Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley
1927 - American Association, 88-80-1,  5th place - Standings, statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results
Manager: Mike Kelley
Date Opponent Outcome Record Notes
Tu 4/12 at Louisville Colonels W 1-0 (12) 1-0 6-hitter by Leo Moon, beats Norman "Nick" Cullop.  Hank Gowdy's pinch-hit single drives in Sammy Bohne with the only run. 
W 4/13 at Louisville, rain
Th 4/14 at Louisville, wet grounds
F 4/15 at Louisville W 8-3 2-0 8-hitter by Rube Benton.
Sa 4/16 at Indianapolis Indians W 3-1 3-0 7-hitter by Jim Middleton.
Su 4/17 at Indianapolis W 14-2 4-0 5-hitter by Moon.  Bohne steals 4 bases.  Millers get 17 hits.
M 4/18 at Indianapolis, rain Millers trade George Fisher and John Hollingsworth to Buffalo of the International League for Billy Kelley.
Tu 4/19 at Indianapolis W 11-10 5-0 Gomer Wilson wins.
W 4/20 at Columbus Senators W 4-3 6-0 Pat Malone wins with relief help from Middleton.
Th 4/21 at Columbus W 10-6 (10) 7-0 Frank Emmer homers, first homer of the year for the Millers.  Tiny Owens wins in relief.
F 4/22 at Columbus, rain
Sa 4/23 at Toledo Mud Hens W 9-3 8-0 7-hitter by Middleton.
Su 4/24 at Toledo L 3-12 8-1 Moon hit hard.
M 4/25 at Toledo L 5-6 (12) 8-2
Tu 4/26 at Toledo L 6-7 (15) 8-3
Th 4/28 Indianapolis, rain
F 4/29 Indianapolis L 1-3 8-4
Sa 4/30 Indianapolis L 4-5 8-5
Su 5/1 Louisville L 8-10 8-6 Emmer and Earl Smith homer.
M 5/2 Louisville L 3-11 8-7 Smith homers.
Tu 5/3 Louisville, rain
W 5/4 Louisville W 6-5 9-7 Eddie Kenna and Dick Loftus homer.
Th 5/5 Columbus L 2-10 9-8
F 5/6 Columbus W 4-3 10-8 Middleton wins.
Sa 5/7 Columbus W 4-1 11-8 4-hitter by Malone.
Su 5/8 Columbus L 2-3 11-9 Smith homers.
M 5/9 Toledo W 5-2 12-9 10-hitter by Benton.
Tu 5/10 Toledo, cold
W 5/11 Toledo L 7-8 12-10 Wilson and Smith homer.
Th 5/12 Toledo W 9-5 13-10 Emmer homers.
F 5/13 St. Paul Saints W 5-2 14-10 Moon wins.  Smith and Kelley homer.
Sa 5/14 at St. Paul, rain
Su 5/15 at St. Paul L 1-4 14-11 Loftus gets 4 hits.
M 5/16 St. Paul L 0-4 14-12
Tu 5/17 Milwaukee Brewers W 7-4 15-12
W 5/18 Milwaukee L 0-5 15-13
Th 5/19 Milwaukee L 3-6 15-14 Kelley homers.  Malone strikes out 6 in a row.
F 5/20 Milwaukee, rain
Sa 5/21 Kansas City Blues W 9-6 16-14 Moon wins 6th game and hits long home run.  Smith and Kenna also homer.
Su 5/22 Kansas City L 1-8 16-15
M 5/23 Kansas City W 9-8 17-15 Smith hits grand slam in 9th to win game.  Emmer and Pat Duncan also homer.
Tu 5/24 Kansas City W 15-14 18-15 Bert Ellison hits grand slam.  Kelley also homers.
W 5/25 at Milwaukee W 5-3 19-15 7-hitter by Benton.  Kelley hits 2 homers, and Duncan hits 1.
Th 5/26 at Milwaukee W 7-6 20-15
F 5/27 at Milwaukee W 14-10 (10) 21-15 Kelley homers.
Sa 5/28 St. Paul W 3-2 (10) 22-15 Smith and Jimmy McAuley homer.  Malone wins 4th game in 6 days.
Su 5/29 St. Paul W 3-2 23-15 Moon wins.  Emmer homers.
M 5/30 a.m. at St. Paul W 11-1 24-15 6-hitter by Wilbur Hubbell.  Kelley homers.
M 5/30 p.m. St. Paul W 8-1 25-15 9-hitter by Benton.  Kelley hits 2 homers, and Emmer hits 1.
Tu 5/31 at St. Paul W 5-1 26-15 Kelley, Smith, and McAuley homer.  Millers win 10th straight.
