Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley
1915 - American Association, 92-62-1,  1st place - Standings, statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results
Manager: Joe Cantillon
Date Opponent Outcome Record Notes
Th 4/15 at Milwaukee Brewers L 4-6 0-1 Mutt Williams loses.
F 4/16 at Milwaukee W 9-4 1-1 Bob Ingersoll, with 5-hitter, beats Young Cy Young.
Sa 4/17 at Milwaukee W 9-3 2-1 Millers knock Cy Slapnicka from the box.  Lou Fiene and Williams combine on a 7-hitter.
Su 4/18 at Milwaukee W 9-5 3-1 HR-Otis Clymer.
M 4/19 at Kansas City Blues L 5-9 3-2
Tu 4/20 at Kansas City W 1-0 4-2 5-hitter by Williams.
W 4/21 at Kansas City W 8-5 5-2 12-hitter by Ingersoll.
F 4/23 at St. Paul Saints L 3-4 5-3 Attendance: 10,000.  Mike Kelley manages Saints in street clothes from the bench.
Sa 4/24 St. Paul W 15-7 6-3 Williams pitches 13-hitter.  Carl Cashion and Dave Altizer each get 4 hits (including a home run by Altizer).
Su 4/25 at St. Paul L 1-2 6-4 Attendance: 16,000.
M 4/26 at St. Paul, rain
Tu 4/27 at St. Paul L 1-4 6-5
Otis "Grump" Clymer released.  Mike Cantillon cites Clymer's loss of "old speed or throwing power . . . No longer a valuable man to our team."
W 4/28 Milwaukee L 4-9 6-6
Th 4/29 Milwaukee L 3-10 6-7
F 4/30 Milwaukee W 6-5 7-7 Earl Yingling makes debut as pinch runner.
Sa 5/1 Milwaukee L 0-7 7-8
Su 5/2 Kansas City L 3-7
M 5/3 Kansas City, wet grounds
Tu 5/4 Kansas City, cold Lou Fiene is out with malaria.  Ira Hogue has bad arm and will miss 3 weeks.
W 5/5 Kansas City, rain
Th 5/6 St. Paul, cold
Fr 5/7 at St. Paul, rain
Sa 5/8 St. Paul L 1-4 7-10
Su 5/9 St. Paul W 7-5 8-10 Yingling starts first game for Millers.  Wallie Smith pulls off the hidden-ball trick, catching Harry Niles off third.
M 5/10 at St. Paul L 12-13 8-11 Millers tie the game with 4 in 7th and 3 in 8th, but Saints win in the last of the 9th.
Tu 5/11 Columbus Senators L 7-8 (11) 8-12 Newly acquired southpaw Harry Harper strikes out 16 but loses.
W 5/12 Columbus W 11-1 9-12 5-hitter by Williams  Morley Jennings gets 4 hits.
Th 5/13 Columbus L 1-4 (13) 9-13 Catcher Ed "Patsy" Gharrity throws out 3 runners trying to steal.
F 5/14 Columbus, wet grounds
Sa 5/15 Cleveland Spiders, rain
Su 5/16 Cleveland W 10-5 10-13 8-hitter by Williams.
M 5/17 Cleveland L 1-11 (8, rain) 10-14 HR-Jimmy Williams.  Harper fans 7 and gives up only 5 hits but walks 11.
Tu 5/18 Cleveland, rain
W 5/19 St. Paul W 4-0 11-14 No-hitter for Harper, who strikes out 12, walks 7, and hits 2 batters.
Th 5/20 Indianapolis Indians, rain
F 5/21 Indianapolis, rain
Sa 5/22 Indianapolis L 1-5 11-15 Harper fans 10, walks 4, and loses.  Harper now has 45 strikeouts in 45 innings (4 games.)
Su 5/23 Louisville Colonels W 3-1 12-15 5-hitter by Williams.  Gharrity (hitting .516) hits a 3-run homer in the 6th.
M 5/24 Louisville L 1-5 12-16 Yingling loses.
Tu 5/25 Louisville, wet grounds
W 5/26 Louisville L 0-2 (10) 12-17 3-hitter by Harper, who walks 5 and strikes out 10 (now 1-4).
Th 5/27 Louisville L 2-4 12-18
F 5/28 at St. Paul, rain
Sa 5/29 St. Paul L 2-4 (10) 12-19 Harper fans 10, walks 4 in 7 innings.  Yingling loses in relief.
