Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley
1916 - American Association, 88-76-2,  3rd place - Standings, statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results
Manager: Joe Cantillon
Date Opponent Outcome Record Notes
Sa 4/8 Chicago White Sox (ex) L 3-6 Exhibition game at Nicollet Park.  Claude Williams pitches for White Sox.
Su 4/9 Chicago White Sox (ex) L 3-7 Ed Cicotte pitches for White Sox before 6,000 fans on a cold day.
Tu 4/18 at Louisville Colonels W 2-1 1-0 Former Federal League pitcher Sandy Burk pitches a 5-hitter for the Millers.
W 4/19 at Louisville L 5-16 1-1 Booth Hopper and Joe Engel roughed up.
Th 4/20 at Louisville, rain
Fr 4/21 at Louisville L 7-9 1-2
Sa 4/22 at Indianapolis Indians W 10-6 2-2 11-hitter by Burk.
Su 4/23 at Indianapolis W 1-0 3-2 5-hitter by Mutt Williams.  Dave Altizer singles home Balmadero Acosta with the only run in the 5th.
M 4/24 at Indianapolis, rain
Tu 4/25 at Indianapolis L 0-1 3-3
W 4/26 at Toledo Iron Men W 3-1 4-3 Mud Hens have moved back to Toledo from Cleveland.  4-hitter by Earl Yingling.
Th 4/27 at Toledo W 9-5 5-3 10-hitter by Williams.
F 4/28 at Toledo W 4-3 6-3 6-hitter by Hopper.
Sa 4/29 at Columbus Senators W 4-1 7-3
Su 4/30 at Columbus L 2-3 (12) 7-4
M 5/1 at Columbus L 1-14 7-5
Tu 5/2 at Columbus, rain
Th 5/4 Louisville L 2-3 7-6
F 5/5 Louisville W 7-1 8-6 7-hitter by Williams stops Louisville's 12-game winning streak.
Sa 5/6 Louisville W 3-2 9-6 Hopper wins.
Su 5/7 Louisville W 12-3 10-6 11-hitter by Yingling, who also hits 2 doubles.
M 5/8 Indianapolis W 7-6 11-6 Williams wins in relief of Burk.
Tu 5/9 Indianapolis L 3-9 11-7
W 5/10 Indianapolis W 13-9 12-7 Trailing 8-3, Millers score 10 in 8th.  Dave Altizer hits first homer of the season.
F 5/12 Toledo L 2-4 (12) 12-8 Yingling and Hugh Bedient of Toledo both go the distance.
Sa 5/13 Toledo, rain
Su 5/14 Toledo, rain
M 5/15 Toledo, rain
Tu 5/16 Columbus, cold
W 5/17 Columbus, cold
Th 5/18 Columbus L 2-3 12-9
F 5/19 St. Paul Saints W 6-1 13-9 4-hitter by Yingling.
Sa 5/10 at St. Paul W 4-1 14-9 6-hitter by Burk.
Su 5/21 St. Paul, rain
M 5/22 Milwaukee Brewers L 4-8 14-10 Jim Thorpe has 2 hits and 2 doubles for Milwaukee.
Tu 5/23 Milwaukee W 12-5 15-10 Yingling and Burk combine for 10-hitter, including 3 hits (one a triple) by Thorpe.
W 5/24 Milwaukee W 6-5 16-10 9-hitter by Burk.  Millers score 2 in the last of the 9th.
Th 5/25 Kansas City Blues W 4-3 17-10 3-hitter by Jack Bentley, two of them home runs by Larry Gilbert.
F 5/26 Kansas City L 1-7 17-11 Williams gives up 6 hits, four of them home runs (one by Gilbert, his third of the series).
Sa 5/27 Kansas City W 6-1 18-11 8-hitter by Yingling.
Su 5/28 Kansas City L 1-3 18-12
M 5/29 at St. Paul L 8-9 18-13
Tu 5/30 a.m. at St. Paul L 3-4 (11) 18-14 Carl Cashion (also an outfielder) pitches the entire game.
Tu 5/30 p.m. St. Paul W 10-4 19-14
W 5/31 at St. Paul L 1-5 19-15
F 6/2 at Milwaukee W 5-1 20-15 7-hitter by Burk.  Game was scoreless until the 9th.
Sa 6/3 at Milwaukee W 5-4 21-15 Millers score 4 in the top of the 9th.
Su 6/4 at Milwaukee L 2-3 21-16
M 6/5 at Milwaukee W 6-2 22-16 5-hitter by Bentley.
Tu 6/6 at Kansas City L 3-4 22-17 Yingling loses as the Millers leave 12 runners on base.
W 6/7 at Kansas City L 5-6 22-18
Th 6/8 at Kansas City L 12-13 22-19 Millers break 7-7 tie with 3 in the eighth, but the Blues come back with 4.  Millers score 2 in 9th for a 12-11 lead, but the Blues score 2 in the bottom of the inning to win.
