Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley
1923 - American Association, 74-92,  6th place - Standings, statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results
Manager: Joe Cantillon
Date Opponent Outcome Record Notes
Th 4/19 at Milwaukee Brewers W 10-2 1-0 5-hitter by Eric Erickson.  Millers get 15 hits, including 2 triples by Bill Hollahan.
F 4/20 at Milwaukee L 4-9 1-1 Henri Rondeau and Hollahan homer.
Sa 4/21 at Milwaukee W 4-3 2-1 3-hitter by Dan Tipple.
Su 4/22 at Milwaukee W 5-2 3-1 4-hitter by Tom Phillips.
M 4/23 at Kansas City Blues, rain
Tu 4/24 at Kansas City L 9-17 3-2 Earl Smith and Walter Mayer homer.
W 4/25 at Kansas City L 5-7 3-3
F 4/27 Milwaukee Brewers L 5-10 3-4 Carl East gets 4 hits, including 2 home runs.
Sa 4/28 Milwaukee L 5-6 3-5
Su 4/29 Milwaukee L 0-4 3-6 Millers drop to last place.
M 4/30 Milwaukee L 3-6 3-7
Tu 5/1 Kansas City W 12-2 4-7 8-hitter by Sheik Bill Morrisette, who also hits a long home run.  Smith and East also homer. Stadium Day at Nicollet Park with 1/3 of the gate receipts given to the University of Minnesota for construction of the new football stadium.
W 5/2 Kansas City, rain
Th 5/3 Kansas City, rain
F 5/4 Kansas City W 6-3 5-7 7-hitter by Eric Erickson.  Hollahan homers and triples.
Sa 5/5 Kansas City L 5-6 5-8 Millers blow 5-0 lead.  East homers.
Su 5/6 at St. Paul Saints L 2-7 5-9 15,000 at Lexington Park.
M 5/7 St. Paul W 3-1 6-9 5-hitter by Bob McGraw.  Howard Merritt carries a no-hitter into the 7th, when the Millers score 3 off him.
Tu 5/8 at St. Paul, rain
W 5/9 St. Paul L 3-5 6-10 Tom Sheehan of the Saints wins on an 8-hitter.
Th 5/10 at St. Paul L 0-3 6-11 5-hitter by Charley Hall of the Saints.
F 5/11 St. Paul L 0-6 6-12 4-hitter by Merritt.
Sa 5/12 at St. Paul L 2-3 6-13
Su 5/13 St. Paul L 6-8 6-14 Sheehan wins, gives up 15 hits, 4 by Hollahan.
Tu 5/15 Indianapolis Indians W 6-2 7-14 9-hitter by Tipple.
W 5/16 Indianapolis W 3-2 8-14 7-hitter by McGraw.  East homers.
Th 5/17 Indianapolis L 1-16 8-15 Millers make 8 errors, 3 each by Bob Fisher and Hughie "Cowboy" Critz.
F 5/18 Indianapolis L 2-5 (10) 8-16
Sa 5/19 Louisville Colonels W 10-5 9-16 7-hitter by Morrisette.  East is 4-for-4 with a triple and home run.  Smith also homers.  Umpire Mullen ejects 7 players from the Minneapolis bench.
Su 5/20 Louisville W 6-2 10-16 Rube Schauer refuses to report to St. Joseph, is suspended, and retires.  (The Millers own a farm team in St. Joseph, Missouri.)
M 5/21 Louisville L 7-8 10-17 Pat Reagan debuts with Millers.  Schauer reconsiders and reports to farm team in St. Joseph.
Th 5/22 Toledo Mud Hens W 8-6 11-17 Millers held hitless until the 6th.  Ted Jourdan is hit in the head with a batted ball.
W 5/23 Toledo W 8-2 12-17 10-hitter by Erickson.  Smith homers.  East is 3-for-3.
