Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley
1914 - American Association, 75-93,  7th place - Standings, statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results
Manager: Joe Cantillon
Date Opponent Outcome Record Notes
Tu 4/14 at Kansas City Blues L 3-6 0-1 Joe Cantillon still with the Millers despite reportedly turning down an offer from the Federal League (a new major league) to manage the league's Brooklyn team.  The reported offer was $15,000 for 7 years with an offer to deposit the entire amount ($105,000) in a trust company.
W 4/15 at Kansas City L 4-5 0-2 Homers by Lou Fiene and Dave Altizer.
Th 4/16 at Kansas City W 6-5 1-2 Jack Gilligan wins in relief of George Mogridge.  Only a few hundred fans were in attendance as the Kansas City team in the Federal League opens its season before a crowd reported at 8,000.
F 4/17 at Kansas City W 12-5 2-2
Sa 4/18 at Milwaukee Brewers L 4-6 2-3
Su 4/19 at Milwaukee, rain Called by rain after 2 scoreless innings.
M 4/20 at Milwaukee, rain and cold
Tu 4/21 at Milwaukee L 0-3 2-4
Th 4/23 Kansas City L 5-6 2-5 Blues score 3 in the ninth.
F 4/24 Kansas City, rain
Sa 4/25 Kansas City L 3-4 2-6 Bill Burns beans Kansas City's outfielder John Titus in the 4th inning and fractures his skull.  Titus was hitting .513 (20 for 39).  After the game, Joe Cantillon placed Burns on waivers.
Su 4/26 Kansas City W 5-3 3-6 HR-Altizer.
M 4/27 St. Paul Saints, wet grounds
Tu 4/28 Indianapolis Indians, wet grounds
W 4/29 Indianapolis, rain
Th 4/30 Indianapolis, rain
F 5/1 Indianapolis W 5-4 4-6 Burns, who passed through waivers and rejoined the Millers, finishes the game and holds the lead.
Sa 5/2 Louisville Colonels W 5-4 5-6 Big Joe Lake, a spitballer, beats Grover Lowdermilk.  Altizer homers.
Su 5/3 Louisville W 8-2 6-6 Lou Drucke makes debut with Millers.  Altizer homers.  Otis Clymer, hit by thrown ball, breaks arm.
M 5/4 Louisville L 3-8 6-7
Tu 5/5 Louisville L 2-4 (11) 6-8
W 5/6 Columbus Senators, rain
Th 5/7 Columbus W 3-2 7-8 7-hitter by Ira Hogue.
F 5/8 Columbus W 12-5 8-8
Sa 5/9 Columbus L 2-4 8-9 Altizer now hitting .420 (21 for 50) with 16 runs.
Su 5/10 Cleveland W 7-3 9-9 Toledo, owned by Charles Somers, moved to Cleveland, where Somers also owned the American League team, to keep the Federal League from putting a team in Cleveland.  The Cleveland team was known by several nicknames, including Scouts, Warriors, Bearcats, and Shecks (after manager Jimmy Sheckard).
M 5/11 Cleveland, rain
Tu 5/12 Cleveland W 10-5 10-9
Th 5/14 at Cleveland L 4-6 10-10 Henri Rondeau homers.
F 5/15 at Cleveland W 7-5 11-10 Lou Fiene wins.  Joe Lake plays right field and gets 4 hits.
Sa 5/16 at Cleveland L 1-4 11-11
Su 5/17 at Cleveland L 1-4 11-12
M 5/18 at Columbus L 7-8 11-13
Tu 5/19 at Columbus W 2-1 12-13 Millers get only 2 hits, but Hogue wins on a 5-hitter.
W 5/20 at Columbus L 0-6 12-14
Th 5/21 at Columbus W 10-7 13-14 Altizer breaks his nose in a collision but stays in the game.
F 5/22 at Indianapolis L 2-4 13-15
Sa 5/23 at Indianapolis W 10-5 14-15
Su 5/24-1 at Indianapolis L 1-2 14-16
Su 5/24-2 at Indianapolis W 6-2 15-16 7-hitter by Fiene.
