Minneapolis
Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley |
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1918 - American Association, 34-42, 7th place - Standings, statistics, and
notes follow game-by-game results |
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Manager:
Joe Cantillon |
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Date |
Opponent |
Outcome |
Record |
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W 5/1 |
at Kansas City Blues |
W 3-2 |
1-0 |
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Th 5/2 |
at Kansas City |
L 7-10 |
1-1 |
Bill Weidell homers. |
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F 5/3 |
at Kansas City |
L 1-10 |
1-2 |
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Sa 5/4 |
at Milwaukee Brewers |
L 1-3 |
1-3 |
Shortstop Harry Wolfe
leaves the Millers to join the Army. |
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Su 5/5 |
at Milwaukee |
L 1-13 |
1-4 |
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M 5/6 |
at Milwaukee |
L 4-5 (12) |
1-5 |
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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. |
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Th 5/9 |
Kansas City, rain |
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F 5/10 |
Kansas City |
W 4-0 |
2-6 |
3-hitter by Charley
Robertson in his Millers debut. |
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Sa 5/11 |
Kansas City |
L 0-5 |
2-7 |
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Su 5/12 |
Milwaukee |
L 6-8 (10) |
2-8 |
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M 5/13 |
Milwaukee |
L 1-6 |
2-9 |
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W 5/15 |
Indianapolis |
L 0-5 |
2-10 |
Mike Cantillon plans
to sell the Millers. |
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Th 5/16 |
Indianapolis |
L 1-3 |
2-11 |
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F 5/17 |
Indianapolis, rain |
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Sa 5/18 |
Louisville Colonels |
L 1-10 |
2-12 |
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Su 5/19-1 |
Louisville |
L 2-7 |
2-13 |
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Su 5/19-2 |
Louisville |
W 2-0 |
3-13 |
4-hitter by Robertson. |
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W 5/22 |
Toledo Iron Men |
W 9-2 |
4-13 |
9-hitter by Mutt
Williams. |
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Th 5/23 |
Toledo |
L 0-2 |
4-14 |
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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. |
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Sa 5/25 |
Columbus Senators |
W 4-0 |
6-14 |
5-hitter by Hughes. |
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Su 5/26-1 |
Columbus |
L 0-5 |
6-15 |
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Su 5/26-2 |
Columbus |
W 1-0 |
7-15 |
2-hitter by
Williams. Gray homers. |
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M 5/27 |
Columbus, wet grounds |
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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. |
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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. |
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Th 5/30 4
p.m. |
at St. Paul |
W 8-3 |
8-16 |
7-hitter by Hughes. |
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Th 5/30 7
p.m. |
St. Paul |
W 2-1 (10) |
9-16 |
6-hitter by Williams. |
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F 5/31 |
at St. Paul, rain |
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Sa 6/1 |
St. Paul |
L 5-6 (10) |
9-17 |
Wallie Smith returns
to the Millers. Dave Altizer hurt
sliding. |
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Su 6/2-1 |
at St. Paul |
L 1-5 |
9-18 |
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Su 6/2-2 |
at St. Paul |
L 1-2 (11) |
9-19 |
Charles Humphrey
returns. 5,000 fans see the
doubleheader. |
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M 6/3 |
St. Paul, wet grounds |
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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. |
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Th 6/6 |
at Indianapolis |
L 0-1 |
9-21 |
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F 6/7 |
at Indianapolis |
W 1-0 |
10-21 |
6-hitter by Williams. |
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Sa 6/8 |
at Toledo |
W 8-0 |
11-21 |
7-hitter by
Patterson. Carl "Huck"
Sawyer gets 4 hits. |
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Su 6/9 |
at Toledo |
W 6-0 |
12-21 |
Toledo pitcher Abe
Bowman gets the only hit, in the 8th inning, off Hughes. |
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M 6/10 |
at Toledo, rain |
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Tu 6/11 |
at Columbus |
L 1-4 |
12-22 |
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W 6/12 |
at Columbus |
W 9-4 |
13-22 |
Millers score 5 in
9th. |
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Th 6/13 |
at Columbus |
W 12-6 |
14-22 |
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F 6/14 |
at Louisville |
W 9-3 |
15-22 |
Cashion hits a 3-run
triple in the 1st. |
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Sa 6/15 |
at Louisville |
L 9-11 |
15-23 |
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Su 6/16 |
at Louisville |
L 4-7 |
15-24 |
Smith homers. |
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Tu 6/18 |
Columbus |
W 4-2 |
16-24 |
4-hitter by Hughes. |
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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. |
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Th 6/20 |
Columbus |
L 2-5 |
17-25 |
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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. |
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Sa 6/22 |
Toledo |
L 3-6 |
18-26 |
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Su 6/23-1 |
Toledo |
W 8-2 |
19-26 |
6-hitter by
Patterson. Cashion homers. |
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Su 6/23-2 |
Toledo |
W 5-3 |
20-26 |
8-hitter by Williams. |
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M 6/24 |
Louisville |
W 2-1 |
21-26 |
5-hitter by Hughes. |
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Tu 6/25 |
Louisville |
L 2-7 |
21-27 |
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W 6/26 |
Louisville |
W 2-0 |
22-27 |
1-hitter by Bill
Lindberg in Millers debut. |
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Th 6/27 |
Louisville |
L 0-4 |
22-28 |
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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. |
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Sa 6/29 |
Indianapolis |
L 1-3 |
23-29 |
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Su 6/30-1 |
Indianapolis |
W 3-2 |
24-29 |
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Su 6/30-2 |
Indianapolis |
L 0-5 |
24-30 |
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Tu 7/2 |
St. Paul at Aberdeen, South
Dakota |
W 12-5 |
25-30 |
Emilio Palmero wins
first start for Millers. Cashion
homers. |