W 6/1 at Kansas City L 5-11 26-16
Th 6/2 at Kansas City, rain
F 6/3 at Kansas City, rain
Sa 6/4 at Kansas City L 2-7 26-17
Su 6/5-1 at Kansas City L 3-6 26-18
Su 6/5-2 at Kansas City W 5-0 27-18
M 6/6 at Kansas City L 2-3 (10) 27-19 Homer Ezzell and McAuley turn a triple play.  Ollie "Tarzan" Tucker debuts for the Millers.  Ernie Krueger homers.
Tu 6/7 at Indianapolis L 5-7 27-20
W 6/8 at Indianapolis L 8-9 27-21
Th 6/9 at Indianapolis W 9-2 28-21
F 6/10 at Indianapolis W 10-4 29-21 Kenna homers.
Sa 6/11 at Louisville W 11-7 30-21
Su 6/12-1 at Louisville L 0-2 30-22
Su 6/12-2 at Louisville L 2-6 30-23
M 6/13 at Louisville L 2-3 30-24
Tu 6/14 at Louisville L 1-11 30-25
W 6/15 at Columbus L 5-6 30-26 Senators score in the last of the 9th on a wild pitch by Benton.
Th 6/16 at Columbus L 0-4 30-27
F 6/17 at Columbus W 9-3 31-27 7-hitter by Moon.
Sa 6/18 at Columbus, wet grounds
Su 6/19-1 at Columbus W 10-1 32-27 6-hitter by Malone, who also homers.  Tucker and Emmer homer.  Emmer gets 4 hits.
Su 6/19-2 at Columbus W 7-6 33-27 Tucker homers.
M 6/20 at Toledo L 5-10 33-28 Benton hit hard.
Tu 6/21 at Toledo, rain
W 6/22 at Toledo L 9-10 33-29 Toledo player-manager Casey Stengel hits a pinch-hit, 2-run homer, with 2 out in the 11th.
Th 6/23-1 at Toledo L 1-5 33-30
Th 6/23-2 at Toledo L 3-4 33-31 Emmer homers.
Sa 6/25 at Milwaukee W 7-4 34-31 8-hitter by Malone.  Tucker hits 2 homers.  George Redfern debuts for the Millers.
Su 6/26-1 at Milwaukee L 1-8 34-32
Su 6/26-2 at Milwaukee L 2-4 34-33 Moon homers.
M 6/27 at Milwaukee L 2-15 34-34 Brewers get 21 hits.
Tu 6/28 at Milwaukee L 11-13 34-35 Smith homers.
W 6/29 Kansas City W 7-3 35-35 Wilson beats Tom Sheehan.  Smith homers.
Th 6/30 Kansas City W 6-5 (10) 36-35 Smith homers.  
F 7/1 Kansas City W 9-7 37-35 Bohne and Smith homer.
Sa 7/2 St. Paul L 0-4 37-36
Su 7/3 at St. Paul, rain
M 7/4 a.m. St. Paul W 7-5 38-36 Krueger homers.
M 7/4 p.m. at St. Paul L 2-7 38-37 Bohne homers
Tu 7/5 at St. Paul L 4-5 38-38 Bohne homers.
W 7/6-1 Louisville W 9-2 39-38 9-hitter by Benton.  Loftus and Tucker homers.
W 7/6-2 Louisville W 6-5 40-38 Moon wins.  Emmer homers.
Th 7/7 Louisville W 12-2 41-38 5-hitter by Malone.  Emmer gets 5 hits, including 2 homers.  Smith homers twice.  Tucker homers.
F 7/8 Louisville W 9-8 (12) 42-38 Millers tie game 2 with 4 in the 8th.  Emmer ties league record with 22nd straight errorless games at shortstop.
Sa 7/9 Louisville L 5-8 42-39 Tucker homers.  Emmer's errorless streak ends.
Su 7/10-1 Indianapolis W 8-7 43-39 Bohne homers.
Su 7/10-2 Indianapolis L 3-5 (7, 6:00 law) 43-40
M 7/11 Indianapolis W 5-4 44-40 Krueger homers.
Tu 7/12 Indianapolis L 4-6 44-41
W 7/13 Indianapolis W 6-0 45-41 5-hitter by Middleton.  Duncan homers.
Th 7/14 Indianapolis W 7-6 46-41 Emmer homers.
F 7/15-1 Toledo W 9-8 47-41 Moon wins.  Millers score 2 in the last of the 9th.  Emmer homers twice.  Smith and Tucker homer.
F 7/15-2 Toledo W 8-5 48-41 Tucker homers twice and Duncan once.  Kenna breaks bone in his throwing hand.
Sa 7/16 Toledo L 3-4 48-42 Bohne homers.
Su 7/17-1 Toledo L 7-8 48-43 Mud Hens score 4 in the 9th.
