Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley
1912 - American Association, 105-60-3,  1st place - Standings, statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results
Manager: Joe Cantillon
Date Opponent Outcome Record Notes
W 4/10 at Louisville Colonels W 6-4 1-0 9-hitter by Fred Olmstead.  Hobe Ferris homers.
Th 4/11 at Louisville W 12-9 2-0
Th 4/12 at Louisville L 1-8 2-1
Sa 4/13 at Louisville, rain
Su 4/14 at Indianapolis Indians W 12-3 3-1 Irving "Young Cy" Young wins.  Claude Rossman has 3 triples.
M 4/15 at Indianapolis W 6-2 4-1 Olmstead wins.  Titanic sinks.  Rossman and Wilbur Smith homer.
Tu 4/16 at Indianapolis W 2-1 (10) 5-1 Roy Patterson goes the distance.  Dave Altizer singles in the winning run in the 10th.
W 4/17 at Indianapolis, rain
Th 4/18 at Toledo Mud Hens, rain
F 4/19 at Toledo L 3-5 5-2
Sa 4/20 at Toledo W 7-5 6-2 Olmstead wins.
S 4/21 at Toledo L 5-12 6-3 Rube Waddell gets no-decision in his first appearance of the season.
M 4/22 at Columbus Senators W 11-10 7-3 Frank "Yip" Owens and Altizer homer.
Tu 4/23 at Columbus L 5-10 7-4
W 4/24 at Columbus L 2-3 7-5
F 4/26 Indianapolis Indians, rain and cold Home opener postponed at Nicollet Park, which was renovated for the 1912 season, including the addition of a new concrete building to serve as a gate to the park.
S 4/27 Indianapolis W 2-1 8-5 Young pitches a 7-hitter before a crowd of 14,000.
Su 4/28 Indianapolis W 11-2 9-5 Millers break scoreless tie with 10 runs in the 5th.
M 4/29 Indianapolis W 10-9 10-5
Tu 4/30 Louisville T 7-7 (10, darkness) 10-5-1 Millers score 4 in the 9th to tie the game.
W 5/1 Louisville W 5-4 (14) 11-5
Th 5/2 Louisville L 2-3 (10) 11-6 Patterson goes the distance.
F 5/3 Louisville W 4-2 12-6
S 5/4 Columbus  W 6-0 13-6 3-hitter by Hod Leverette.
Su 5/5 Columbus  W 5-4 14-6 Olmstead goes the distance.  Columbus shortstop Walter Gerber makes 6 errors.
M 5/6 Columbus  W 4-1 15-6
Tu 5/7 Columbus  T 3-3 (11, darkness) 15-6-2 Leverette injures arm pitching in the 10th.  May be gone for the season.
W 5/8 Toledo L 3-6 15-7
Th 5/9 Toledo L 0-2 15-8 Waddell loses.
F 5/10 Toledo L 3-4 15-9
Sa 5/11 at St. Paul W 7-4 16-9
Su 5/12 St. Paul W 2-1 17-9 6-hitter by Olmstead.  Ferris pinch-hit double with 2 out in the 8th drives in 2 runs.
M 5/13 at St. Paul L 3-5 17-10 Waddell beaten by Frosty Thomas.
Tu 5/14 at Kansas City Blues L 3-16 17-11 Nick Altrock beats his former team.
W 5/15 at Kansas City Blues W 8-3 18-11 Patterson beats ex-Miller Lou Fiene.
Th 5/16 at Kansas City Blues L 7-17 18-12
F 5/17 at Kansas City Blues L 3-6 18-13 Altrock beats Young.
Sa 5/18 at Milwaukee Brewers W 6-0 19-13 3-hitter by Ralph Comstock.
Su 5/19 at Milwaukee W 10-1 20-13 Olmstead goes the distance.
M 5/20 at Milwaukee, rain
Tu 5/21 at Milwaukee, rain
W 5/22 at Milwaukee W 7-1 21-13 9-hitter by Patterson.