M 5/25 Louisville  W 3-2 (10) 16-16 Fiene, playing left field, homers.  Lake wins on an 8-hitter and drives in winning run.  Millers get only 5 hits.
Tu 5/26 Louisville  L 3-4 16-17 Fred Toney beats Hogue.
W 5/27 Louisville  W 6-4 17-17
Th 5/28 Louisville  L 5-9 17-18 Lake starts on mound and Fiene in left; after 4 innings, the two switch positions.
Sa 5/30 a.m. at St. Paul L 8-11 17-19
Sa 5/30 p.m. St. Paul W 5-4 18-19 Millers score 2 in the last of the 9th.
Su 5/31-1 St. Paul L 5-10 18-20
Su 5/31-2 St. Paul T 8-8 (8, 6:00 law) 18-20-1 HR-Fred Hunter.
M 6/1 at St. Paul W 11-8 19-20
Tu 6/2 at St. Paul L 5-15 19-21 HR-Lake, Claude Rossman.
W 6/3 Milwaukee W 9-4 20-21
Th 6/4 Milwaukee L 2-6 20-22 Lake beaten by ex-Miller Young Cy Young.  Lake goes 3 for 3 and Fiene, playing right field, goes 4 for 4.
F 6/5 Milwaukee, rain
S 6/6 Milwaukee L 3-8 20-23
Su 6/7-1 at St. Paul L 1-3 20-24
Su 6/7-2 at St. Paul L 3-4 20-25 Wade "Red" Killefer goes 5 for 5.
M 6/8 St. Paul W 4-2 21-25 8-hitter for Patterson, making his first appearance of the season for the Millers after being troubled with a sore arm.
Tu 6/9 Louisville W 3-2 (20) 22-25 Longest game in American Association history.  Joe Lake pitches the entire game, gives up 15 hits and 4 walks, strikes out 8.  Grover Lowdermilk pitches the first 12 for Louisville and strikes out 15; Fred Toney pitches the final 7-2/3.  The Colonels tied the game 2-2 in the 9th.  With one out in the 20th, Lee Tannehill and Lake walked.  Killefer singled to center to drive in Tannehill.
W 6/10 Louisville L 3-4 22-26
Th 6/11 Louisville W 6-1 23-26 Altizer homers.  Clymer in uniform and back on the bench for the Millers.
F 6/12 Louisville, rain
Sa 6/13 Indianapolis W 3-2 24-26 5-hitter by Patterson.
Su 6/14-1 Indianapolis L 4-16 24-27 Fiene, hit hard, is relieved by Bill Case, making his Millers debut.
Su 6/14-2 Indianapolis W 2-0 25-27 HR-Jimmy Williams.  Burns and Lake combine on a 4-hitter.
M 6/15-1 Indianapolis W 5-0 26-27 9-hitter by Burns.
M 6/15-2 Indianapolis L 1-3 26-28
Tu 6/16 Indianapolis W 9-2 27-28 6-hitter by Lake.
Th 6/18 Columbus L 1-3 27-29
F 6/19 Columbus W 4-2 28-29 6-hitter by Feine.  
Sa 6/20 Columbus L 0-1 (10) 28-30 Lake pitches 7-hitter but loses.  Clymer pinch-hits in 10th and re-injures his arm.
Su 6/21-1 Cleveland L 6-7 28-31
Su 6/21-2 Cleveland T 3-3 (8, 6:00 law) 28-31-2 16 walks allowed between the two teams.
M 6/22-1 Cleveland W 8-4 29-31 Patterson wins.
M 6/22-2 Cleveland, rain
Tu 6/23-1 Cleveland W 5-4 30-31 7-hitter by Fiene, who gets 1 of the 2 Millers hits (Williams gets the other with a home run.
Tu 6/23-2 Cleveland W 7-0 31-31 8-hitter by Jack Gilligan.
W 6/24-1 Cleveland W 3-1 32-31 6-hitter by Lake.