Su 7/17-2 Toledo L 2-5 (6, 6:00 law) 48-44
M 7/18 Columbus W 12-6 49-44 8-hitter by Hubbell.  Ellison homers.
Tu 7/19 Columbus W 9-6 50-44 Benton wins.  Emmer and Ellison homer.
W 7/20 Columbus, rain
Th 7/21 Columbus W 4-3 51-44 Emmer homers on the first pitch of the 9th to win the game.
F 7/22 St. Paul L 4-6 51-45
Sa 7/23-1 at St. Paul W 8-5 52-45 Emmer hits 17th home run to take league lead.
Sa 7/23-2 at St. Paul L 0-10 52-46
Su 7/24 St. Paul W 5-3 53-46 6-hitter by Benton.  Emmer (18) and Loftus homer.
M 7/25 at Kansas City L 0-6 53-47 Sheehan shuts out the Millers on 5 hits.
Tu 7/26-1 at Kansas City W 8-1 54-47 Krueger homers.
Tu 7/26-2 at Kansas City L 3-7 54-48
W 7/27 at Kansas City W 11-4 55-48
Th 7/28 Milwaukee L 2-18 55-49 Brewers get 22 hits.  Tucker homers for the Millers.
F 7/29 Milwaukee W 10-3 56-49 8-hitter by Benton.
Sa 7/30 Milwaukee W 7-6 57-49 Brewers take the lead with 4 in the top of the 9th, but the Millers get 2 in the bottom of the inning.  Krueger and Malone homer.
Su 7/31-1 Milwaukee L 9-10 57-50 Ellison and Emmer homer.
Su 7/31-2 Milwaukee L 5-8 (6, 6:00 law) 57-51
Tu 8/2 at Columbus W 11-8 58-51
W 8/3-1 at Columbus L 2-7 58-52
W 8/3-2 at Columbus W 2-0 59-52 7-hitter by Wilson.  Tucker homers.
Th 8/4 at Columbus W 10-1 60-52 5-hitter by Hubbell.  Emmer and Duncan homer.  Bohne gets 5 hits and Malone 4 as the Millers get 20 hits.
F 8/5 at Columbus W 10-1 61-52
Sa 8/6 at Toledo L 1-6 61-53
Su 8/7-1 at Toledo L 0-7 61-54
Su 8/7-2 at Toledo L 0-3 61-55
M 8/8 at Toledo L 3-5 61-56
Tu 8/9 at Indianapolis, rain
W 8/10-1 at Indianapolis W 11-8 62-56 Smith homers.
W 8/10-2 at Indianapolis L 2-5 62-57
Th 8/11 at Indianapolis W 5-1 63-57 10-hitter by Benton.  Tucker homers.
F 8/12 at Indianapolis W 7-5 64-57 Gowdy homers.
Sa 8/13 at Louisville L 4-5 64-58
Su 8/14 at Louisville L 3-9 64-59
M 8/15-1 at Louisville W 5-4 65-59
M 8/15-2 at Louisville L 3-7 65-60
Tu 8/16 at Louisville L 3-4 (12) 65-51
Th 8/18 Columbus W 6-5 66-61 Tucker homers.  Malone strikes out 11, including 6 in a row.
F 8/19 Columbus W 10-3 67-61 Kenna returns to lineup.
Sa 8/20 Columbus W 10-3 68-61 Kenna hits 3 home runs.  Tucker, Emmer, Bohne also homer.  The American Association record book lists Kenna as hitting 2 home runs in one inning, but the Minneapolis Tribune says his home runs came in the 5th, 6th, and 8th innings.
Dick Wade signs with the Millers after being released by Mission of the Pacific Coast League.
Su 8/21-1 Columbus W 7-3 69-61 Bohne homers.
Su 8/21-2 Columbus W 7-4 70-61 Smith homers. 
M 8/22 Toledo L 6-9 70-62 Emmer and Smith homer.  Wade in the lineup for the Millers.
Tu 8/23 Toledo W 9-4 71-62 Emmer homers twice and Bohne once.
W 8/24 Toledo W 10-8 72-62 Millers overcome 7-1 deficit with 9 in the 7th.  Kenna homers twice in the inning.
Th 8/25 Toledo W 11-2 73-62 Emmer and Smith homer.
F 8/26 Indianapolis W 11-5 74-62 Duncan hits 2 homers and 2 singles.  Tucker homers.
Sa 8/27 Indianapolis L 7-9 74-63 Kenna homers.
Su 8/28-1 Indianapolis L 6-9 74-64 HR-Emmer, Bohne, Smith, Wade.  Emmer's homer lands on Lake Street.
Su 8/28-2 Indianapolis L 4-6 74-65
M 8/29 Louisville W 10-1 75-65 Bohne sets league record with 32nd consecutive game at third base without an error, breaking the record set in 1926 by Julian Wera of St. Paul.  Smith homers.  Jim Poole debuts.