Th 5/23 Kansas City L 0-3 21-14 Altrock beats the Millers for the 3rd time in 10 days on a 1-hitter, facing only 28 batters.
F 5/24 Kansas City W 3-0 22-14 4-hitter by Olmstead.
Sa 5/25 Kansas City L 4-10 22-15
Su 5/26 Milwaukee W 6-2 23-15 Waddell wins first game of the season on a 4-hitter, striking out 9, including leadoff hitter Nemo Leibold 4 times.
M 5/27 Milwaukee W 5-4 24-15
Tu 5/28 Milwaukee L 2-3 24-16 Glenn Liebhardt pitches first game for the Millers.  Otis Clymer ties game by stealing home in the 8th, but the Brewers score in the 9th to win.
W 5/29 St. Paul W 7-3 25-16 Millers debut for Bill Burns.
Th 5/30 a.m. at St. Paul W 6-2 26-16 3-hitter by Patterson.
Th 5/30 p.m. St. Paul W 5-0 27-16 4-hitter by Young puts the Millers in first by percentage points.
F 5/31 at St. Paul, rain
Sa 6/1 St. Paul W 4-3 28-16 Clymer scores winning run with 2 out in 9th.
Su 6/2-1 at St. Paul W 12-2 29-16 2-hitter by Olmstead, now 11-1.
Su 6/2-2 at St. Paul W 9-5 (6, darkness) 30-16 Clymer homers as Millers sweep 6 games from St. Paul and move into first place by percentage points.
Tu 6/4 at Louisville W 16-0 31-16 2-hitter by Patterson.  Altizer homers.
W 6/5-1 at Louisville W 6-1 32-16 4-hitter by Burns.  Millers get triple play in eighth as Nick Allen catches a bunt in the air and throws to Altizer, who throws to Warren Gill to double off two runners to protect a 2-0 lead.
W 6/5-2 at Louisville W 4-0 33-16 6-hitter by Waddell.  Millers move into first by a 1/2 game over Toledo.
Th 6/6 at Louisville W 13-1 34-16 Millers win 10th straight behind Young's 5-hitter.  Altizer homers.
F 6/7 at Columbus L 5-6 34-17 3-run rally in 9th falls short and Millers fall to second place.
Sa 6/8 at Columbus L 2-3 34-18
Su 6/9-1 at Columbus L 0-2 34-19 Patterson beaten.
Su 6/9-2 at Columbus L 2-6 34-20 Millers fall to third.  Even after a doubleheader sweep, the Columbus fans try to mob umpire Gerald Hayes.
Tu 6/11 at Indianapolis W 6-2 36-20 7-hitter by Olmstead.
W 6/12 at Indianapolis W 13-5 37-20
Th 6/13 at Indianapolis L 2-5 37-21 Patterson beaten.
F 6/14 at Indianapolis, rain
Sa 6/15-1 at Toledo L 1-2 37-22
Sa 6/15-2 at Toledo W 7-4 38-22
Su 6/16 at Toledo, muddy field
M 6/17 at Toledo L 3-8 38-23
Tu 6/18 at Milwaukee L 5-6 (11) 38-24
W 6/19-1 at Milwaukee, rain
W 6/19-2 at Milwaukee, rain
Th 6/20-1 at Milwaukee L 2-6 38-25
Th 6/20-2 at Milwaukee L 5-6 38-26
F 6/21 at Milwaukee W 2-1 39-26 4-hitter by Patterson.
Sa 6/22 at Kansas City W 8-4 40-26 Olmstead, on a 7-hitter, beats Altrock.
Su 6/23-1 at Kansas City W 12-4 41-26 Comstock wins; Rossman homers.
Su 6/23-2 at Kansas City W 9-0, forfeit 42-26 Millers up 3-0 in 9th when fans swarm onto field and begin hurling seat cushions.