Su 5/30-1 at St. Paul L 0-8 12-20
Su 5/30-2 at St. Paul L 2-4 12-21
M 5/31 a.m. St. Paul W 5-2 13-21 4-hitter by Harper, who fans 10 and walks 6.
M 5/31 p.m. at St. Paul L 3-6 13-22 Harper loses in relief, pitches the final 8 innings and fans 7, walks 4.
W 6/2 at Indianapolis W 4-1 14-22 7-hitter by Williams stops the league leaders.
Th 6/3 at Indianapolis L 4-5 (13) 14-23 Ingersoll starts and is relieved by Harper after 2 innings.  Harper strikes out 1 and walks 2 in 1 inning.  Williams pitches the final 10 innings.
F 6/4 at Indianapolis W 5-4 (11) 15-23 Ingersoll starts and is relieved by Harper after 6.  Harper strikes out 4 and walks 2 in 4 innings.  Yingling pitches the bottom of the 11th.
Sa 6/5 at Indianapolis L 0-2 (10) 15-24 Harper goes the first 7, strikes out 3 and walks 4, and is the losing pitcher.  A triple steal in the second by the Indians scores the first run of the game.
Su 6/6 at Louisville L 3-4 15-25 Williams pitches 7-hitter but loses.  Millers now in last place, 12 games out of first.
M 6/7 at Louisville W 4-3 16-25 7-hitter by Yingling.
Tu 6/8 at Louisville W 9-3 17-25 5-hitter by Harper with 10 strikeouts, 10 walks.
W 6/9 at Cleveland L 11-12 17-26 Williams carries 11-6 lead into the 9th, but the Spiders score 6 with no out in the 9th off Williams (who gave up 17 hits) and Yingling (who gave up 1 hit). 
Th 6/10 at Cleveland L 4-5 (11) 17-27 Millers trail first-place Indianapolis by 12-1/2 and seventh-place Columbus by 1/2 game.
F 6/11 at Cleveland L 3-5 17-28 Harper loses a 7-hitter, strikes out 7, walks 5.
Sa 6/12 at Cleveland W 5-3 18-28 Williams and Harper combine on a 6-hitter.
Su 6/13 at Columbus L 2-4 18-29
M 6/14 at Columbus L 2-3 18-30 Jack Bentley loses in debut with Millers, who trail first-place Indianapolis by 13-1/2.
Tu 6/15 at Columbus W 13-5 19-30 Millers get 5 hits and 18 walks.  Harper goes first five (4 strikeouts, 5 walks), Williams finishes the final 4.
W 6/16 at Columbus W 8-3 20-30 8-hitter by Williams.  Altizer homers.
F 6/18 at Kansas City W 9-2 21-30 5-hitter by Bentley moves Millers into seventh place.
Sa 6/19 at Kansas City W 8-5 (14) 22-30 HR-Smith.  Harper pitches first 12, 10 strikeouts, 9 walks.
Su 6/20-1 at Kansas City L 0-6 22-31
Su 6/20-2 at Kansas City W 6-1 23-31 5-hitter by Williams.
M 6/21 at Milwaukee W 5-1 24-31 11-hitter by Bentley.
Tu 6/22 at Milwaukee L 0-2 24-32 Yingling loses to Young Cy Young, who pitches a 2-hitter.
W 6/23 at Milwaukee W 5-4 25-32 Rondeau's long homer off Tom Dougherty breaks 4-4 tie in the 8th.  Harper goes the first five (4 strikeouts, 5 walks), Williams wins in relief.
Th 6/24 at Milwaukee W 4-2 26-32
F 6/25 Milwaukee L 5-11 26-33
Sa 6/26 Milwaukee W 5-4 27-33 7-hitter by Mutt Williams.
Su 6/27-1 Milwaukee L 2-4 27-34 Young stops the Millers on 5 hits.
Su 6/27-2 Milwaukee W 7-3 (5-1/2, rain) 28-34 Millers trail Indianapolis by 12 games.
W 6/30-1 Kansas City W 5-4 (11) 29-34 Williams wins in relief of Bentley.
W 6/30-2 Kansas City W 8-6 30-34 Trailing 6-0, Millers score 6 in 4th, capped by Cashion's 3-run homer, to tie the game.  Millers move into sixth place.
Th 7/1 Kansas City L 1-7 30-35
F 7/2 Kansas City W 7-1 31-35
Sa 7/3 at St. Paul L 3-6 31-36
Su 7/4-1 St. Paul W 4-3 32-36 10-hitter by Yingling.
Su 7/4-2 St. Paul L 4-6 32-37 HR-Altizer.