W 6/24-2 Cleveland W 7-1 33-31 9-hitter by Burns.
Th 6/25 at Kansas City L 6-9 33-32
F 6/26 at Kansas City W 11-8 34-32 Millers get 15 hits and Blues 20 hits.  Patterson goes 4-for-4 at the plate and pitches the first 5 innings.  Lake finishes the game.
Sa 6/27 at Kansas City L 7-15 34-33
Su 6/28-1 at Kansas City W 13-3 35-33 9-hitter by Lake.
Su 6/28-2 at Kansas City L 5-12 35-34
M 6/29 at Milwaukee W 7-3 36-34
Tu 63- at Milwaukee L 2-9 36-35
W 7/1-1 at Milwaukee L 1-8 36-36
W 7/1-2 at Milwaukee L 0-2 36-37 Case pitches a 3-hitter but loses.
Th 7/2 at Milwaukee W 5-3 37-37 Killefer singles and steals second, third, and home in 1st inning, ends up with 4 stolen bases.  HR-Tannehill.
F 7/3 at St. Paul W 7-3 38-37 Fiene wins a 13-hitter.  Altizer gets 4 hits.
Sa 7/4 a.m. St. Paul L 2-3 38-38
Sa 7/4 p.m. at St. Paul L 7-11 38-39
Su 7/5 St. Paul W 9-1 39-39 6-hitter by Hogue.  Killefer steals 4 bases.
Su 7/5 St. Paul W 7-4 40-39 8-hitter by Hogue for his second win of the day.
Tu 7/7 at Cleveland W 3-1 41-39 8-hitter by Lake.
W 7/8 at Cleveland W 3-2 42-39 10-hitter by Burns.
Th 7/9 at Cleveland L 7-11 42-40 Millers get 18 hits but lose.
F 7/10 at Cleveland L 4-5 42-41
Sa 7/11 at Columbus L 2-14 42-42
Cantillon suspends Clymer, who is unable to play because of a bad arm, for not making the trip to Cleveland.
Su 7/12 at Columbus L 8-9 42-43
M 7/13 at Columbus, rain Game called by rain with the Millers leading 5-0 after 2-1/2 innings.
Tu 7/14-1 at Columbus, rain
Tu 7/14-2 at Columbus, rain
W 7/15 at Indianapolis L 2-3 42-44
Th 7/16 at Indianapolis W 5-4 43-44
F 7/17 at Indianapolis W 4-2 44-44 6-hitter by Fiene.
Sa 7/18 at Indianapolis W 3-0 (13) 45-44 4-hitter by Patterson.
Su 7/19-1 at Louisville L 3-4 45-45
Su 7/19-2 at Louisville L 1-2 45-46
M 7/20 at Louisville L 5-6 45-47 Baseball players threten to strike.  All Millers are members of the ball players fraternity headed by Dave Fultz.
Tu 7/21 at Louisville L 1-2 45-48
Th 7/23 Columbus L 2-6 45-49 Clymer back in the lineup.
F 7/24 Columbus W 1-0 46-49 5-hitter by Gilligan.  Killefer is traded to the Reds for Maurice Uhler and Jack Rawlings.
Sa 7/25-1 Columbus L 0-2 46-50
Sa 7/25-2 Columbus L 4-12 46-51
Su 7/26 Columbus W 8-6 47-51
Su 7/26 Columbus L 2-12 47-52
M 7/27 Cleveland L 3-4 47-53 Rawlings, before playing a game for the Millers, jumps the team to play for the Kansas City team in the Federal League.
Tu 7/28 Cleveland L 6-8 47-54
W 7/29 Cleveland W 15-9 48-54 25 hits and 9 errors between the two teams.
Th 7/30 Cleveland W 5-4 49-54
F 7/31 Louisville W 5-2 50-54 Rossman buys his release from the Millers to try and hook on in the Pacific Coast League.
Sa 8/1-1 Louisville L 1-5 50-55
Sa 8/1-2 Louisville L 1-3 50-56
Su 8/2-1 Louisville L 4-11 50-57 Killefer is back with the Millers, will remain until deal with the Reds is complete.
