des Moines L 4-8 32-29
Sa 7/13 at Des Moines W 7-5 33-29
Su 7/14 at Des Moines L 0-9, forfeit 33-30 Dad Clarke and Jack Law are ejected in the second inning, leaving the Millers with only eight players, since Beall and Wadsworth brought only 10 players to the game.  It was agreed to play the remainder of the game as an exhibition, with Law allowed to stay in the game.
Tu 7/16 Des Moines L 3-8 33-31
W 7/17 Des Moines L 3-5 33-32
Minneapolis refuses to count the July 14 game as a forfeit loss unless the president Thomas J. Hickey of the Western League declares otherwise.  Millers president Beall says when the game was forfeited, the fans were ready to riot.  As a result, umpire Sandy McDermott allowed them to remain and play the rest of the game, but not as a forfeit.  According to Beall, Des Moines president Chase agreed to let the players stay in the game, but Chase later reconsidered and claimed a forfeit victory.
Th 7/18 Des Moines W 12-9 34-32
F 7/19 Omaha L 2-7 34-33
Sa 7/20 Omaha W 12-0 35-33
Su 7/21-1 Omaha* W 4-1 36-33
Su 7/21-2 Omaha* T 3-3 (11) 36-33-1 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
Tu 7/23 at Colorado Springs L 1-4 36-34
W 7/24 at Col. Springs, rain
Th 7/25 at Colorado Springs L 7-8 (10) 36-35
F 7/26 at Denver L 2-5 36-36
Sa 7/27 at Denver W 4-3 37-36 Minneapolis Tribune lists Millers' record as 38-35, listing the July 14 game as a Minneapolis win until Hickey rules differently.
Su 7/28 at Denver W 9-0 38-36 Whitridge pitches a 1-hitter, giving up only a first-inning single.
Tu 7/30 at Kansas City L 0-5 38-37
W 7/31 at Kansas City L 3-7 38-38
Th 8/1 at Kansas City W 8-7 39-38
F 8/2 at St. Joseph L 2-8 39-39
Sa 8/3 at St. Joseph L 2-4 39-40
Su 8/4 at St. Joseph W 2-0 40-40
M 8/5 at St. Joseph L 0-9 40-41
Tu 8/6 at Des Moines L 2-4 40-42
W 8/7 at Des Moines W 5-3 41-42
Th 7/8 at Des Moines W 7-2 42-42
F 7/9 at Omaha W 3-2 43-42
Sa 7/10 at Omaha  L 4-9 43-43
Su 7/11 at Omaha L 2-7 43-44
Tu 8/13 Des Moines L 3-4 (11) 43-45
W 8/14 Des Moines W 8-7 (10) 44-45 Midgets score 3 in top of 10th, but Millers come back with 4.
Th 8/15 Des Moines W 7-6 45-45
F 8/16 Omaha W 13-5 46-45
Sa 8/17 Omaha L 1-5 46-46
Su 8/18-1 Omaha* W 9-3 47-46
Su 8/18-2 Omaha* T 6-6 (9) 47-46-2 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
Tu 8/20-1 at St. Joseph L 3-4 47-47
Tu 8/20-2 at St. Joseph L 2-4 47-48
W 8/21 at Kansas City L 2-5 47-49
Th 8/22-1 at Kansas City L 1-12 47-50
Th 8/22-2 at Kansas City L 2-5 47-51
Sa 8/24-1 at Denver L 3-10 47-52
Sa 8/24-2 at Denver L 2-4 47-53
Su 8/25-1 at Denver L 3-6 47-54
Su 8/25-2 at Denver L 6-10 47-55
M 8/26 at Denver L 5-6 47-56 Losing streak reaches 10 games.
Tu 8/27 at Colorado Springs W 1-0 48-56
W 8/28 at Colorado Springs T 5-5 (10) 48-56-3 Called by darkness.
Th 8/29 at Colorado Springs W 4-1 (7, rain) 49-56
Su 9/1-1 at St. Paul L 1-6 49-57
Su 9/1-2 at St. Paul L 9-20 49-58
M 9/2 St. Paul L 2-9 49-59
Tu 9/3 St. Paul L 5-11 49-60
W 9/4 at St. Paul L 3-11 49-61
Th 9/5 at St. Paul W 6-5 (10) 50-61
Sa 9/7 Colorado Springs, rain
Su 9/8-1 Colorado Springs* W 6-4 51-61
Su 9/8-2 Colorado Springs* W 5-3 52-61 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 9/9 Colorado Springs, rain
Tu 9/10 Denver W 9-0, forfeit 53-61
Denver had several arguments with umpire Tyndall as the Millers took a 2-1 lead in the top of the 13th.  With two on for the Millers, Jack McConnell hit a drive to deep center.  Both runners scored and McConnell rounded third and headed for home.  Denver shortstop Radcliffe, rather than trying to relay the outfield throw to the plate to try and get McConnell, tried to heave the ball over the grandstand.  McConnell had a home run to make the score 5-1, and Tyndall then stopped the game and declared a forfeit win for Minneapolis. 
W 9/11 Denver, rain
Th 9/12 Denver L 3-7 53-62
F 9/13 St. Joseph, ppd. St. Joseph misses train connection.
Sa 9/14 St. Joseph L 3-4 53-63 President McKinley dies, 8 days after being shot in Buffalo.
Su 9/15-1 St. Joseph W 5-2 54-63
Su 9/15-2 St. Joseph* L 1-6 54-64 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 9/16 Kansas City, rain
Tu 9/17 Kansas City, wet grounds
W 9/18 Kansas City W 8-4 55-64-3
W L
Kansas City 80 44
St. Paul 69 54
St. Joseph 68 58
Denver 61 59
Omaha 61 63
Minneapolis 55 64
Des Moines 49 74
Colorado Springs 46 73
Roster
Ira Belden, lf; Walter Henry; Bunk Congalton, cf; Roy Brashear, 2b; Pebbly Jack Glasscock, 1b; Jimmie Cockman, ss; Lee Tannehill, 3b-1b; Jack McConnell, c; Red Kleinow, c; Victor King, 3b; Henry Reed, rf; Gus Klopf, 3b-1b; Jiggs Donahue, c; George Rohe, 3b, Jack Crooks, 1b; Jack Law, 1b; Hunt, c; Eichmann, ss; Frank Mullane, c; Bones Parvin, p; Jack Wadsworth, p; Bill Carney, p; Charley Ferguson, p; Len Swormstedt, p; Eli Cates, p; Gilliam, p; William “Dad” Clarke, p; Whitridge, p; Frank Figgemeier, p; Jimmy Wiggs, p; Ford, p; Charles “Chick” Fraser, p; Treadway.