| Minneapolis
Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley |
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| 1908 - American
Association, 77-76-3, 5th place -
Standings, statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results |
| Manager: Mike
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Opponent |
Outcome |
Record |
Notes |
| W 4/17 |
at Toledo, rain |
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| Th 4/16 |
at Toledo Mud Hens |
L 4-5 |
0-1 |
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| F 4/17 |
at Toledo |
W 4-1 |
1-1 |
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| Sa 4/18 |
at Toledo,rain |
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| Su 7/19 |
at Columbus Senators |
L 1-8 |
1-2 |
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| M 4/20 |
at Columbus Senators |
L 2-9 |
1-3 |
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| Tu 4/21 |
at Columbus Senators |
L 2-4 |
1-4 |
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| W 4/22 |
at Columbus Senators |
W 12-6 |
2-4 |
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| Th 4/23 |
at Indianapolis Indians |
L 0-5 |
2-5 |
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| F 4/24 |
at Indianapolis |
L 0-2 |
2-6 |
Shut out on 2 hits by
Rube Marquard. |
| Sa 4/25 |
at Indianapolis |
L 3-5 |
2-7 |
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| Su 4/26 |
at Louisville Colonels |
L 1-5 |
2-8 |
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| M 4/27 |
at Louisville |
L 1-2 (11) |
2-9 |
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| Tu 4/28 |
at Louisville |
L 0-2 |
2-10 |
No-hit by Jesse
Stovall. |
| W 4/29 |
at Louisville |
L 4-8 |
2-11 |
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| F 5/1 |
Indianapolis, snow |
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Snowed out after 1
inning. |
| Sa 5/2 |
Indianapolis |
L 0-4 |
1-12 |
Marquard pitches
2-hitter and strikes out 12. |
| Su 5/3 |
Indianapolis* |
L 1-2 |
2-13 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
| M 5/4 |
Louisville |
L 4-5 (13) |
2-14 |
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| Tu 5/5 |
Louisville |
L 1-2 (11) |
2-15 |
11th straight loss. |
| W 5/6 |
Louisville |
W 1-0 (12) |
3-15 |
Lou Fiene pitches a
5-hitter. |
| Th 5/7 |
Indianapolis |
L 1-2 |
3-16 |
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| F 5/8 |
Indianapolis |
W 5-1 |
4-16 |
Millers beat Marquard. |
| Sa 5/9 |
Columbus |
L 1-3 |
4-17 |
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| Su 5/10 |
Columbus* |
W 3-2 |
5-17 |
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| M 5/11 |
Columbus, rain |
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| Tu 5/12 |
Columbus |
W 1-0 (10) |
6-17 |
Kiddo Wilson pitches a
5-hitter, allows no hits over final 6 innings. |
| W 5/13 |
Columbus |
L 0-4 |
6-18 |
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| Th 5/14 |
Toledo, rain |
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| F 5/15 |
Toledo |
W 7-3 |
7-18 |
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| Sa 5/16 |
Toledo |
L 3-6 |
7-19 |
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| Su 5/17 |
Toledo* |
L 1-2 |
7-20 |
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| M 5/18 |
St. Paul |
W 5-4 |
8-20 |
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| Tu 5/19 |
at St. Paul |
W 5-2 |
9-20 |
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| W 5/20 |
St. Paul |
W 4-3 |
10-20 |
Millers score 4
unearned runs with two out in the 9th.