Sa 6/10 Indianapolis W 9-1 23-19 Williams hold the league-leaders to 6 hits.
Su 6/11-1 Indianapolis L 2-7 23-20
Su 6/11-2 Indianapolis W 4-0 24-20 5-hitter by Yingling.
M 6/12 Indianapolis L 1-12 24-21
Tu 6/13 Indianapolis L 1-4 24-22 Mike Menoskey, just recalled, homers.
W 6/14 Louisville, rain Joe Engel and Earl Tyree transferred to Duluth.  Grover Land purchased from the Saints.
Th 6/15 Louisville, rain
F 6/16 Louisville, rain
Sa 6/17-1 Louisville W 1-0 25-22 3-hitter by Burk.  Millers win in the last of the 9th.
Sa 6/17-2 Louisville W 1-0 26-22 6-hitter by Yingling.  Millers win in the last of the 9th.
Su 6/18-1 Louisville W 6-5 (10) 27-22 Cashion pitches the final 4 innings.
Su 6/18-2 Louisville W 4-3 (6, 6:00 law) 28-22 5-hitter by Hopper.
Tu 6/20-1 Columbus L 1-4 28-23
Tu 6/20-2 Columbus W 6-2 29-23 6-hitter by Yingling.
W 6/21 Columbus W 6-4 30-23 Cashion pitches 6-hitter and hits home run.  Menosky makes a great catch of drive by Larry Chappelle in left field with 2 out in the 7th and the tying run on second.  Rudy Hulswitt appeals to the crowd; half say Menosky dropped the ball, but the call stands.  Columbus protests the game.
Th 6/22-1 Columbus L 4-8 30-24
Th 6/22-2 Columbus W 4-2 31-24 5-hitter by Williams.
F 6/23 Toledo W 8-7 32-24 Menosky hits 2 triples; Millers score 4 in the last of the 9th with 0 out.
Sa 6/24-1 Toledo W 8-7 33-24 Yingling wins.  Wallie Smith homers.
Sa 6/24-2 Toledo L 5-12 33-25 Cashion pitches the entire game.
Su 6/25-1 Toledo W 5-2 34-25 4-hitter by Burk.
Su 6/25-2 Toledo W 5-0 35-25 5-hitter by Williams.
M 6/26 St. Paul W 8-6 36-25 Altizer and Roy Massey homer.  Millers trail first-place Kansas City by 1/2 game.
Tu 6/27 Kansas City L 4-10 36-26 Beals Becker hits grand slam off Yingling in the 1st inning.
W 6/28 Kansas City W 8-2 37-26
Th 6/29 Kansas City L 2-4 37-27
F 6/30 Milwaukee L 2-7 37-28
S 7/1 Milwaukee W 4-0 38-28 4-hitter by Burk.  Smith homers.
Su 7/2-1 Milwaukee L 0-2 38-29
Su 7/2-2 Milwaukee L 9-12 38-30 Thorpe gets 4 hits for the Brewers.
Tu 7/4 a.m. St. Paul L 2-6 38-31
Tu 7/4 p.m. at St. Paul L 0-8 38-32
W 7/5 St. Paul L 2-7 38-33
Th 7/6 at St. Paul L 2-6 38-34 Millers leave on eastern trip with only 13 players.  Smith has typhoid fever.  Hopper and Williams are also out.
Sa 7/8-1 at Louisville W 3-2 39-34 6-hitter by Burk.
Sa 7/8-2 at Louisville T 3-3 (6, rain) 39-34-1
Su 7/9-1 at Louisville W 8-3 40-34 10-hitter by Yingling.
Su 7/9-2 at Louisville L 0-3 40-35 Cashion loses.
M 9/10 at Louisville W 10-6 41-35 13-hitter by Burk.  Menosky homers.
Tu 9/11-1 at Louisville L 4-8 41-36
Tu 9/11-2 at Louisville W 4-1 42-36 5-hitter by Yingling.
W 7/12 at Indianapolis L 1-2 (10) 42-37 Williams loses.
Th 7/13 at Indianapolis L 4-14 42-38
F 7/14 at Indianapolis W 11-3 43-38 7-hitter by Burk.
Sa 7/15 at Indianapolis L 4-6 43-39
Su 7/16-1 at Toledo L 3-4 43-40
Su 7/16-2 at Toledo W 4-0 44-40 8-hitter by Bentley.
M 7/17 at Toledo L 1-9 44-41
Tu 7/18 at Toledo L 0-10 44-42 Williams hit hard.
W 7/19 at Toledo W 3-1 45-42
Th 7/20 at Columbus W 8-3 (11) 46-42 9-hitter by Yingling.  Altizer gets 4 hits.  Henri Rondeau now back with the Millers.