M 6/24 at Kansas City L 3-4 42-27
W 6/26 Milwaukee W 8-6 43-27 Patterson wins.
Th 6/27 Milwaukee L 0-3 43-28
F 6/28 Milwaukee W 4-3 (12) 44-28 Olmstead goes the distance.  The Millers had Red Killefer on first with 0 out in the 12th when Frank Delahanty bunted.  First-baseman Tom Jones tried to tag him but missed, and Delahanty went back to the plate, thinking he was out.  As Jones threw the ball to pitcher Dan Marion, Delahanty took off for first.  Jones's throw to Marion was off-target, and Killefer went to third.  Despite a protest, umpire Hayes stuck with the call.  Bob Unglaub then drove home Killefer.
Sa 6/29 Milwaukee L 2-4 44-29
Su 6/30-1 Kansas City W 13-3 45-29
Su 6/30-2 Kansas City W 13-4 (6, rain) 46-29 Liebhardt wins.  Jimmy Williams hits grand slam.
M 7/1 Kansas City W 4-1 47-29 4-hitter by Olmstead.
Tu 7/2 Kansas City W 6-5 48-29
W 7/3 Kansas City L 2-4 48-30
Th 7/4 a.m. St. Paul, rain
Th 7/4 p.m. at St. Paul W 9-5 49-30 Rossman homers.
F 7/5 at St. Paul L 3-5 49-31
Sa 7/6 St. Paul L 6-9 49-32 Olmstead hit hard.
Su 7/7-1 St. Paul W 6-1 50-32 Young goes the distance.
Su 7/7-2 St. Paul W 5-3 51-32 Young pitches the first 7, then gives way to Olmstead.  Millers score 2 in 8th to win.
M 7/8 St. Paul W 9-8 52-32
Tu 7/9 Columbus  L 1-3 52-33
W 7/10 Columbus  L 1-3 52-34 Olmstead beaten.
Th 7/11 Columbus  W 5-1 53-34 4-hitter by Young.
F 7/12-1 Columbus , rain
F 7/12-2 Columbus, rain 
Sa 7/13 Toledo W 4-1 54-34 5-hitter by Patterson.
Su 7/14-1 Toledo W 5-2 55-34 9-hitter by Olmstead.  Clymer homers.
Su 7/14-2 Toledo T 7-7 (9, 6:00 law) 55-34-3
M 7/15 Toledo L 4-7 55-35 Mud Hens break scoreless tie with 3 runs in 7th off Waddell.
Tu 7/16-1 Toledo W 5-1 56-35 3-hitter by Patterson.  Altizer gets 4 hits.
Tu 7/16-2 Toledo W 6-5 57-35 Millers tie game with 3 in 8th, win with 1 out in 9th on Clymer's homer "over Cantillon concrete in right."  Millers move into second place.
W 7/17 Indianapolis W 8-3 58-35 5-hitter by Young.
Th 7/18-1 Indianapolis W 5-3 59-35 12-hitter by Olmstead.  Owens hits 2-run homer.
Th 7/18-2 Indianapolis W 10-7 60-35 11-hitter by Waddell.
Leverette, who hasn't pitched since May, has the ligaments in his arm repaired by Bonesetter Reese  and is to be back in the lineup in 10 days.
F 7/19 Indianapolis, rain
Sa 7/20-1 Indianapolis W 2-1 (11) 61-35 7-hitter by Patterson.
Sa 7/20-2 Indianapolis W 2-1 (8, darkness) 62-35 Millers trail first-place Senators by 1 game.
Su 7/21-1 Indianapolis W 4-2 63-35 4-hitter by Young.  Rossman homers.
Su 7/21-2 Indianapolis L 2-4 63-36
Presidents Chivington, Barrow, and Baum of the American Association, International League, and Pacific Coast League, respectively, announce a post-season series involving the three leagues.  The AA and IL finish in late September, the PCL in late October.  The plan is for the IL champion to come west and play the AA champion.  The teams will continue west, playing exhibition games, and will reach San Francisco at the close of the PCL season.  (This didn't happen.)