M 7/5 a.m. at St. Paul L 5-13 (8) 32-38 Harper makes his first appearance in 2 weeks and sets an organized baseball record by walking 20 batters (to go with 7 strikeouts) in 8 innings.  The game started at 10:35 a.m. and was called at 1:00 by agreement of the managers so the teams could get to Minneapolis for the afternoon game.
M 7/5 p.m. St. Paul W 3-2 33-38 Millers score 2 in the last of the 9th.
W 7/7 Indianapolis, wet grounds
Th 7/8-1 Indianapolis L 2-3 33-39 Millers trail Indianapolis by 12 games.
Th 7/8-2 Indianapolis W 4-1 34-39 9-hitter by Williams.
F 7/9 Indianapolis W 8-2 35-39 9-hitter by Yingling, homer by Altizer as every Miller gets at least one hit.
Sa 7/10-1 Indianapolis W 2-1 (10) 36-39 Williams pitches 6-hitter and drives in the winning run with 2 out in the 10th.
Sa 7/10-2 Indianapolis W 7-4 37-39 Altizer homers.  Harper pitches the final 6-1/3 for the win (4 strikeouts, 3 walks).  With the sweep of the Indians, the Millers are in sixth place, 8 games out of first.
Su 7/11-1 Louisville W 7-4 38-39 HR-Altizer.
Su 7/11-2 Louisville W 1-0 39-39 3-hitter by Yingling puts Millers into fifth, 6 behind Indianapolis.
M 7/12 Louisville L 0-1 (10) 39-40 6-hitter by Harper, 3 strikeouts, 1 walk.
Tu 7/13 Louisville W 4-3 40-40 Millers trail first-place St. Paul by 5-1/2, Indianapolis by 5.
W 7/14 Louisville L 5-10 40-41 Harper strikes out 3 and walks 1 in 3-1/3 innings of relief.
F 7/16 Columbus L 3-8 40-42
Sa 7/17 Columbus W 9-0 41-42 Harper, about to depart as he was traded to Washington for righthander Booth Hopper, pitches a 3-hitter, striking out 5 and walking 5.
Su 7/18-1 Columbus W 2-0 42-42 6-hitter by Yingling.
Su 7/18-2 Columbus W 1-0 43-42 Hopper pitches a 5-hitter in Millers debut.
M 7/19 Cleveland W 4-0 44-42 4-hitter by Williams for the 4th straight shutout for the Millers.  Altizer homers.
Tu 7/20-1 Cleveland W 14-6 45-42 11-hitter by Hopper.
Tu 7/20-2 Cleveland L 6-9 45-43
W 7/21 Cleveland W 5-4 (12) 46-43 12-hitter by Williams.  Millers score 3 in the last of the 12th.
Th 7/22 at Milwaukee W 6-5 47-43 Millers score 4 in the top of the 9th to beat Young Cy Young.
F 7/23 at Milwaukee W 19-1 48-43 Millers set an American Association record with 12 runs in the seventh inning as every player gets a hit or walk.  Hopper pitches an 8-hitter.
Sa 7/24 at Milwaukee W 5-4 (10) 49-43 8-hitter by Yingling.
Su 7/25 at Milwaukee W 10-9 (13) 50-43 Millers get 20 hits.
M 7/26 at Kansas City, rain
Tu 7/27-1 at Kansas City W 12-4 51-43 Altizer gets 4 hits.
Tu 7/27-2 at Kansas City L 2-3 (11) 51-44
W 7/28 at Kansas City W 6-3 52-44
F 7/30 at Indianapolis L 1-2 52-45
Sa 7/31 at Indianapolis W 11-7 53-45 Millers score 6 in the 9th.
Su 8/1-1 at Indianapolis W 7-5 54-45 Hopper (6-0) wins, Millers move into second place.
Su 8/1-2 at Indianapolis L 2-8 54-46 Millers drop to third as Joe Engel loses.
M 8/2 at Louisville L 1-4 54-47
Tu 8/3 at Louisville W 9-1 55-47 Yingling's 6-hitter puts Millers back into second.
W 8/4 at Louisville L 2-8 55-48 Hopper loses his first game with the Millers.
Th 8/5 at Louisville W 7-6 56-48
F 8/6 at Cleveland W 11-9 57-48
Sa 8/7-1 at Cleveland W 10-2 58-48 10-hitter by Yingling.
Sa 8/7-2 at Cleveland W 5-4 59-48 10-hitter by Hopper.