Su 8/2-2 Louisville L 4-7 50-58 Clymer announces he is quitting the game for the year after he was docked on the last two paychecks because of the suspension; he will devote his time to the automobile livery business.
M 8/3 Indianapolis W 6-4 51-58 5-hitter by Patterson.  Killefer goes 4 for 4.
Tu 8/4 Indianapolis L 2-7 51-59
W 8/5-1 Indianapolis W 8-7 52-59
W 8/5-2 Indianapolis W 8-2 53-59
Th 8/6 Indianapolis L 5-9 53-60
F 8/7 at St. Paul L 2-10 53-61
S 8/8 Milwaukee W 26-5 54-61 Millers get 27 hits (no homers), 25 off Cy Slapnicka, who pitches the final 7-2/3 innings.  Wilbur Smith has 5 hits, Rondeau and Uhler 4 hits.  Hunter scores 5 runs, Altizer and Rondeau 4 runs.  Game played in 1:55.
Su 8/9-1 Milwaukee L 3-9 (7, rain) 54-62
Su 8/9-2 Milwaukee, rain
M 8/10 Milwaukee W 8-1 55-62 4-hitter by Fiene.  Altizer 4 for 4.
Tu 8/11-1 Milwaukee L 0-6 55-63 Millers lose to Young Cy Young, who pitches 5-hitter.
Tu 8/11-2 Milwaukee L 0-5 55-64 George "Kid" Dumont beaten in Millers debut.
W 8/12 Kansas City L 2-6 55-65
Th 8/13 Kansas City W 6-5 56-65 Millers score 3 in the last of the 9th.  Burns buys his release and leaves team.  Killefer deal is completed; he will join the Reds September 2.
F 8/14 Kansas City W 10-9 (10) 57-65 HR-Altizer.
Sa 8/15 St. Paul W 10-1 58-65 8-hitter by Fiene.  Killefer scores 5 runs.
Su 8/16-1 at St. Paul L 1-3 58-66
Su 8/16-2 at St. Paul W 4-0 59-66 4-hitter by Patterson.
M 8/17 St. Paul W 8-7 60-66 Dumont goes the distance.  Rondeau hits long home run.
Th 8/20 at Indianapolis L 8-11 60-67 Millers lose after scoring 6 in the 1st.  Lake is battered for 21 hits.
F 8/21 at Indianapolis L 5-14 60-68
Sa 8/22-1 at Indianapolis L 1-3 60-69
Sa 8/22-2 at Indianapolis L 4-5 60-70
Su 8/23-1 at Louisville L 2-3 60-71
Su 8/23-2 at Louisville L 2-12 60-72
M 8/24 at Louisville W 8-7 (10) 61-72 Dumont goes the distance on a 13-hitter.
Tu 8/25 at Louisville, rain
W 8/26 at Louisville L 2-3 61-73
Th 8/27 at Columbus L 4-5 61-74
F 8/28 at Columbus, rain
Sa 8/29-1 at Columbus L 5-7 61-75 Bill Duvall beaten in Millers debut.
Sa 8/29-2 at Columbus L 1-9 61-76 Millers triple play: Altizer (ss) to Hunter (1b) to Tannehill (3b).
Su 8/30-1 at Columbus W 7-2 62-76
Su 8/30-2 at Columbus L 5-6 62-77
M 8/31 at Cleveland W 5-4 63-77 11-hitter by Lake.
Tu 9/1 at Cleveland W 2-0 (6, rain) 64-77 5-hitter by Red Nelson
W 9/2-1 at Cleveland W 6-4 65-76 Bob Ingersoll, obtained in Killefer deal, makes debut with 8-hitter.
W 9/2-2 at Cleveland L 4-5 65-77
Sa 9/5 at St. Paul W 6-3 65-78 Rondeau homers and Altizer hits 2 triples.
Su 9/6-1 St. Paul W 5-3 66-78 7-hitter by Gilligan.