Th 5/24 Toledo W 9-6 13-17
F 5/25 Toledo W 11-5 14-17 Morrisette starts and homers.  Doc Ayers gets the win.
Sa 5/26 Columbus Senators L 4-7 14-18 East homers.
Su 5/27 Columbus W 4-0 15-18 7-hitter by Tipple.  Critz steals home.
M 5/28 Columbus L 3-5 15-19
Tu 5/29 at St. Paul L 5-6 15-20 McGraw his no-hitter for 6-2/3.  Gives up 6 runs in 8th.
W 5/30 a.m. at St. Paul L 0-5 15-21 Merritt pitches 6-hitter for Saints.  
W 5/30 p.m. St. Paul L 0-5 15-22 Cliff Markle pitches 7-hitter for Saints.
F 6/1 at Columbus L 6-8 15-23
Sa 6/2 at Columbus L 9-10 15-24 East homers, and Rondeau hits grand slam.  Millers score 5 in the top of the 8th, but the Senators come back with 4 in the bottom of the inning.
Su 6/3 at Columbus L 3-11 15-25
M 6/4 at Columbus L 2-3 15-26 Rondeau and East homer.
Tu 6/5 at Toledo L 5-6 15-27 Mud Hens score 3 in 9th.
W 6/6 at Toledo, rain
Th 6/7 at Toledo, rain East homer in 1st wiped out by rain.
F 6/8 at Louisville L 2-4 15-28 Tipple pitches a 3-hitter but loses.  10th straight loss for Millers.
Sa 6/9 at Louisville W 5-3 (11) 16-28
Su 6/10 at Louisville W 3-2 (5, rain) 17-28
M 6/11 at Indianapolis, rain
Tu 6/12 at Indianapolis W 6-4 18-28 Phillips wins, Mayer homers.  
W 6/13 at Indianapolis W 9-2 19-28 6-hitter by Tipple.  Millers score 7 in 1st.
F 6/15 at Kansas City L 3-4 19-29
Sa 6/16 at Kansas City W 3-2 20-29 McGraw wins.
Su 6/17 at Kansas City L 8-9 (12) 20-30 Millers score 5 in 9th to tie but lose in 12th.
M 6/18 at Kansas City W 8-2 21-30 Mayer homers.
Tu 6/19 at Milwaukee L 8-15 21-31 Clyde Milan homers.
W 6/20 at Milwaukee, rain
Th 6/21 at Milwaukee, rain
F 6/22-1 at Milwaukee L 1-7 21-32
F 6/22-2 at Milwaukee W 7-5 22-32 Critz homers.
Sa 6/23 St. Paul W 4-0 23-32 4-hitter by Tipple.  Milan hits inside-the-park home run.
Su 6/24 at St. Paul L 2-6 23-33
M 6/25 Milwaukee W 6-2 24-33 7-hitter by Ayers.  East returns to the lineup after being out sick for a week and gets 2 hits.
Tu 6/26 Milwaukee L 6-7 24-34 Critz homers.  Millers score 5 in the 9th.
W 6/27 Milwaukee, rain
Th 6/28-1 Milwaukee L 7-8 24-35 Critz and Milan homer.
Th 6/28-2 Milwaukee W 3-2 25-35 Smith homers.
F 6/29 Kansas City W 3-1 26-35 Tipple wins.
Sa 6/30-1 Kansas City L 1-6 26-36 East homers.
Sa 6/30-2 Kansas City L 0-4 26-37
Su 7/1 Kansas City L 9-11 26-38
M 7/2 Kansas City L 7-13 26-39
Tu 7/3 St. Paul L 4-5 26-40 Schauer, who jumped the St. Joseph club, pitches the entire game for Minneapolis.  John Grabowski homers.  Charley Hall hits a 3-run homer in the 9th and gets the win in relief for St. Paul.
W 7/4 a.m. St. Paul L 5-7 26-41
W 7/4 p.m. at St. Paul W 1-0 27-41 5-hitter for McGraw.  Wally Gilbert, up from St. Joseph, debuts for the Millers.