Saints rightfielder Jack Dunleavy drops two fly balls in a row. |
| Th 5/21 |
at St. Paul |
W 18-3 |
11-20 |
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| F 5/22 |
at Milwaukee |
W 4-0 |
12-20 |
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| Sa 5/23 |
at Milwaukee |
W 2-0 |
13-20 |
2-hitter for Wilson
(only hit in the 9th). |
| Su 5/24 |
at Milwaukee |
W 6-3 |
14-20 |
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| M 5/25 |
Kansas City, rain |
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Rained out in the 4th. |
| Tu 5/26 |
Kansas City Blues |
W 4-0 |
15-20 |
Oscar Graham pitches a
1-hitter. 8th straight win. |
| W 5/27 |
Kansas City |
L 1-7 |
15-21 |
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| Th 5/28 |
Kansas City |
W 3-2 |
16-21 |
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| F 5/29 |
Milwaukee, rain |
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| Sa 5/30
a.m. |
Milwaukee, rain |
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| Sa 5/30
p.m. |
Milwaukee |
W 1-0 |
17-21 |
2-hitter for Roy
Patterson. Tip O'Neill steals home in
the 8th. |
| Su 5/31 |
Milwaukee* |
W 3-1 |
18-21 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
| M 6/1 |
at St. Paul |
W 8-7 (13) |
19-21 |
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| Tu 6/2 |
St. Paul |
W 2-1 |
20-21 |
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| W 6/3 |
at St. Paul |
W 5-0 |
21-21 |
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| F 6/5 |
at Indianapolis |
L 3-4 |
21-22 |
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| Sa 6/6-1 |
at Indianapolis |
L 0-3 |
21-23 |
On a 3-hitter,
Marquard shuts out the Millers for the third time this season. |
| Sa 6/6-2 |
at Indianapolis |
T 4-4 (10, darkness) |
21-23-1 |
14,000 fans at game,
an Indianapolis record. |
| M 6/8 |
at Indianapolis, rain |
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| Tu 6/9 |
at Louisville |
W 9-4 |
22-23 |
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| W 6/10 |
at Louisville, rain |
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| Th 6/11 |
at Louisville |
W 9-4 |
23-23 |
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| F 6/12 |
at Toledo |
L 5-6 |
23-24 |
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| Sa 6/13-1 |
at Toledo |
L 3-4 |
23-25 |
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| Sa 6/13-2 |
at Toledo |
L 2-3 (7, darkness) |
23-26 |
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| Su 6/14 |
at Toledo |
W 4-3 |
24-26 |
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| M 6/15 |
at Columbus |
L 0-1 (11) |
24-27 |
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| Tu 6/16 |
at Columbus |
W 7-1 |
25-27 |
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| W 6/17 |
at Columbus |
T 1-1 (10) |
25-27-2 |
Game stopped to allow
teams to catch trains. |
| F 6/19 |
Toledo |
L 1-13 |
25-28 |
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| Sa 6/20 |
Toledo |
W 6-1 |
26-28 |
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| Su 6/21 |
Louisville* |
L 0-5 |
26-29 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
| M 6/22 |
Louisville, rain |
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| Tu 6/23-1 |
Louisville |
L 1-2 |
26-30 |
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| Tu 6/23-2 |
Louisville |
W 2-0 |
27-30 |
3-hitter for Wilson. |
| W 6/24-1 |
Toledo |
L 1-6 |
27-31 |
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| W 6/24-2 |
Toledo |
W 5-0 |
28-31 |
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| Th 6/25 |
Indianapolis |
W 4-0 |
29-31 |
5-hitter for
Patterson. |
| F 6/26 |
Indianapolis |
L 0-4 |
29-32 |
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| Sa 6/27-1 |
Indianapolis |
L 3-5 |
29-33 |
Marquard now 4-1
versus the Millers this year. |
| Sa 6/27-2 |
Indianapolis |
W 14-0 |
30-33 |
Frank Oberlin pitches
4-hitter and gets 4 hits, including a home run. |
| Su 6/28-1 |
Columbus* |
W 4-3 |
31-33 |
*at
Minnehaha Driving Park. |
| Su 6/28-2 |
Columbus* |
W 4-2 |
32-33 |
| M 6/29-1 |
Columbus |
L 1-2 |
32-34 |
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| M 6/29-2 |
Columbus |
L 3-6 |
32-35 |
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| Tu 6/30 |
at Kansas City |
T 1-1 (10, rain) |
32-35-3 |
Lefty Bierdorfer
pitches 1-hitter for the Millers. |
| W 7/1 |
at Kansas City |
W 3-1 |
33-35 |
Rube Marquard is sold
by Indianapolis to the New York Giants for $12,000. The Giants also purchase John
"Chief" Meyers of St. Paul (who was leading the league with a .312
batting average) for $6,000. Marquard
and Meyers stayed with Indianapolis and St. Paul, respectively, through the
end of the American Association season.
