Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley
1918 - American Association, 34-42,  7th place - Standings, statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results
Manager: Joe Cantillon
Date Opponent Outcome Record Notes
W 5/1 at Kansas City Blues W 3-2 1-0
Th 5/2 at Kansas City  L 7-10 1-1 Bill Weidell homers.
F 5/3 at Kansas City  L 1-10 1-2
Sa 5/4 at Milwaukee Brewers L 1-3 1-3 Shortstop Harry Wolfe leaves the Millers to join the Army.
Su 5/5 at Milwaukee L 1-13 1-4
M 5/6 at Milwaukee L 4-5 (12) 1-5
W 5/8 Kansas City L 3-7 1-6 Only 1,000 fans at game, smallest Opening Day crowd in Millers history.  Horace "Hod" Leverette and Long Tom Hughes are now with the Millers.
Th 5/9 Kansas City, rain
F 5/10 Kansas City W 4-0 2-6 3-hitter by Charley Robertson in his Millers debut.
Sa 5/11 Kansas City L 0-5 2-7
Su 5/12 Milwaukee L 6-8 (10) 2-8
M 5/13 Milwaukee L 1-6 2-9
W 5/15 Indianapolis L 0-5 2-10 Mike Cantillon plans to sell the Millers.
Th 5/16 Indianapolis L 1-3 2-11
F 5/17 Indianapolis, rain
Sa 5/18 Louisville Colonels L 1-10 2-12
Su 5/19-1 Louisville L 2-7 2-13
Su 5/19-2 Louisville W 2-0 3-13 4-hitter by Robertson.
W 5/22 Toledo Iron Men W 9-2 4-13 9-hitter by Mutt Williams.
Th 5/23 Toledo L 0-2 4-14
F 5/24 Toledo W 11-3 5-14 Dolly Gray homers for the Millers in front of their largest crowd of season (1,200) in the first night game in American Association history.  Daylight savings time began March 31, 1918 in Minnesota, allowing the Millers to start games at 7:00 p.m. and play them without lights.  Except for Saturday, Sunday, and holiday games, the Millers will start their home games at 7 p.m.  
Sa 5/25 Columbus Senators W 4-0 6-14 5-hitter by Hughes.
Su 5/26-1 Columbus L 0-5 6-15
Su 5/26-2 Columbus W 1-0 7-15 2-hitter by Williams.  Gray homers.
M 5/27 Columbus, wet grounds Charley Jackson and Claude Thomas leave for Fort Dodge (Des Moines, Iowa).  Millers scout Mike Kahoe gets Carl Cashion from a team in Virginia, Minnesota.
W 5/29 St. Paul Saints L 5-6 7-16 2,000 fans see first game under new Millers management, a group of businessmen headed by George Belden.  Saints score 4 in the 9th to take a 6-4 lead.
Th 5/30 4 p.m. at St. Paul W 8-3 8-16 7-hitter by Hughes.
Th 5/30 7 p.m. St. Paul W 2-1 (10) 9-16 6-hitter by Williams.
F 5/31 at St. Paul, rain
Sa 6/1 St. Paul L 5-6 (10) 9-17 Wallie Smith returns to the Millers.  Dave Altizer hurt sliding.
Su 6/2-1 at St. Paul L 1-5 9-18
Su 6/2-2 at St. Paul L 1-2 (11) 9-19 Charles Humphrey returns.  5,000 fans see the doubleheader.
M 6/3 St. Paul, wet grounds
W 6/5 at Indianapolis Indians L 2-3 9-20 Jack Knight jumps to the shipyards to play for a team in the Steel League in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Th 6/6 at Indianapolis L 0-1 9-21
F 6/7 at Indianapolis W 1-0 10-21 6-hitter by Williams.
Sa 6/8 at Toledo W 8-0 11-21 7-hitter by Patterson.  Carl "Huck" Sawyer gets 4 hits.
Su 6/9 at Toledo W 6-0 12-21 Toledo pitcher Abe Bowman gets the only hit, in the 8th inning, off Hughes.
M 6/10 at Toledo, rain
Tu 6/11 at Columbus L 1-4 12-22
W 6/12 at Columbus W 9-4 13-22 Millers score 5 in 9th.
Th 6/13 at Columbus W 12-6 14-22
F 6/14 at Louisville W 9-3 15-22 Cashion hits a 3-run triple in the 1st.
Sa 6/15 at Louisville L 9-11 15-23
Su 6/16 at Louisville L 4-7 15-24 Smith homers.
Tu 6/18 Columbus W 4-2 16-24 4-hitter by Hughes.
W 6/19 Columbus W 9-0, forfeit 17-24 Columbus manager Joe Tinker pulls his team off the field as the game is about to start, claiming it is too dark to start.  Millers awarded forfeit win.
Th 6/20 Columbus L 2-5 17-25
F 6/21 Toledo W 1-0 18-25 4-hitter for Williams, who will leave for the service soon.  Cashion's double knocks in Sawyer in the 9th for the only run.
Sa 6/22 Toledo L 3-6 18-26
Su 6/23-1 Toledo W 8-2 19-26 6-hitter by Patterson.  Cashion homers.