F 7/21 at Columbus W 8-7 (11) 47-42 Bentley goes the distance, allows 17 hits.  Millers get only 5 hits.  Millers score 4 in 9th to tie and win in 11th.
Sa 7/22 at Columbus L 0-6 47-43 Williams loses.
Su 7/23-1 at Columbus W 2-1 48-43 5-hitter by Burk.  Cashion homers.
Su 7/23-2 at Columbus W 11-4 49-43 5-hitter by Yingling.  Rondeau fractures his ankle sliding into second.
M 7/24 at Milwaukee W 7-6 50-43 6-hitter by Bentley.  Millers score 3 in the top of the 9th.
Tu 7/25 at Milwaukee L 2-3 50-44
W 7/26 at Milwaukee L 1-5 50-45 Joe Coffey loses in Millers debut - gives up 6 hits, 3 to Jim Thorpe.
Th 7/27 at Milwaukee W 8-2 51-45 4-hitter by Burk, who was in a car wreck on the way to the ballpark with 4 other Millers, Mutt Williams, Carl Cashion, Harry Holland, and Morley Jennings.  Their jitney driver veered to avoid another car and hit a telegraph pole.  The players were thrown from the car, which was wrecked, but the players weren't hurt.
F 7/28 at Kansas City W 7-2 52-45 9-hitter by Yingling.
Sa 7/29 at Kansas City L 5-15 52-46
Su 7/30-1 at Kansas City L 8-9 (11) 52-47 Menosky homers.
Su 7/30-2 at Kansas City L 3-7 52-48
W 8/2 at St. Paul W 4-0 53-48 3-hitter by Yingling.  Acosta homers.
Th 8/3 St. Paul L 3-4 53-49 George Dumont loses in first game with Millers this year.
F 8/4 at St. Paul, rain
Sa 8/5 St. Paul L 4-10 53-50
Su 8/6-1 at St. Paul L 3-4 53-51 Yingling loses.
Su 8/6-2 at St. Paul W 7-1 54-51 4-hitter by Dumont.
Tu 8/8 Louisville L 1-2 54-42 Burk loses; Altizer homers.
W 8/9-1 Louisville L 3-5 54-53
W 8/9-2 Louisville L 3-13 54-54
Th 8/10 Louisville W 8-2 55-54 8-hitter by Yingling.  Menosky hits 3-run homer in 1st and 2-run single in 6th.
F 8/11 Indianapolis W 4-3 56-54 10-hitter for Hopper, pitching for the first time in over a month.  Altizer homers.
Sa 8/12 Indianapolis L 1-13 56-55
Su 8/13-1 Indianapolis L 5-8 56-56
Su 8/13-2 Indianapolis L 0-2 56-57
M 8/14 at Hibbing (ex.) W 7-4 Exhibition game in Hibbing, Minnesota.
Tu 8/15 Toledo W 5-0 57-57
W 8/16-1 Toledo W 9-5 58-57
W 8/16-2 Toledo L 4-9 58-58
Th 8/17-1 Toledo W 4-3 (10) 59-58
Th 8/17-2 Toledo L 4-5 59-59
F 8/18 Toledo L 3-7 59-60
Sa 8/19-1 Columbus L 1-7 59-61
Sa 8/19-2 Columbus L 5-11 59-62
Su 8/20-1 Columbus W 6-3 60-62 8-hitter by Yingling.  HR-Menosky, Acosta.
Su 8/20-2 Columbus L 3-7 60-63
M 8/21 Columbus W 6-5 61-63 Menosky homers.
Tu 8/22 Columbus W 8-6 62-63 12-hitter by Burk.
Th 8/24 Milwaukee W 6-3 63-63 5-hitter by Coffey.
F 8/25 Milwaukee, rain
Sa 8/26-1 Milwaukee W 11-3 64-63 Williams pitches the first 6 innings and gets the win.
Sa 8/26-2 Milwaukee W 2-1 65-63 6-hitter by Dumont.  Millers score 2 in the last of the 9th.
Su 8/27-1 Milwaukee W 12-3 66-63 7-hitter by Burk.  Menosky homers.
Su 8/27-2 Milwaukee L 6-8 66-64
M 8/28 Kansas City W 7-3 67-64 9-hitter by Yingling.
Tu 8/29 Kansas City W 8-7 (10) 68-64 HR-Menosky, Jack Knight, Acosta.
W 8/30 Kansas City W 5-3 69-64 Cashion relives Coffey with 1 out in the 1st and goes the rest of the way.
Th 8/31-1 Kansas City W 6-5 70-64 11-hitter by Burk.  HR-Altizer.
Th 8/31-2 Kansas City W 7-3 71-64 6-hitter by Williams.  Acosta steals home.
