Minneapolis
Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley |
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1903 - American
Association, 50-89-1, 7th place -
Standings, statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results |
Manager: Walter
Wilmot-George Yeager |
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Date |
Opponent |
Outcome |
Record |
Notes |
W 4/22 |
at Kansas City Blues |
L 4-8 |
0-1 |
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Th 4/23 |
at Kansas City |
L 3-13 |
0-2 |
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F 4/24 |
at Kansas City |
L 4-5 |
0-3 |
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Sa 4/25 |
at Kansas City |
L 7-8 |
0-4 |
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Su 4/26 |
at Milwaukee Brewers |
L 0-8 |
0-5 |
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M 4/27 |
at Milwaukee |
L 2-13 |
0-6 |
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Tu 4/28 |
at Milwaukee |
L 1-5 |
0-7 |
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W 4/29 |
at Milwaukee |
L 2-6 |
0-8 |
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F 5/1 |
Milwaukee |
L 2-4 |
0-9 |
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Sa 5/2 |
Milwaukee |
L 1-3 |
0-10 |
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Su 5/3 |
Milwaukee* |
L 2-7 |
0-11 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
Tu 5/5 |
Milwaukee |
W 6-1 |
1-11 |
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W 5/6 |
Kansas City |
L 9-13 |
1-12 |
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Th 5/7 |
Kansas City |
L 2-9 |
1-13 |
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F 5/8 |
Kansas City |
W 4-3 |
2-13 |
Millers score three in
last of the ninth, capped by two-out, two run double by Dan Lally. |
Sa 5/9 |
Kansas City |
L 1-3 |
2-14 |
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Su 5/10 |
St. Paul Saints, rain* |
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*Scheduled for
Minnehaha Driving Park. Walter Wilmot
retires as manager. |
M 5/11 |
St. Paul, rain |
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Tu 5/12 |
St. Paul, rain |
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W 5/13 |
St. Paul |
W 2-1 |
3-14 |
Catcher George Yeager
takes over as manager. |
Th 5/14 |
at St. Paul |
W 3-2 |
4-14 |
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F 5/15 |
at St. Paul |
L 2-10 |
4-15 |
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Sa 5/16 |
at St. Paul |
W 9-0, forfeit |
5-15 |
Before 8,000 fans at
Lexington Park, Minneapolis leads 7-4 in the eighth inning when St. Paul
refuses to continue to play. After 5
minutes, umpire Cunningham forfeits the game to the Millers. |
Su 5/17 |
at St. Paul |
L 1-3 |
5-16 |
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M 5/18 |
St. Paul |
L 8-9 |
5-17 |
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Tu 5/19 |
Toledo Mud Hens |
W 24-2 |
6-17 |
Millers have 28 hits,
49 total bases, and 7 stolen bases.
Dan Lally is 5 for 7 with 3 doubles and a home run. |
W 5/20 |
Toledo |
W 6-5 |
7-17 |
Millers trail by 1
with 2 out in the ninth when Elmer Smith triples and manager Yeager homers
over the left-field fence. |
Th 5/21 |
Toledo |
W 19-4 |
8-17 |
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F 5/22 |
Toledo |
W 4-2 |
9-17 |
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Sa 5/23 |
Columbus Discoverers |
L 0-1 |
9-18 |
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Su 5/24 |
Columbus* |
W 13-4 |
10-18 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
M 5/25 |
Columbus |
W 11-2 |
11-18 |
Millers move into
seventh place ahead of Toledo. |
Tu 5/26 |
Columbus |
W 12-2 |
12-18 |
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Th 5/28 |
Indianapolis Hoosiers |
W 6-1 |
13-18 |
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F 5/29 |
Indianapolis |
W 4-2 |
14-18 |
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Sa 5/30
a.m. |
Indianapolis |
L 1-7 |
14-19 |
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Su 5/30
p.m. |
Indianapolis |
W 8-7 (13) |
15-19 |
Millers tie with three
in last of the 9th before 5,200 fans. |
Su 5/31 |
Louisville Colonels* |
W 13-6 |
16-19 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
M 6/1 |
Louisville |
L 2-7 |
16-20 |
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Tu 6/2 |
Louisville |
W 5-4 (10) |
17-20 |
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W 6/3 |
Louisville |
L 2-3 |
17-21 |
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F 6/5 |
at Toledo |
W 8-6 |
18-21 |
Millers move into
fourth place. |
Sa 6/6 |
at Toledo, rain |
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Su 6/7 |
at Toledo |
L 2-3 |
18-22 |
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M 6/8 |
at Toledo, rain |
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Tu 6/9 |
at Columbus, rain |
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W 6/10 |
at Columbus |
W 3-1 |
19-22 |
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Th 6/11 |
at Columbus |