Su 8/8 at Cleveland W 8-2 (8) 60-48 8 innings by agreement.  3-hitter by Williams before crowd of 20,470.  Millers finish road trip with 14 wins in 19 games and are 5-1/2 games out of first.
M 8/9 at Columbus L 4-5 (10) 60-49
Tu 8/10 at Columbus W 5-4 61-49
W 8/11-1 at Columbus L 6-10 61-50 Engel walks 11.
W 8/11-2 at Columbus T 0-0 (8, rain) 61-50-1
On August 12 Charley Hall of the Saints won his 15th straight game (and also singled, doubled, and homered) to put St. Paul 7 games ahead of Minneapolis.
Sa 8/14 at St. Paul W 8-4 62-50
Su 8/15 St. Paul W 4-2 63-50 16,000 watch Hopper win 6-hitter, cut St. Paul lead to 5 games.
Tu 8/17 Columbus W 8-1 64-50 4-hitter by Williams.
W 8/18 Columbus W 6-5 65-50 Cashion homers, Williams pitches the final 7-2/3 to get the win.
Th 8/19 Columbus W 5-2 66-50 6-hitter by Yingling.
F 8/20 Columbus W 3-2 67-50 6-hitter by Hopper.  Millers trail Saints by 3 games.
Sa 8/21-1 Cleveland W 17-4 68-50 10-hitter by Williams.  Millers get 15 hits, including 2 triples by Smith
Sa 8/21-2 Cleveland W 10-6 69-50 Williams finishes the game and holds lead.  Rondeau goes 5 for 5 in game, 8 for 9 in doubleheader.  Saints' lead over Millers cut to 1-1/2.
Su 8/22-1 Cleveland W 9-4 70-50 8-hitter by Yingling.  Cashion homers.
Su 8/22-2 Cleveland W 4-3 71-50 Engel wins with 6-hitter, despite 8 walks.  Gharrity doubles home the winning run in the last of the 9th.  9,000 at Nicollet Park.  Saints lose 2 in Columbus, and Millers move into first (had been in seventh, 12 games out of first, on July 8.
M 8/23 Cleveland W 4-2 72-50 8-hitter by Hopper.
Tu 8/24 Louisville W 7-1 73-50 4-hitter by Williams.
W 8/25 Louisville W 3-2 74-50 6-hitter by Yingling for 13th straight win for Millers.  American Association announces that Cleveland will play no more games at home; all the games scheduled for Cleveland will be played on the road.
Th 8/26 Louisville L 1-3 74-51
F 8/27 Indianapolis W 3-0 75-51 7-hitter by Hopper.  Millers score all 3 runs in the last of the 8th.
Sa 8/28 Indianapolis W 2-1 76-51 Williams pitches 5-hitter and scores the winning run in the 8th.  Millers in first by 2-1/2 games.
Report in newspaper that unless Toledo takes back the Cleveland franchise, it will move to Winnipeg for the 1916 season.
Su 8/29-1 Indianapolis W 3-0 77-51 4-hitter by Yingling.
Su 8/29-2 Indianapolis L 3-7 77-52
M 8/30 Milwaukee L 3-13 77-53
Tu 8/31 Milwaukee W 4-2 78-53 8-hitter by Hopper.  Rondeau has 3 hits, including an inside-the-park home run.
W 9/1-1 Kansas City W 2-1 79-53 6-hitter by Williams.  Millers score in 8th to tie, 9th to win.
W 9/1-2 Kansas City W 10-5 80-53 Williams pitches the first 5 innings to get his 25th win, Engel finishes up.
Th 9/2 Kansas City L 5-7 80-54 Rondeau beaned by thrown ball - to be out for a couple days.
F 9/3 Kansas City W 14-2 81-54 6-hitter by Hopper.  Millers hold first by 3 games.
Sa 9/4-1 Kansas City W 4-3 82-54 7-hitter by Williams.  Smith leads off the 10th with homer to win game.
Sa 9/4-2 Kansas City W 9-8 83-54 Millers win despite giving up 5 runs in the 1st.  Hopper pitches the final 8 innings to get the win.  Millers score to win game in the last of the 9th.
Minneapolis Tribune: "Cushion Hurling after Ball Game May Mean Cell."  President Mike Cantillon announces he will stock the park with plainclothesmen to arrest fans throwing cushions onto the field following Millers wins, a common tradition lately.
Su 9/5 Milwaukee L 1-3 83-55 Young Cy Young stops the Millers on 6 hits.  Millers' lead at 2 games.
M 9/6 a.m. at St. Paul W 5-2 84-55 7-hitter by Hopper to beat Charlie Hall.  Hopper now 16-1.