Th 7/5 St. Paul W 14-10 28-41 Mangum wins.  Millers get 19 hits, including home run by Fisher.
F 7/6 Toledo W 11-8 29-41 East gets 4 hits.
Sa 7/7 Toledo L 3-7 29-42
Su 7/8-1 Toledo W 9-6 30-42 East walks 4 times, homers in other time up.
Su 7/8-2 Toledo L 6-9 (7, 6:00 law) 30-43 East homers.
M 7/9 Toledo L 1-11 30-44
W 7/11 Columbus L 3-6 30-45
Th 7/12 Columbus L 7-9 30-46 Smith and East homer.
F 7/13 Columbus W 11-7 31-46 McGraw wins.  East hits double, triple, and homer.
Sa 7/14 Columbus L 9-10 31-47 East homers twice, has 17, 1 behind league-leader Bunny Brief.
Su 7/15 Columbus L 5-8 31-48
Tu 7/17 Louisville L 8-10 31-49
W 7/18 Louisville L 4-5 31-50
Th 7/19 Louisville W 10-9 32-50 Jourdan homers.
F 7/20 Louisville W 12-5 33-50 Gilbert and Rondeau homer.
Sa 7/21-1 Indianapolis L 5-6 33-51
Sa 7/21-2 Indianapolis W 8-7 (10) 34-51 Critz homers, and East homers in 10th to win game.
Su 7/22-1 Indianapolis L 10-11 (10) 34-52 Smith homers.
Su 7/22-2 Indianapolis L 4-7 34-53
W 7/25 at Columbus W 6-3 35-53 Smith homers.
Th 7/26 at Columbus L 3-9 35-54
F 7/27 at Columbus W 6-5 36-54 East homers.
Sa 7/28 at Columbus, rain
Su 7/29-1 at Toledo W 15-10 37-54
Su 7/29-2 at Toledo W 11-4 38-54 Clarence Griffin wins.
M 7/30 at Toledo W 5-3 39-54
Tu 7/31 at Toledo W 7-5 40-54 Erickson wins, Critz homers.  Toledo now 33-64; Manager Possum Whitted resigns.
W 8/1-1 at Toledo W 6-4 41-54
W 8/1-2 at Toledo L 3-14 41-55
Th 8/2 at Indianapolis, rain President Harding bites the big one.
F 8/3 at Indianapolis, ppd. Game postponed because of Harding's death.
Sa 8/4-1 at Indianapolis L 12-13 41-56 Laster Fisher homers.  Indianapolis scores 6 in 9th.
Sa 8/4-2 at Indianapolis W 7-3 (6, darkness) 42-56
Su 8/5-1 at Indianapolis L 1-9 42-57 Ayers loses.  Jess Petty has perfect game until East doubles with 2 out in 7th.
Su 8/5-2 at Indianapolis L 2-5 (7, 6:00 law) 42-58 Ayers loses again.
M 8/6 at Louisville L 4-7 42-59
Tu 8/7 at Louisville L 1-17 42-60 Critz hits in 24th straight game, ties Earle Combs of Louisville for the longest hitting streak this season.  Jourdan pitches in game for Millers after Tipple and Griffin are rocked.  Jourdan does no better.
W 8/8 at Louisville L 5-6 (10) 42-61 East homers.
Th 8/9 at Louisville L 4-7 42-62
F 8/10 All baseball games postponed because of Harding's funeral.
Sa 8/11 at St. Paul L 5-6 42-63 Sheehan wins, en route to 31 wins in 1923.
Su 8/12 St. Paul W 2-1 43-63
M 8/13 at St. Paul L 4-5 (12) 43-64 Charley Dressen's second homer of the game, in 12th, wins game for Saints.
Tu 8/14 Columbus W 12-8 44-64 Millers get 20 hits, including homer by Smith.
W 8/15 Columbus L 3-4 44-65 Critz singles in 9th to extend his hitting streak to 31 games.