M 7/22 Louisville, rain
Tu 7/23 Louisville W 3-0 64-36 6-hitter by Patterson.
W 7/24-1 Louisville W 7-1 65-36 5-hitter by Liebhardt.
W 7/24-2 Louisville W 3-1 66-36 4-hitter by Waddell puts Millers in first place by 1 game.
Th 7/25 St. Paul W 8-1 67-36 Olmstead wins 20th game with a 8-hitter.  Ferris homers.
F 7/26 St. Paul (already played) A gamescheduled for this date had been rescheduled for and played on May 29.
Sa 7/27 at St. Paul L 1-2 67-37
Su 7/28 at St. Paul W 10-7 68-37 Saints led 7-1 after 4 innings.  Ferris homers.
M 7/29 at Toledo L 0-7 68-38
Tu 7/30 at Toledo, rain
W 7/31-1 at Toledo W 3-0 69-38 4-hitter by Olmstead.
W 7/31-2 at Toledo L 0-2 69-39
Th 8/1-1 at Toledo W 2-0 70-39 2-hitter by Patterson.
Th 8/1/2 at Toledo W 3-1 71-39 Young wins.  Umpire Ollie chill is mobbed by the fans after the game.
F 8/2 at Toledo W 4-0 72-39 No-hitter for Bill Lelivelt, who was pitching his first game of the season for the Millers (he had joined the team as it left on its eastern trip, and Cantillon pitched him in the final game of the Toledo series to save his regulars for Louisville.  Lelivelt walked leadoff hitter Harry Niles, who was sacrificed to second and then doubled off.  Toledo had only 25 official at-bats, and Lelivelt faced only 27 batters.  Relying heavily on his spitball, Lelivelt struct out 5 batters.  The Toledo lineup included Elmer Flick, a future Hall of Famer.
Sa 8/3 at Louisville W 8-2 73-39 6-hitter for Burns.  Clymer homers.
Su 8/4-1 at Louisville W 6-4 74-39 Millers score 4 in the 9th.
Su 8/4-2 at Louisville L 0-2 74-40 Clymer gets the only hit off Louisville's Fred Toney.
M 8/5 at Louisville W 6-1 75-40 6-hitter by Young.
Tu 8/6 at Louisville W 9-5 76-40 10-hitter by Patterson.
W 8/7-1 at Indianapolis W 5-0 77-40 6-hitter by Waddell.
W 8/7-2 at Indianapolis W 7-2 78-40 8-hitter by Burns.
Th 8/8 at Indianapolis W 7-3 79-40 Lelivelt shaky over 6-2/3 innings.  Young finishes up and gets win.
F 8/9 at Indianapolis, rain
Sa 8/10-1 at Indianapolis L 4-5 (10) 79-41
Sa 8/10-2 at Indianapolis, rain
Su 8/11 at Columbus W 3-1 80-41 Olmstead wins.
M 8/12 at Columbus L 1-2 80-42 Fred Cook beats Patterson with a 1-hitter (Rossman only hit).
Tu 8/13 at Columbus L 1-4 80-43
W 8/14 at Columbus L 8-9 (11) 80-44 Columbus cuts the Millers' lead to 1 game.  Young knocked out of the game in the 2nd.  Lelivelt pitches the final 9-2/3 and is the losing pitcher.
F 8/16-1 Columbus W 4-2 81-44 3-hitter by Olmstead.
F 8/16-2 Columbus, rain 
Millers sign Jim Delahanty, released a few days ago by the Detroit Tigers.  Delahanty had been a ringleader in the May strike to protest the suspension of Ty Cobb and drew the emnity of American League president Ban Johnson.
Sa 8/17-1 Columbus L 3-7 81-45
Sa 8/17-2 Columbus L 2-9 82-46 Millers and Senators now tied for first place.
Su 8/18-1 Columbus W 8-1 82-46 5-hitter by Olmstead.