L 4-6 |
19-23 |
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F 6/12 |
at Columbus |
W 8-4 |
20-23 |
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Sa 6/13 |
at Indianapolis |
L 0-12 |
20-24 |
Smith gets Millers'
only 3 hits. |
M 6/15 |
at Indianapolis |
W 5-1 |
21-24 |
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Tu 6/16 |
at Indianapolis |
L 0-4 |
21-25 |
Millers held hitless
until 8th when Frank Martin gets the team's only hit. |
W 6/18 |
at Indianapolis |
L 0-3 |
21-26 |
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Th 6/18 |
at Louisville |
L 4-8 |
21-27 |
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F 6/19 |
at Louisville |
W 8-0 |
22-27 |
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Sa 6/20 |
at Louisville |
L 1-22 |
22-28 |
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Su 6/21 |
at Louisville |
L 3-4 |
22-29 |
Bill Clymer wins game
in the last of the ninth with a home run that the Millers claim was 2 feet
foul. |
Tu 6/23 |
at Milwaukee |
L 2-3 |
22-30 |
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W 6/24 |
at Milwaukee |
W 7-4 (10) |
23-30 |
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Th 6/25 |
at Milwaukee |
W 9-3 |
24-30 |
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F 6/26 |
at Kansas City |
L 7-11 |
24-31 |
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Sa 6/27 |
at Kansas City |
W 11-7 |
25-31 |
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Su 6/28 |
at Kansas City |
L 7-8 |
25-32 |
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Tu 6/30 |
St. Paul |
W 8-5 |
26-32 |
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W 7/1 |
St. Paul |
L 4-8 (10) |
26-33 |
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Th 7/2 |
at St. Paul, rain |
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F 7/3 |
St. Paul |
L 0-5 (8, rain) |
26-34 |
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Sa 7/4
a.m. |
St. Paul |
L 0-5 |
26-35 |
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Sa 7/4
p.m. |
at St. Paul |
W 12-6 |
27-35 |
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Su 7/5 |
Kansas City* |
L 7-10 |
27-36 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
M 7/6 |
St. Paul |
L 5-9 |
27-37 |
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Tu 7/7 |
Kansas City |
L 3-5 |
27-38 |
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W 7/8 |
Kansas City |
L 0-5 |
27-39 |
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Th 7/9 |
at St. Paul |
L 4-5 |
27-40 |
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F 7/10 |
Milwaukee |
W 4-0 |
28-40 |
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Sa 7/10 |
Milwaukee |
L 2-4 |
28-41 |
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Su 7/11 |
Milwaukee* |
L 9-11 |
28-42 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
M 7/13 |
at St. Paul |
W 6-3 |
29-42 |
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Tu 7/14 |
Columbus |
L 1-2 |
29-43 |
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W 7/15 |
Columbus |
W 5-4 |
30-43 |
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Th 7/16 |
Columbus |
W 8-6 |
31-43 |
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F 7/17 |
Toledo |
W 7-3 |
32-43 |
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Sa 7/18 |
Toledo |
W 7-2 |
33-43 |
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Su 7/19-1 |
Toledo* |
L 5-6 |
33-44 |
*at
Minnehaha Driving Park. |
Su 7/19-2 |
Toledo* |
L 0-4 |
33-45 |
M 7/20 |
at St. Paul |
L 2-11 |
33-46 |
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Tu 7/21 |
Louisville |
W 5-2 |
34-46 |
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W 7/22 |
Louisville |
W 4-3 |
35-46 |
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Th 7/23 |
Louisville |
L 1-5 |
35-47 |
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F 7/24 |
Indianapolis |
L 0-7 |
35-48 |
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Sa 7/25 |
Indianapolis |
L 1-10 |
35-49 |
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Su 7/26 |
Indianapolis* |
W 11-10 |
36-49 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
Tu 7/28 |
at Toledo |
L 8-9 |
36-50 |
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W 7/29-1 |
at Toledo |
L 8-16 |
36-51 |
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W 7/29-2 |
at Toledo |
L 1-4 |
36-52 |
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Th 7/30 |
at Toledo |
W 18-3 |
37-52 |
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F 7/31 |
at Columbus |
L 5-7 |
37-53 |
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Sa 8/1 |
at Columbus |
W 10-5 |
38-53 |
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Su 8/2-1 |
at Columbus |
L 3-4 |
38-54 |
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Su 8/2-2 |
at Columbus |
L 6-7 (11) |
38-55 |
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M 8/3 |
at Louisville |
T 8-8 (11) |
38-55-1 |
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Tu 8/4 |
at Louisville |
L 0-4 |
38-56 |
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W 8/5 |