(The sales prices for Marquard and Meyers are what was reported in
newspapers at the time, although other sources list the price the Giants paid
for Marquard as either $11,000 or $13,000.) |
| Th 7/2 |
at Kansas City, rain |
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| F 7/3 |
St. Paul |
W 2-0 |
34-35 |
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| Sa 7/4
a.m. |
St. Paul |
W 5-4 (12) |
35-35 |
Millers score 4 in
9th, win on John "Buck" Freeman's homer in the 12th. |
| Sa 7/4
p.m. |
at St. Paul |
L 0-3 |
35-36 |
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| Su 7/5 |
at St. Paul |
L 1-2 |
35-37 |
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| M 7/6 |
Milwaukee |
W 5-0 |
36-37 |
4-hitter by Fiene. |
| Tu 7/7-1 |
Milwaukee |
W 3-1 |
37-37 |
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| Tu 7/7-2 |
Milwaukee |
W 7-0 |
38-37 |
First time over .500
this season. |
| W 7/8 |
Milwaukee |
L 2-4 |
38-38 |
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| Th 7/9 |
Kansas City |
W 3-2 (13) |
39-38 |
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| F 7/10 |
Kansas City |
L 1-7 |
39-39 |
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| Sa 7/11 |
Kansas City |
W 10-4 |
40-39 |
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| Sa 7/11 |
Kansas City |
W 6-3 |
41-39 |
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| Su 7/12 |
Kansas City* |
L 4-5 |
41-40 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
| M 7/13 |
at Milwaukee |
W 2-1 (10) |
42-40 |
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| Tu 7/14 |
at Milwaukee |
L 1-3 |
42-41 |
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| W 7/15 |
at Milwaukee |
W 2-1 |
43-41 |
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| Th 7/16 |
at Milwaukee |
W 4-1 |
44-41 |
Fiene takes shutout
into 9th in his 4th straight win over the Brewers. |
| F 7/17 |
at Kansas City |
L 1-2 |
44-42 |
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| Sa 7/18 |
at Kansas City |
L 2-13 |
44-43 |
Infielder Lee Quillen
pitches in relief. |
| Su 7/19-1 |
at Kansas City |
L 0-1 |
44-44 |
Fiene
pitches a complete game in both games, loses first game despite giving up
only 2 hits. |
| Su 7/19-2 |
at Kansas City |
L 2-5 |
44-45 |
| M 7/20 |
at Kansas City |
W 3-2 |
45-45 |
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| Tu 7/21-1 |
at Indianapolis |
L 2-5 |
45-46 |
Marquard beats Millers
for 5th time this season. |
| Tu 7/21-2 |
at Indianapolis |
W 3-2 |
46-46 |
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| W 7/22 |
at Indianapolis |
W 7-3 |
47-46 |
Freeman breaks bone in
shoulder sliding into home - will be out for the season. |
| Th 7/23-1 |
at Indianapolis |
W 6-5 |
48-46 |
Millers score 5 in
9th. |
| Th 7/23-2 |
at Indianapolis |
W 9-0 |
49-46 |
4-hitter by Patterson. |
| F 7/24 |
at Indianapolis |
W 5-4 |
50-46 |
Millers beat Marquard
and take 5 of 6 from the league leaders. |
| Sa 7/25 |
at Louisville |
L 0-3 |
50-47 |
Andy Oyler gets the
Millers' only hit in the game. |
| Su 7/26-1 |
at Louisville |
W 4-2 |
51-47 |
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| Su 7/26-2 |
at Louisville, rain |
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| M 7/27-1 |
at Louisville |
L 0-4 |
51-48 |
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| M 7/27-2 |
at Louisville |
W 5-3 |
52-48 |
Millers score 5 in
9th. |
| Tu 7/28 |
at Louisville |
L 1-2 |
52-49 |
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| W 7/29-1 |
at Toledo |
L 4-7 |
52-50 |
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| W 7/29-2 |
at Toledo |
L 0-2 |
52-51 |
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| Th 7/30 |
at Toledo |
W 4-1 (12) |
53-51 |
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| F 7/31 |
at Toledo |
W 3-1 |
54-51 |
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| Sa 8/1 |
at Toledo |
L 3-2 |
54-52 |
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| Su 8/2-1 |
at Columbus |
L 5-10 |
54-53 |
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| Su 8/2-2 |
at Columbus |
L 1-7 |
54-54 |
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| M 8/3 |
at Columbus |
W 10-5 |
55-54 |
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| Tu 8/4 |
at Columbus |
W 3-2 |
56-54 |
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| W 8/5 |
at Columbus |
L 0-1 |
56-55 |
Millers end 30-game
road trip with 15-15 record. |
| F 8/7 |
at St. Paul |
W 6-1 |
57-55 |
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| S 8/8 |
St. Paul |
W 4-1 |
58-55 |
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| Su 8/9 |
St. Paul* |
W 5-2 |
58-56 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. Mike Kelley, his suspension
lifted two days before by the American Association, returns as St. Paul
manager. |
| M 8/10 |
at St. Paul |
L 3-9 |
58-57 |
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| Tu 8/11 |
Louisville |
L 2-9 |
58-58 |
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| W 8/12 |
Louisville |
L 2-5 |
58-59 |
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| Th 8/13 |
Louisville |
L 0-1 |
58-60 |
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| F 8/14 |
Louisville, rain |
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| Sa 8/15 |
Indianapolis |
W 1-0 (11) |
59-60 |
Patterson outduels
Marquard, who is now 5-3 versus the Millers. |
| Su 8/16 |
Indianapolis* |
W 5-0 |
60-60 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. 5-hitter by Fiene. |
| M 8/17 |
Indianapolis |
W 3-1 |
61-60 |
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| Tu 8/18 |
Indianapolis |
L 5-6 |
61-61 |
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| W 8/19 |
Columbus |
L 1-4 |
61-62 |
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| Th 8/20 |
Columbus |
W 7-5 |
62-62 |
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| F 8/21 |
Columbus |
W 3-2 |