Su 8/18-2 Columbus L 0-1 82-47 Columbus and Minneapolis tied for first again.
Tu 8/20 Toledo W 4-3 83-47 Toledo scores 2 in 9th to tie game.  Jim Delahanty makes Millers debut, hitting for Lelivelt (who became the winning pitcher), walking, and scoring the winning run on Clymer's single.
W 8/21-1 Toledo W 6-0 84-47 4-hitter by Patterson.  Jim Delahanty gets 4 hits.
W 8/21-2 Toledo W 9-1 84-47 5-hitter by Liebhardt.  Millers lead Columbus by 1 game.
Th 8/22 Toledo W 3-2 (10) 86-47 8-hitter by Olmstead.
Sa 8/24-1 Indianapolis W 2-0 87-47 3-hitter by Waddell.
Sa 8/24-2 Indianapolis W 5-4 (10) 88-47 Waddell goes first 7-1/3, Young and Comstock finish up.
Su 8/25-1 Indianapolis W 6-3 89-47 6-hitter by Young.
Su 8/25-2 Indianapolis W 4-1 90-47 3-hitter by Patterson.
M 8/26-1 Indianapolis W 17-3 91-47 Millers get 19 hits.  Olmstead goes first 2 innings, Comstock last 7.
M 8/26-2 Indianapolis W 3-1 92-47 4-hitter by Lelivelt.  Millers win 10th straight, sweeping 3 doubleheaders from Indians.
Tu 8/27 Louisville L 6-14 92-48
W 8/28 Louisville L 1-3 92-49 Olmstead allows only 4 hits but loses.
Th 8/29-1 Louisville W 4-0 93-49 8-hitter by Patterson.
Th 8/29-2 Louisville W 8-7 94-49 Louisville takes 7-6 lead with 2 in top of the 9th, but the Millers come back with 2 in the bottom of the inning to win.  Jim Delahanty is 24-for-51 (.476) since joining the Millers.
F 8/30 Louisville, not played Game scheduled for August 30 was played the day before as part of a doubleheader.
Sa 8/31 St. Paul, rain
Su 9/1-1 St. Paul L 2-3 94-50
Su 9/1-2 St. Paul W 11-2 95-50 8-hitter by Waddell.  Owens homers.
M 9/2 a.m. at St. Paul L 1-6 95-51
M 9/2 p.m. St. Paul W 8-3 95-51 Millers get 16 hits, including 3 by J. Delahanty.
Tu 9/3 Kansas City L 3-8 96-52
W 9/4 Kansas City W 12-10 97-52
Th 9/5 Kansas City L 3-7 (10) 97-53
F 9/6 Kansas City L 4-5 97-54
Sa 9/7 Milwaukee L 0-1 97-55
Su 9/8-1 Milwaukee W 8-7 (10) 98-55 Millers overcome 6-run deficit.
S 9/8-2 Milwaukee W 5-0 (5, darkness) 99-55 2-hitter by Lelivelt.
M 9/9 Milwaukee W 11-2 100-55 Patterson wins.
Tu 9/10 Milwaukee W 13-3 101-55 Millers get 16 hits and lead Columbus by 5-1/2 games as they end their home season.
F 9/13 at Owatonna, rain Exhibition game in Owatonna, Minnesota, rained out.
Sa 9/14 at St. Paul L 1-3 101-56
Su 9/15 at St. Paul W 8-0 102-56 6-hitter by Young.  Williams homers.
M 9/16 at Kansas City W 5-4 103-56 10-hitter by Patterson.
Tu 9/17 at Kansas City W 6-4 104-56 Combined with Columbus's loss, the Millers clinch the pennant for the 3rd straight year.