Th 8/16 Columbus W 5-3 45-65 Tipple wins.
F 8/17 Columbus L 4-6 45-66 Critz extends hitting streak to 33 games.  Jourdan homers.
Sa 8/18 Toledo W 6-3 46-66 McGraw strikes out 11.  Smith and Grabowski homer.  Critz's hitting streak is stopped.
Su 8/19-1 Toledo L 8-9 46-67 East and Smith homer.
Su 8/19-2 Toledo L 3-13 46-68
W 8/22 Indianapolis W 7-6 47-68 McGraw pitches 12-hitter and breaks 6-6 tie with an 8-inning home run.  L. Fisher also homers.
Th 8/23 Indianapolis W 5-4 48-68 4-hitter by Tipple.  East hits long home run.
F 8/24 Indianapolis L 7-11 48-69
Sa 8/25 Indianapolis W 4-1 49-69 4-hitter by Erickson.  Elmer Shaughnessy hits grand slam.
Su 8/26-1 Louisville W 5-2 50-69
Su 8/26-2 Louisville W 9-6 51-69
Tu 8/28 Louisville L 6-14 51-70
W 8/29 Louisville W 5-4 (10) 52-70 East homers.  Rondeau drives in winning run.
Th 8/30 Louisville W 16-7 53-70 East and Critz homer.
F 8/31 at St. Paul L 5-6 53-71 Critz homers.
Sa 9/1 at St. Paul W 8-3 54-71 East homers.
Su 9/2 St. Paul L 8-15 54-72 Jourdan and East homer.
M 9/3 a.m. at St. Paul L 5-6 54-73 Trailing 5-0, Saints score 3 in last of the 8th and 3 in the last of the 9th.
M 9/3 p.m. St. Paul W 7-4 55-73
Tu 9/4 Milwaukee W 9-4 56-73 Ayers wins.
W 9/5 Milwaukee W 7-6 (10) 57-73 Ayers wins.  East hits 27th homer to tie Brief for league lead.  Milan knocks in winning run in the 10th.
Th 9/6 Milwaukee W 7-6 58-73 Carl Eng wins in debut with the Millers.
F 9/7 Kansas City L 1-2 58-74
Sa 9/8-1 Kansas City W 4-3 59-74 6-hitter by Tipple.  Roy Massey homers.
Sa 9/8-2 Kansas City L 2-16 59-75 Tipple starts again, loses.
Su 9/9-1 Kansas City L 4-9 59-76 East hits 28th home run to tie Brief.  Jourdan has 3 unassisted double plays at first base.
Su 9/9-2 Kansas City L 4-7 59-77
Tu 9/11 at Milwaukee, rain
W 9/12-1 at Milwaukee L 3-4 59-78 East pitches final 4 innings.  
W 9/12-2 at Milwaukee L 2-3 59-79
Th 9/13-1 at Milwaukee W 3-2 60-79
Th 9/13-2 at Milwaukee W 6-5 61-79
F 9/14 at Milwaukee L 1-4 61-80
Sa 9/15-1 at Kansas City L 6-9 61-81 Frank Brinzda loses.
Sa 9/15-2 at Kansas City L 4-26 61-82 Brinzda starts again.  Critz homers.
Su 9/16 at Kansas City, rain
M 9/17 at Kansas City, rain
Tu 9/18-1 at Kansas City L 0-6 61-83 Herb Caldwell pitches 2 complete games for the Blues.
Tu 9/18-2 at Kansas City L 5-10 61-84
W 9/19-1 at Kansas City, rain
W 9/19-2 at Kansas City, rain
F 9/21 at Columbus L 0-4 61-85
Sa 9/22-1 at Columbus L 0-7 61-86
Sa 9/22-2 at Columbus W 10-7 62-86
Su 9/23-1 at Columbus L 1-4 62-87
Su 9/23-2 at Columbus L 5-15 62-88
M 9/24 at Toledo W 4-1 63-88 8-hitter by Yingling.