at Louisville, rain |
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Rained out after 4-1/2
innings with Millers ahead 7-0. |
Th 8/6-1 |
at Louisville |
L 3-4 |
38-57 |
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Th 8/6-2 |
at Louisville |
L 2-7 |
38-58 |
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F 8/7 |
at Indianapolis |
L 4-7 |
38-59 |
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Sa 8/8-1 |
at Indianapolis |
L 2-4 |
38-60 |
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Sa 8/8-2 |
at Indianapolis |
L 2-6 (6, darkness) |
38-61 |
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Tu 8/11 |
Toledo |
W 2-1 |
39-61 |
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W 8/12 |
Toledo |
W 5-1 |
40-61 |
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Sa 8/15 |
Columbus |
L 0-1 |
40-62 |
Dick Williams gets
only hit for Millers. |
Su 8/16-1 |
Columbus* |
W 5-2 |
41-62 |
*at
Minnehaha Driving Park. |
Su 8/16-2 |
Columbus* |
L 11-13 |
41-63 |
Tu 8-18 |
Indianapolis |
L 5-9 |
41-64 |
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W 8-19 |
Indianapolis |
L 0-1 |
41-65 |
Win Kellum of
Indianapolis pitches 1-hitter; only hit by Andy Oyler. |
Th 8-20 |
Indianapolis |
L 1-9 |
41-66 |
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F 8-21 |
Louisville |
L 5-7 |
41-67 |
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Sa 8-22 |
Louisville |
L 2-5 |
41-68 |
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Su 8-23 |
Louisville* |
L 3-10 |
41-69 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
Tu 8-25 |
at Columbus |
L 2-12 |
41-70 |
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W 8-26 |
at Columbus |
L 5-8 |
41-71 |
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Th 8-27 |
at Columbus |
L 7-8 |
41-72 |
10th straight
loss. Millers are now 5-1/2 games
behind sixth-place Columbus and 4 games in front of last-place Toledo. |
F 8-28 |
at Toledo, rain |
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Sa 8-29-1 |
at Toledo |
W 7-6 |
42-72 |
In second
game, Yeager is arrested and taken to the police station, charged with
assault of a small boy who threw a cushion at him. Having barely escaped an angry mob at the
gates of the park, Yeager was released on his own recognizance. |
Sa 8/29-2 |
at Toledo |
L 2-7 |
42-73 |
Su 8-30-1 |
at Toledo |
W 7-2 |
43-73 |
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Su 8/30-2 |
at Toledo |
L 3-13 (7, darkness) |
43-74 |
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M 8/31 |
at Indianapolis, rain |
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Called by rain in the
fourth. |
Tu 9/1-1 |
at Indianapolis |
L 2-10 |
43-75 |
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Tu 9/1-2 |
at Indianapolis |
L 1-4 |
43-76 |
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W 9-2 |
at Indianapolis |
L 1-2 |
43-77 |
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Th 9/3-1 |
at Louisville |
W 6-4 |
44-77 |
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Th 9/3-2 |
at Louisville |
L 1-7 |
44-78 |
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F 9/4 |
at Louisville |
W 3-2 |
45-78 |
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M 9-7 |
St. Paul |
L 2-3 (10) |
45-79 |
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Tu 9/8 |
at St. Paul |
L 5-10 |
45-80 |
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W 9/9-1 |
at St. Paul |
L 10-11 |
45-81 |
Millers score 4 in 9th
for 10-9 lead, but Saints win with 2 in last of the 9th. |
W 9/9-2 |
at St. Paul |
L 9-10 |
45-82 |
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Th 9/10 |
at St. Paul |
L 7-8 (10) |
45-83 |
Saints are now 85-41,
leading second-place Louisville by 8-1/2 games. |
F 9/11 |
Kansas City |
W 7-2 |
46-83 |
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Sa 9/12 |
Kansas City, rain |
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Su 9/13-1 |
Kansas City* |
W 4-3, (5, rain) |
47-83 |
*at
Minnehaha Driving Park. The Blues
scored 5 in the top of the 6th, but the game was rained out, and the score
reverted back to the 5th. |
Su 9/13-2 |
Kansas City, rain* |
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M 9/14 |
Milwaukee, rain |
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Tu 9/15-1 |
Milwaukee, rain |
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Tu 9/15-2 |
Milwaukee, rain |
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W 9/16-1 |
Milwaukee |
W 3-2 |
48-83 |
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W 9/16-2 |
Milwaukee |
L 2-3 |
48-84 |
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Th 9/17 |
at Kansas City, rain |
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F 9/18-1 |
at Kansas City |
W 12-9 |
49-84 |
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F 9/18-2 |
at Kansas City |
L 3-9 |
49-85 |
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Sa 9/19-1 |
at Kansas City |
L 5-6 |
49-86 |
Millers lose in last
of the 9th after tying game with 5 in top of the 9th. |
Sa 9/19-2 |
at Kansas City |