Su 9/6-2 St. Paul W 6-0 67-78 7-hitter by Duvall.
M 9/7-1 St. Paul L 0-4 68-78
M 9/7-2 St. Paul W 7-1 68-79 HR-Altizer.
Tu 9/8 Milwaukee W 6-5 (10) 69-79
W 9/9 Milwaukee W 15-10 70-79 Rondeau gets 4 hits.
Th 9/10 Milwaukee
F 9/11-1 Milwaukee L 5-7 71-80
F 9/11-2 Milwaukee W 5-1 72-80
Sa 9/12-1 Kansas City L 5-10 72-81 Lake plays right field and hits 2 home runs.
Sa 9/12-2 Kansas City L 2-6 72-82
Su 9/13-1 Kansas City, rain
Su 9/13-2 Kansas City, rain
M 9/14-1 Kansas City L 0-4 72-83 Shut out by Melvin "Chief" Gallia on 4 hits.
M 9/14-2 Kansas City L 0-5 72-84 Shut out by Lee "Flame" Delhi on 7 hits.
Tu 9/15-1 Kansas City W 4-3 73-84 5-hitter for Hogue.
Tu 9/15-2 Kansas City W 8-7 74-84 HR-Ed Gharrity, Altizer.
Sa 9/19 St. Paul W 5-4 75-84
Su 9/20 at St. Paul L 3-7 75-85
M 9/21 at Milwaukee L 0-4 75-86
Tu 9/22 at Milwaukee L 1-3 75-87
W 9/23-1 at Milwaukee L 4-5 75-88
W9/23-2 at Milwaukee L 0-1 (8, darkness) 75-89
Th 9/24 at Milwaukee L 0-10 75-90
Sa 9/25 at Kansas City L 4-6 75-91 HR-Altizer.
Su 9/26-1 at Kansas City L 2-5 75-92 Chief Gallia wins 26th game.
Su 9/26-2 at Kansas City L 5-10 75-93
W L Manager
Milwaukee 98 68 Harry Clark
Louisville 95 73 Jack Hayden
Indianapolis 88 77 Jack Hendricks
Columbus 86 77 Bill Hinchman
Cleveland 82 81 Jimmy Sheckard
Kansas City 84 84 Bill Armour
Minneapolis 75 93 Joe Cantillon
St. Paul 56 111 Bill Friel
Statistics
Player Games Batting Average Home Runs Position
Wade Killefer 118 .344 0 2b-rf
Big Joe Lake 86 .338 5 of-p
Dave Altizer 170 .331 14 ss
Henri Rondeau 150 .308 2 c-of
Lou Fiene 124 .288 2 1b-of-p
Jimmy Williams 146 .287 3 2b
Lee Tannehill 170 .274 1 3b
Maurice Uhler 70 .267 0 lf
Claude Rossman 101 .252 1 lf
Fred Hunter 141 .239 2 1b
Otis Clymer 26 .228 0 cf
Ed “Patsy” Gharrity 21 .227 1 c
Jim Whelan 79 .227 0 3b-of
Wilbur Smith 109 .219 0 c
Pitcher G IP W L ERA
Roy Patterson 21 162 9 9 3.50
Big Joe Lake 37 273 16 13 3.56
Lou Fiene 26 196 13 10 3.72
Bill Burns* 47 263 10 18 3.73
Bob Ingersoll* 26 168 7 11 3.75
Red Nelson 9 33 2 2 3.82
Jack Gilligan 20 138 6 9 3.98
Bill Duval 5 20 2 3 4.50
Ira Hogue 48 237 12 17 4.37
George “Kid” Dumont 9 59 3 3 5.64
Lou Drucke 10 40 1 5 6.92
Bill Case 5 31 0 2 7.29
George Mogridge 0 1
Emil Rakow 0 1
Foster 0 1
Allen 0 1
Other players: Jim Manes, cf; Schuler, 2b; Lee Gooch, rf; Buzz Scherff, lf.
*Burns’s statistics include games pitched with Louisville in 1914, and Ingersoll’s statistics include games with Columbus.