F 9/1 St. Paul W 6-5 72-64 11-hitter by Yingling.
Sa 9/2 at St. Paul W 5-2 73-64 7-hitter by Dumont.  HR-Jennings.
Su 9/3-1 St. Paul W 9-2 74-64 6-hitter by Williams.  8th straight win for Millers.
Su 9/3-2 St. Paul L 4-14 74-65 HR-Altizer, Smith.
M 9/4 a.m. St. Paul W 11-0 75-65 6-hitter by Yingling.
M 9/4 p.m. at St. Paul L 6-7 75-66 Millers score 4 in the 8th for a 4-3 lead, but Wally Mayer's grand slam in the last of the 8th puts Saints back in front.  Millers rally in the 9th but fall short.
W 9/6 at Louisville L 3-4 75-67
Th 9/7 at Louisville L 2-3 75-68
F 9/8 at Louisville W 8-2 76-68 9-hitter by Williams.
Sa 9/9 at Indianapolis L 2-4 76-69 Yingling loses.
Su 9/10-1 at Indianapolis W 2-1 77-69 7-hitter by Dumont.
Su 9/10-2 at Indianapolis W 3-2 78-69 Dumont relieves Williams after 1 batter and wins 8-hitter.
M 9/11 at Indianapolis L 1-5 78-70
Tu 9/12 at Indianapolis L 1-3 78-71
W 9/13 at Columbus L 4-5 (10) 78-72 Acosta breaks leg.
Th 9/14 at Columbus W 7-6 79-72 13-hitter by Williams.
F 9/15 at Columbus W 10-0 80-72 7-hitter by Dumont.
Sa 9/16 at Columbus L 5-7 80-73 Rondeau back, pinch hits in 9th.
Su 9/17-1 at Toledo W 7-1 81-73 6-hitter by Yingling.  Jennings homers.
Su 9/17-2 at Toledo W 6-2 82-73 8-hitter by Williams.
M 9/18 at Toledo W 5-3 83-73 6-hitter by Dumont.
Tu 9/19 at Toledo W 15-10 84-73 Millers get 20 hits, including 4 by Yip Owens.  Altizer homers.
Th 9.21 at Kansas City W 5-2 85-73 8-hitter by Burk.
F 9/22 at Kansas City W 17-6 86-73 11-hitter by Dumont.  Millers get 24 hits, including 5 by Rondeau.
Sa 9/23 at Kansas City L 3-5 86-74
Su 9/24-1 at Kansas City W 3-2 87-74 9-hitter by Williams.
Su 9/24-2 at Kansas City T 4-4, darkness 87-74-2 Beals Becker homers in third straight game for Kansas City.
M 9/25 at Milwaukee W 9-0 88-74 6-hitter by Burk.
Tu 9/26 at Milwaukee, rain
W 9/27 at Milwaukee, rain
Th 9/28-1 at Milwaukee, rain
Th 9/28-2 at Milwaukee, rain
Sa 9/30 St. Paul L 2-14 88-75
Su 10/1 at St. Paul L 1-2 88-76-2
W L Manager
Louisville 101 66 Bill Clymer
Indianapolis 95 71 Jack Hendricks
Minneapolis 88 76 Joe Cantillon
St. Paul 86 79 Mike Kelley
Kansas City 86 81 Dan Shay-Art Phelan
Toledo 78 86 Roger Bresnahan
Columbus 71 90 Rudy Hulswitt-Williams Johns
Milwaukee 54 110 Harry Clark-Jack Martin
Statistics
Player Games Batting Average Home Runs Position
Henri Rondeau 16 .382 0 of
Dave Altizer 164 .299 8 ss-3b-1b-of
Morley Jennings 159 .286 3 ss
Roy “Red” Massey 143 .282 1 cf
Carl Cashion 97 .271 2 of-p
Mike Menoskey 115 .267 11 rf
Grover Land* 96 .259 0 c
Jack Knight 164 .255 1 1b-2b
Balmadero “Merito” Acosta 122 .255 3 of
Frank “Yip” Owens 135 .252 2 c
Harry Holland 165 .252 0 2b-3b
Wallie Smith 68 .234 1 3b
Pitcher G IP W L ERA
Earl Yingling 42 323 24 13 2.67
Mutt Williams 43 278 15 15 3.11
Sandy Burk 45 333 21 16 3.73
George Dumont 22 146 11 6 3.76
Jack Bentley 21 117 8 6 4.16
Carl Cashion 21 124 4 8 4.14
Booth Hopper 16 71 4 7 6.21
Joe Coffey 10 46 1 2 6.45
Joe Engel 6 0 3
*Land’s statistics include games played with St. Paul in 1916.
Earl Yingling led the American Association with 24 wins, Dave Altizer led the Association with 98 walks and 108 runs, and Sandy Burk led the Association with 143 walks allowed.