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W 7/3 |
at St. Paul |
L 1-5 |
25-31 |
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Th 7/4
a.m. |
at St. Paul |
L 1-5 |
25-32 |
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Th 7/4
p.m. |
St. Paul |
L 1-2 |
25-33 |
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F 7/5 |
Kansas City |
W 2-1 |
26-33 |
7-hitter by Palmero. |
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Sa 7/6 |
Kansas City |
L 2-4 |
26-34 |
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Su 7/7-1 |
Kansas City |
L 0-1 |
26-35 |
Hub Purdue pitches
8-hitter but loses. |
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Su 7/7-2 |
Kansas City |
W 5-1 |
27-35 |
9-hitter by Patterson. |
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M 7/8 |
Milwaukee |
L 2-7 |
27-36 |
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Tu 7/9 |
Milwaukee |
W 2-1 (11) |
28-36 |
3-hitter by Palmero. |
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W 7/10 |
Milwaukee |
W 3-0 |
29-36 |
5-hitter by Perdue. |
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Th 7/11 |
Milwaukee |
W 4-2 |
30-36 |
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F 7/12 |
St. Paul |
T 4-4 (9, darkness) |
30-36-1 |
Altizer homers. |
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Sa 7/13 |
at St. Paul |
L 4-6 |
30-37 |
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Su 7/14-1 |
St. Paul |
W 5-4 (10) |
31-37 |
10-hitter by Perdue
beats Charley "Sea Lion" Hall. |
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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. |
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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. |
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W 7/17 |
at Milwaukee |
L 1-5 |
32-39 |
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Th 7/18 |
at Milwaukee |
W 10-7 |
33-39 |
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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. |
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Secretary of War Newton Baker rules that baseball is
non-essential, meaning that players of draft age must work in essential
industries or fight. |
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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. |
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Su 7/21 |
at Kansas City |
L 0-6 |
33-42 |
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Su 7/21 |
at Kansas City |
W 9-5 |
34-42 |
American Association
seasons closes, teams disband. |
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W |
L |
Manager |
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Kansas City |
43 |
30 |
John Ganzel |
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Columbus |
41 |
32 |
Joe Tinker |
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Indianapolis |
41 |
34 |
Napoleon Lajoie |
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Louisville |
41 |
36 |
Bill Clymer |
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Milwaukee |
38 |
34 |
Jack Egan |
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St. Paul |
39 |
38 |
Mike Kelley |
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Minneapolis |
34 |
42 |
Joe Cantillon |
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Toledo |
23 |
54 |
Roger Bresnahan |
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Statistics |
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Player |
Games |
Batting Average |
Home Runs |
Position |
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Carl Cashion |
52 |
.346 |
5 |
rf |
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Carl “Huck” Sawyer |
76 |
.306 |
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2b |
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Frank “Yip” Owens |
46 |
.297 |
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c |
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Jack Knight |
27 |
.280 |
0 |
1b |
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Wallie Smith |
47 |
.267 |
1 |
1b |
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Dolly Gray |
27 |
.262 |
2 |
c-cf |
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Bill Weidell |
76 |
.262 |
1 |
3b-ss |
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Joe Devine* |
24 |
.241 |
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c |
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Dave Altizer |
52 |
.241 |
1 |
rf-ss |
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Bob Coleman |
9 |
.240 |
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c |
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William Patterson |
7 |
.238 |
0 |
ss |
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Morley Jennings |
52 |
.238 |
0 |
ss |
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Henri Rondeau |
76 |
.232 |
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lf |
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Frank Kitchens |
17 |
.191 |
0 |
c |
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Tony Burgwald |
41 |
.187 |
0 |
3b-of |
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Charley Jackson |
22 |
.186 |
0 |
of |
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Harry Wolfe |
4 |
.077 |
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ss |
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Bernie Neis |
1 |
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3b |
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Pitcher |
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IP |
W |
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ERA |
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Frank Shellenback |
3 |
21 |
1 |
2 |
0.86 |
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Charley Robertson |
9 |
65 |
2 |
7 |
1.93 |
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Emilio Palmero |
9 |
49 |
3 |
1 |
2.02 |
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Bill Lindberg |
14 |
80 |
3 |
5 |
2.03 |
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Roy Patterson |
14 |
98 |
5 |
3 |
2.30 |
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Mutt Williams |
27 |
151 |
8 |
11 |
2.29 |
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Hub Perdue |
6 |
35 |
2 |
2 |
2.57 |
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Tom Hughes |
20 |
116 |
8 |
6 |
2.95 |
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Charles Humphrey |
4 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
3.00 |
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Robert “Bugs” Hewitt |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
4.50 |
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Horace “Hod” Leverette |
3 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
6.43 |
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Claude Thomas |
8 |
29 |
0 |
3 |
7.45 |
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Rube Sumner |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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*Devine’s statistics
include games played with Toledo in 1918. |
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