M 9/6 p.m. St. Paul L 2-5 84-56 Saints beat Williams.  15,000 fans attend the two games.
W 9/8 at Louisville W 7-4 85-56 11-hitter by Yingling to beat Dave Danforth, who strikes out 15 Millers.  Red Massey triples in the go-ahead run in the 9th.
Th 9/9 at Louisville W 9-3 86-56 Hopper wins 17th game; Williams finishes up.
F 9/10 at Louisville L 5-7 86-57
Sa 9/11 at Louisville L 2-3 (11) 86-58 Lead over Saints cut to 1 game.
Su 9/12 at Indianapolis L 4-5 86-59 Hopper beaten but Saints lose 2 games to fall 1-1/2 out of first.
M 9/13 at Indianapolis L 2-3 (11) 86-60 Williams goes the distance.  Millers' lead cut to 1/2 game.
Tu 9/14 at Indianapolis W 6-2 87-60 8-hitter by Yingling to up lead to 1 game.
W 9/15-1 at Columbus W 13-10 88-60 Hopper wins 18th game; Williams finishes.  20 hits for Millers, including 4 each for Rondeau and Chick Autry.
W 9/15-2 at Columbus W 8-2 89-60 4-hitter by Williams.
Th 9/16-1 at Columbus W 7-2 90-60 7-hitter by Williams.
Th 9/16-2 at Columbus L 5-6 90-61
F 9/17 Cleveland (ex.) W 5-4 (10) Exhibition game in Janesville, Wisconsin.
Sa 9/18 Cleveland W 9-4 91-61 Millers clinch pennant.  Williams pitches 10-hitter.  Smith homers over the center-field fence.  Series had been scheduled to be in Cleveland.
Su 9/19-1 Cleveland L 1-4 91-62 Spiders beat Hopper.
Su 9/19-2 Cleveland W 8-3 92-62-2 6-hitter by Bentley.  Smith homers.
Barnstorming Tour
M 9/20 at New Richmond, Wis. W 14-0 4-hitter by Engel.  Clymer in right field.  Altizer umpires.
Tu 9/21 at Hutchinson, Minn. W 2-0 2-hitter by Yingling.  Jimmy Williams umpires.
W 9/22 at Winsted, Minn. W 10-2
Th 9/23 at Mankato, Minn. W 7-1 4-hitter by Engel.
Inter-city Challenge Series
F 9/24 St. Paul, rain
Sa 9/25 St. Paul, rain
Su 9/26-1 St. Paul W 8-5 7-hitter by Williams.
Su 9/26-2 St. Paul W 2-0 6-hitter by Hopper.
M 9/27 at St. Paul, rain
W L Manager
Minneapolis 92 62 Joe Cantillon
St. Paul 90 63 Mike Kelley
Indianapolis 81 71 Jack Hendricks
Louisville 78 72 Jack Hayden-Ezra Midkiff
Kansas City 71 78 Dan Shay
Milwaukee 67 80 Harry Clark
Cleveland 66 82 J. W. Knight
Columbus 54 91 Rudolph Hulswitt
Statistics
Player Games Batting Average Home Runs Position
Henri Rondeau 129 .333 2 lf
Carl Cashion 98 .327 3 1b
Wallie Smith 154 .315 4 3b
Ed “Patsy” Gharrity 86 .308 1 c
Morley Jennings 127 .307 0 ss
Dave Altizer 149 .302 8 ss-of
Roy “Red” Massey 151 .292 1 lf
Chick Autry 138 .288 1 1b
Jimmy Williams 91 .265 1 2b
Harry Holland 107 .243 0 2b
Billy Sullivan 105 .215 0 c
Pitcher G IP W L ERA
Earl Yingling 47 291 19 13 2.17
David Carter “Mutt” Williams 64 441 29 16 2.53
Booth Hopper 22 177 18 3 2.59
Harry Harper 21 154 7 9 2.81
Jack Bentley 14 85 7 4 3.18
Bob Ingersoll 28 131 5 11 3.71
Joe Engel 15 64 5 3 6.47
Ira Hogue 6 2 2
Vern Willey 2 0 1
Other players: Lee Gooch, rf; Otis Clymer, cf; Harry Mitchell, 3b; Tom Wilson, c; Lou Fiene, p; Ralph Horton, p.
Dave Altizer led the American Association with 118 runs; Earl Yingling led the Association with a 2.17 earned-run average.  Mutt Williams led the Association with 29 wins, 441 innings pitched, and 164 walks allowed.