W 9/18 at Kansas City L 4-5 104-57
Th 9/19 at Kansas City L 3-9 104-58
F 9/20 at Milwaukee, rain
Sa 9/21-1 at Milwaukee, rain
Sa 9/21-2 at Milwaukee, rain
Su 9/22-1 at Milwaukee L 0-5 104-59
Su 9/22-2 at Milwaukee L 2-4 104-60 Tired of taunts by the Columbus Senators, the Millers challenge an American Association All-Star team to a four-game series at the end of the season.
M 9/23-1 at Milwaukee W 9-8 (10) 105-60-3
M 9/23-1 at Milwaukee, cold
W 9/25 at Owatonna (ex.) W 7-3 Exhibition game
Exhibition Series against Frank Falkenberg's American Association All-Stars
F 9/27 All-Stars W 2-1 7-hitter by Olmstead before 1,000 fans.  Perry Werden umpires.
Sa 9/28 All-Stars L 0-1 Falkenberg (a Toledo pitcher) outduels Young.
Su 9/29-1 All-Stars L 2-4
Su 9/29-2 All-Stars L 3-6
Series against Denver Teddies, champions of the Western League
Sa 10/6 at Denver L 5-10 0-1 Olmstead hit hard.
Su 10/7 at Denver L 2-4 (11) 0-2 Young pitches entire game.  Unglaub and F. Delahanty collide in the outfield chasing Jack Coffey's fly in the top of the 11th, allowing 2 runs to score.  Unglaub breaks 2 ribs.
Tu 10/8 at Denver L 4-8 0-3 Millers try to substitute Bert Niehoff of Omaha to replace Unglaub.  Denver objects.  Millers leave field and declare series off.  Teams finally agree to continue.
Th 10/10 at Denver, rain
F 10/11 at Denver, rain
Sa 10/12 at Denver W 2-1 1-3 Killefer steals home to break a 1-1 tie in the top of the 9th.
Su 10/13 at Denver L 3-4 1-4 Millers tie game with 2 in top of the 9th, but Denver scores off Burns in last of the 9th to win.
Jimmy Williams, a former Denver man, manages a barnstorming team of 14 Millers – Unglaub, Altizer, Williams, Rossman, Killefer, F. Delahanty, Gill, Owens, Olmstead, Burns, Young, Lelivelt, Smith, Patterson – that playes the Western League champions.  Otis Clymer does not make the trip.
W L Manager
Minneapolis 105 60 Joe Cantillon
Toledo 98 66 Topsy Hartsel
Columbus 98 68 Bill Friel
Kansas City 85 82 C. C. "Charlie" Carr
Milwaukee 78 85 Hugh Duffy
St. Paul 77 90 Mike Kelley
Louisville 66 101 Jack Tighe
Indianapolis 56 111 Jimmy Burke-Charles O'Leary-Charles O'Day
Statistics
Player Games Batting Average Home Runs Position
Jimmy Delahanty 27 .448 0
Claude Rossman 166 .322 5
Otis Clymer 157 .307 4
Jimmy Williams 139 .296 2
Dave Altizer 162 .294 6
Wade Killefer 161 .288 0
Wilbur Smith 34 .288 1
Hobe Ferris 91 .276 5
Frank Delahanty 146 .266 0
Warren “Doc” Gill 123 .263 1
Nick Allen c 31 .256 0
Frank “Yip” Owens 136 .240 3
Bob Unglaub 67 .209 1
Pitcher G IP W L
Fred Olmstead 45 316 28 10
Roy Patterson 35 282 21 9
Irving “Young Cy” Young 51 275 16 14
Rube Waddell 33 151 12 6
Glenn Liebhardt* 37 212 10 11
Bill Lelivelt 10 7 1
Bad Bill Burns 14 6 1
Ralph Comstock 36 125 6 5
Other players: Charles Archambeau; Leo Sage, p.
*Liebhardt’s statistics include games pitched with Columbus in 1912.
Altizer, with 68 stolen bases, broke his own league record of 68, set in 1910.  Clymer led the league with 127 runs.  Millers set an Association record with 292 stolen bases.  Olmstead led the American Association with 28 wins.