Su 6/23-2 Toledo W 5-3 20-26 8-hitter by Williams.
M 6/24 Louisville W 2-1 21-26 5-hitter by Hughes.
Tu 6/25 Louisville L 2-7 21-27
W 6/26 Louisville W 2-0 22-27 1-hitter by Bill Lindberg in Millers debut.
Th 6/27 Louisville L 0-4 22-28
F 6/28 Indianapolis W 3-2 (10) 23-28 7-hitter by Hughes.  Owens hits 2-run homer in 10th with 1 out to win for Millers.
Sa 6/29 Indianapolis L 1-3 23-29
Su 6/30-1 Indianapolis W 3-2 24-29
Su 6/30-2 Indianapolis L 0-5 24-30
Tu 7/2 St. Paul at Aberdeen, South Dakota W 12-5 25-30 Emilio Palmero wins first start for Millers.  Cashion homers.
W 7/3 at St. Paul L 1-5 25-31
Th 7/4 a.m. at St. Paul L 1-5 25-32
Th 7/4 p.m. St. Paul L 1-2 25-33
F 7/5 Kansas City W 2-1 26-33 7-hitter by Palmero.
Sa 7/6 Kansas City L 2-4 26-34
Su 7/7-1 Kansas City L 0-1 26-35 Hub Purdue pitches 8-hitter but loses.
Su 7/7-2 Kansas City W 5-1 27-35 9-hitter by Patterson.
M 7/8 Milwaukee L 2-7 27-36
Tu 7/9 Milwaukee W 2-1 (11) 28-36 3-hitter by Palmero.
W 7/10 Milwaukee W 3-0 29-36 5-hitter by Perdue.
Th 7/11 Milwaukee W 4-2 30-36
F 7/12 St. Paul T 4-4 (9, darkness) 30-36-1 Altizer homers.
Sa 7/13 at St. Paul L 4-6 30-37
Su 7/14-1 St. Paul W 5-4 (10) 31-37 10-hitter by Perdue beats Charley "Sea Lion" Hall.
Su 7/14-2 St. Paul W 8-6 (7, 6:00 law) 32-37 Millers score 6 in the 7th before the game is called by the 6:00 law.  Cashion homers.
Tu 7/16 at Milwaukee L 1-2 32-38 Millers score in top of 9th, but Lindberg gives up 2-run homer in bottom of 9th.
W 7/17 at Milwaukee L 1-5 32-39
Th 7/18 at Milwaukee W 10-7 33-39
F 7/19 at Milwaukee L 8-9 33-40 Hughes homers.  Millers break tie with 3 in the 9th, but Brewers come back with 4.
Secretary of War Newton Baker rules that baseball is non-essential, meaning that players of draft age must work in essential industries or fight.
Sa 7/20 at Kansas City L 1-3 33-41 Association owners meet at the Sherman House in Chicago and decide to end season.
Su 7/21 at Kansas City L 0-6 33-42
Su 7/21 at Kansas City W 9-5 34-42 American Association seasons closes, teams disband.
W L Manager
Kansas City 43 30 John Ganzel
Columbus 41 32 Joe Tinker
Indianapolis 41 34 Napoleon Lajoie
Louisville 41 36 Bill Clymer
Milwaukee 38 34 Jack Egan
St. Paul 39 38 Mike Kelley
Minneapolis 34 42 Joe Cantillon
Toledo 23 54 Roger Bresnahan
Statistics
Player Games Batting Average Home Runs Position
Carl Cashion 52 .346 5 rf
Carl “Huck” Sawyer 76 .306 0 2b
Frank “Yip” Owens 46 .297 1 c
Jack Knight 27 .280 0 1b
Wallie Smith 47 .267 1 1b
Dolly Gray 27 .262 2 c-cf
Bill Weidell 76 .262 1 3b-ss
Joe Devine* 24 .241 0 c
Dave Altizer 52 .241 1 rf-ss
Bob Coleman 9 .240 0 c
William Patterson 7 .238 0 ss
Morley Jennings 52 .238 0 ss
Henri Rondeau 76 .232 0 lf
Frank Kitchens 17 .191 0 c
Tony Burgwald 41 .187 0 3b-of
Charley Jackson 22 .186 0 of
Harry Wolfe 4 .077 0 ss
Bernie Neis 1 0 3b
Pitcher G IP W L ERA
Frank Shellenback 3 21 1 2 0.86
Charley Robertson 9 65 2 7 1.93
Emilio Palmero 9 49 3 1 2.02
Bill Lindberg 14 80 3 5 2.03
Roy Patterson 14 98 5 3 2.30
Mutt Williams 27 151 8 11 2.29
Hub Perdue 6 35 2 2 2.57
Tom Hughes 20 116 8 6 2.95
Charles Humphrey 4 15 1 0 3.00
Robert “Bugs” Hewitt 1 4 0 1 4.50
Horace “Hod” Leverette 3 7 0 1 6.43
Claude Thomas 8 29 0 3 7.45
Rube Sumner 1 2 0 0
*Devine’s statistics include games played with Toledo in 1918.