Tu 9/25 at Toledo W 2-1 64-88 4-hitter by Mangum.
W 9/26 at Toledo W 5-3 65-88 11-hitter by Morrisette.
Th 9/27 at Toledo W 6-2 66-88 5-hitter by Brinzda.  East homers.
F 9/28 at Toledo W 10-7 67-88 Smith gets 4 hits.  13th straight loss for Mud Hens.
Sa 9/29 at Louisville W 7-6 68-88 7-hitter by Erickson.
Su 9/30-1 at Louisville W 4-1 69-88 6-hitter by Mangum.  Rondeau homers.
Su 9/30-2 at Louisville W 9-0, forfeit 70-88 Millers lead 13-8 in the 9th when fans hurl seat cushions onto field, causing forfeit.  East hits 2 homers and Massey hits 1.
M 10/1 at Louisville W 6-0 71-88 2-hitter by Morrisette.
Tu 10/2 at Louisville L 2-6 71-89
Th 10/4 at Indianapolis L 3-6 71-90
F 10/5 at Indianapolis W 6-3 72-90 Millers stop Jess Petty's attempt for his 20th win.
Sa 10/6-1 at Indianapolis L 3-5 72-91
Sa 10/6-2 at Indianapolis W 3-1 (8, darkness) 73-91 L. Fisher homers.
Su 10/7-1 at Indianapolis L 8-13 73-92 Critz homers.
Su 10/7-2 at Indianapolis W 7-1 (5, darkness) 74-92
W L Manager
Kansas City 112 54 Wilbur Good
St. Paul 111 57 Mike Kelley
Louisville 91 77 Joe McCarthy
Columbus 79 89 Carleton Molesworth
Milwaukee 75 91 Harry Clark
Minneapolis 74 92 Joe Cantillon
Indianapolis 72 94 Jack Hendricks
Toledo 54 114 George "Possum" Whitted-Bill Terry
Statistics
Player Games Batting Average Home Runs Runs Batted In Position
Carl East 151 .375 31 151 rf-p
Frank “Yip” Owens 3 .333 0 0 c
Hughie “Cowboy” Critz 154 .327 9 73 ss-2b
Earl Smith 139 .316 11 82 3b-cf
John Grabowski 98 .316 3 55 c
Henri Rondeau 126 .312 5 59 lf
Wally Gilbert 21 .305 1 12 3b
Clyde Milan 101 .296 3 25 cf
Pat Reagan* 28 .291 0 9 3b
Ted Jourdan 150 .282 4 73 1b
Bob Fisher 87 .280 2 40 2b-3b
Walter Mayer 111 .279 4 59 c
Elmer O’Shaugnessy 77 .277 1 39 3b-lf
Ray “Red” Massey 114 .276 2 40 cf-3b
Laster Fisher 69 .273 3 28 ss
Walter Nufer 15 .245 0 3 2b
Bill Hollahan 46 .236 2 17 2b
R. Browne 10 .120 0 2 ss
Pitcher G IP W L ERA
Bob McGraw 40 226 15 12 4.38
Leo Mangum 11 51 4 2 4.41
Dan Tipple 39 240 16 17 4.57
Sheik Bill Morrisette 36 168 8 5 4.66
Tom Phillips 12 73 4 4 5.06
Doc Ayers 47 199 10 12 5.20
Eric Erickson 43 246 7 25 5.30
Alexander “Rube” Schauer 21 68 2 6 7.42
Frank Brinzda 10 63 2 5 9.43
Carl Eng 7 41 3 3
Earl Yingling 6 29 2 0
Clarence Griffin 6 17 1 1
Bill Lindberg 2 2 0 0
Doc Hamann 0 0
*Reagan’s statistics include games played with Kansas City in 1923.
Carl East led the American Association with 31 home runs.   Erickson led the Association with 25 losses.