63-62 |
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| Sa 8/22 |
Toledo |
L 3-7 |
63-63 |
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| Su 8/23 |
Toledo* |
L 0-6 |
63-64 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
| M 8/24 |
Toledo |
W 8-6 |
64-64 |
Millers win after
trailing 6-0. |
| Tu 8/25 |
Toledo |
W 2-1 |
65-64 |
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| W 8/26 |
at St. Paul |
W 6-4 |
66-64 |
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| Th 8/27 |
St. Paul |
W 3-1 |
67-64 |
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| F 8/28 |
St. Paul |
L 1-3 |
67-65 |
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| Sa 8/29 |
at Milwaukee |
L 2-3 |
67-66 |
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| Su 8/30-1 |
at Milwaukee |
L 8-10 |
67-67 |
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| Su 8/30-2 |
at Milwaukee |
W 8-3 |
68-67 |
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| M 8/31 |
at Milwaukee |
W 4-2 |
69-67 |
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| Tu 9/1 |
at Milwaukee |
L 2-3 |
69-68 |
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| W 9/2 |
at Kansas City |
L 1-2 |
69-69 |
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| Th 9/3 |
at Kansas City |
L 0-3 |
69-70 |
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| F 9/4-1 |
at Kansas City |
L 1-2 |
69-71 |
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| F 9/4-2 |
at Kansas City |
L 4-8 |
69-72 |
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| Sa 9/5 |
at Kansas City |
W 6-3 |
70-72 |
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Milwaukee* |
W 8-6 |
71-72 |
*at Minnehaha Driving
Park. |
| M 9/7-1 |
Milwaukee |
L 6-7 |
71-73 |
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| M 9/7-2 |
Milwaukee |
L 5-7 |
71-74 |
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| Tu 9/8 |
Milwaukee |
W 3-0 |
72-74 |
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| W 9/9 |
Kansas City |
W 6-3 |
73-74 |
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| Th 9/10 |
Kansas City |
W 6-2 |
74-74 |
Fred Olmstead wins
game and gets 4 hits. |
| F 9/11 |
Kansas City |
W 10-0 |
75-74 |
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| Sa 9/12-1 |
St. Paul |
W 6-4 |
76-74 |
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| Sa 9/12-2 |
St. Paul |
L 1-3 (8, darkness) |
76-75 |
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| Su 9/13-1 |
at St. Paul |
W 5-1 |
77-75 |
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| Su 9/13-2 |
at St. Paul |
L 1-5 (7, darkness) |
77-76-3 |
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Manager |
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Indianapolis |
92 |
61 |
C. C. "Charlie" Carr |
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Louisville |
88 |
65 |
Jimmy Burke |
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Columbus |
86 |
68 |
Bill Clymer |
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Toledo |
81 |
72 |
Bill Armour |
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Minneapolis |
77 |
76 |
Mike Cantillon |
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Milwaukee |
71 |
83 |
Barry McCormick |
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Kansas City |
70 |
83 |
Monte Cross |
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St. Paul |
48 |
105 |
Tim Flood-Mike Kelley |
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| Statistics |
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Player |
Games |
Batting Average |
Home Runs |
Position |
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Eddie Wheeler |
125 |
.281 |
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2b |
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Tip O’Neill |
151 |
.272 |
0 |
cf |
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Andy Oyler |
116 |
.271 |
0 |
ss |
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Jimmie Block |
121 |
.271 |
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c |
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Mike Welday |
115 |
.266 |
2 |
cf |
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Dan Kerwin* |
102 |
.251 |
0 |
rf |
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Lou Fiene |
66 |
.248 |
0 |
p-of |
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Pete O’Brien* |
148 |
.231 |
0 |
2b |
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John “Buck” Freeman |
92 |
.218 |
10 |
of-1b |
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Big Bill Clarke |
130 |
.217 |
0 |
1b |
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Lee Quillen |
121 |
.204 |
5 |
3b-of |
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Tony Smith |
115 |
.191 |
0 |
ss-3b |
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Fritz Buelow |
59 |
.184 |
0 |
c |
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Pitcher |
G |
IP |
W |
L |
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Roy Patterson |
44 |
306 |
22 |
11 |
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Lou Fiene |
38 |
309 |
20 |
13 |
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William “Kiddo” Wilson |
36 |
236 |
14 |
17 |
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Frank Oberlin |
36 |
253 |
9 |
16 |
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Oscar Graham |
20 |
111 |
8 |
5 |
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Other players: Bill
Kay, lf; Whitmore, 1b; Lefty Biersdorfer, p; Byers, p; Fred Olmstead,
p.
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*Kerwin’s statistics include games played
with Kansas City in 1908, and O’Brien’s statistics include games played with
St. Paul. |
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John "Buck" Freeman led the American
Association with 10 home runs. |
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