L 0-1 (6, darkness) |
49-87 |
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Su 9/20-1 |
at Milwaukee |
W 4-0 |
50-87 |
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Su 9/20-2 |
at Milwaukee |
L 4-7 |
50-88 |
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M 9/21 |
at Milwaukee |
L 4-5 |
50-89-1 |
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Manager |
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St. Paul |
88 |
46 |
Mike Kelley |
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Louisville |
86 |
54 |
Bill Clymer |
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Milwaukee |
78 |
59 |
Joe Cantillon |
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Indianapolis |
77 |
62 |
W. H. Watkins |
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Kansas City |
69 |
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Dale Gear |
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Columbus |
55 |
84 |
Frank Leonard |
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Minneapolis |
50 |
89 |
Walter Wilmot-George Yeager |
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Toledo |
48 |
91 |
C. F. "Doc" Reisling |
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Statistics |
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Player |
Games |
Batting Average |
Home Runs |
Position |
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Tom McCreery |
68 |
.338 |
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1b |
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Louis Lippert |
6 |
.333 |
0 |
cf |
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Elmer “Mike” Smith * |
75 |
.323 |
2 |
rf |
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George Yeager |
106 |
.309 |
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c |
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Walter Wilmot |
13 |
.298 |
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lf |
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Dan Lally |
134 |
.287 |
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rf |
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Howell |
3 |
.286 |
0 |
3b |
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Charles McIntyre |
137 |
.270 |
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2b |
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Andy Oyler |
139 |
.264 |
0 |
ss |
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Denny Sullivan |
68 |
.264 |
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cf |
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George Spooner |
114 |
.261 |
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1b-of |
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Willie Maloney |
40 |
.233 |
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c |
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Dick Williams |
37 |
.215 |
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p-of |
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Bill Ludwig |
43 |
.209 |
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c |
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Jimmie Hart |
6 |
.206 |
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1b |
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Jesse Hoffmeister |
9 |
.205 |
0 |
2b |
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Silas Vasbinder |
46 |
.205 |
0 |
2b |
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Frank Martin |
125 |
.177 |
8 |
2b |
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Pitcher |
Games |
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Archie Stimmel* |
41 |
18 |
16 |
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Dick Williams |
27 |
11 |
9 |
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Charles McDonald* |
26 |
9 |
17 |
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Forrest “Frosty” Thomas |
38 |
8 |
20 |
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Silas Vasbinder |
34 |
7 |
15 |
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Big Jack Katoll |
17 |
3 |
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Lefty Davis* |
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5 |
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Convers Converse |
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4 |
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Lefty Sporer |
7 |
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5 |
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Jimmy St. Vrain |
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6 |
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Other players: John “Jack” Bolin (or Bollin), 3b;
Rothfuss, rf; Salisbury, p. |
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*Smith’s statistics
include games played with Columbus and Kansas City in 1903, Stimmel’s include
games with Milwaukee, McDonald’s include games with Kansas City, and Davis’s
include games with Milwaukee and St. Paul. |
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