Tu 8/30 Louisville W 3-2 (11) 76-65 Malone wins 18th game.
W 8/31-1 Louisville W 21-1 77-65 Millers get 20 hits and 47 total bases.  Smith homers twice.  Tucker and Emmer homer.
W 8/31-2 Louisville W 8-5 78-65 Emmer homers twice and Tucker once.  Bohne's errorless streak stops at 34 games.
F 9/2 at St. Paul L 4-9 78-66 Tucker, Smith, Wade, and Poole homer.
Sa 9/3 St. Paul W 13-10 79-66
Su 9/4 at St. Paul L 3-7 79-67 Poole homers.
M 9/5-1 at St. Paul L 2-7 79-68
M 9/5-2 St. Paul W 6-2 80-68 5-hitter by Malone.  Tucker homers.
Tu 9/6 Milwaukee, rain
W 9/7 Milwaukee, rain
Th 9/8-1 Milwaukee L 4-6 80-69 Duncan homers.
Th 9/8-2 Milwaukee L 4-10 80-70 Poole homers.
F 9/9-1 Milwaukee L 2-3 80-71
F 9/9-2 Milwaukee T 4-4 (10, darkness) 80-71-1 Ezzell homers.
Sa 9/10 Kansas City W 5-4 81-71 Poole homers.
Su 9/11 Kansas City W 6-4 82-71 Emmer, Kenna, and Moon homer.
M 9/12 Kansas City W 2-1 83-71 7-hitter by Benton beats Tom Sheehan, who pitchesa 6-hitter.
Tu 9/13 Kansas City W 5-3 84-71 Malone wins 20th game, strikes out 10.  Joe Sprinz debuts.  Millers trade Malone to the Chicago Cubs for cash and players.
W 9/14 Kansas City W 13-5 85-71 Tucker homers twice and Emmer once.
Th 9/15 at St. Paul L 3-6 85-72
Sa 9/17 at St. Paul W 7-2 86-72 Benton wins.
Su 9/18 St. Paul L 3-9 86-73 Sprinz homers.  Malone loses in his final game with the Millers.
M 9/19 at Milwaukee L 4-12 86-74 Johnny Rawlings homers.
Tu 9/20 at Milwaukee W 9-5 87-74 Tucker homers.  Millers knock Brewers out of first.  Kansas City now on top with Toledo also close to first.
W 9/21-1 at Milwaukee L 4-6 87-75 Claude Jonnard pitches a complete game in both games, a 4-hitter in the second game, for Milwaukee, which moves back into first.
W 9/21-2 at Milwaukee L 0-2 87-76
Th 9/22 at Milwaukee L 2-7 87-77 Duncan homers.
F 9/23 at Kansas City W 6-2 88-77
Sa 9/24 at Kansas City L 5-6 88-78 Emmer homers.
Su 9/25-1 at Kansas City L 2-3 88-79
Su 9/25-2 at Kansas City L 2-6 88-80-1
W L Manager
Toledo 101 67 Casey Stengel
Milwaukee 99 69 Jack Lelivelt
Kansas City 99 69 Dutch Zwilling
St. Paul 90 78 Nick Allen
Minneapolis 88 80 Mike Kelley
Indianapolis 70 97 Bruno Betzel
Louisville 64 103 Billy Meyer
Columbus 60 108 Ivy Wingo
Statistics
Player Games Batting Average Home Runs Runs Batted In Position
Pat Duncan 152 .352 10 110 lf
Earl Smith 161 .342 25 135 cf
Ollie “Tarzan” Tucker 123 .341 24 100 rf
Eddie Kenna 93 .340 10 49 c
Frank Emmer 164 .330 32 116 ss
Jimmy McAuley 64 .314 2 28 2b-ss
Jake Hurt 16 .306 0 2 2b
Dick Loftus 141 .302 3 47 1b-of
Joe Sprinz 11 .294 1 6 c
Johnny Rawlings* 81 .290 1 21 2b
Hank Gowdy 64 .282 1 15 c
Sammy Bohne 143 .279 11 63 2b-3b
Homer Ezzell 101 .262 1 29 2b-3b
Jim Poole 32 .254 4 15 1b
Ernie Krueger 72 .251 5 20 c
Frank “Dutch” Wetzel 7 .250 0 4 rf
Bert Ellison 52 .248 4 29 1b
Dick Wade 18 .242 2 2 lf
Billy Kelley 52 .230 10 24 1b
George Redfern 16 .182 0 2 3b
George Fisher 3 .111 0 2 of
Pitcher G IP W L ERA
Pat Malone 53 319 20 18 3.98
Wilbur Hubbell 52 216 9 9 4.32
Jim Middleton 41 207 12 7 4.35
Leo Moon 55 260 16 22 4.36
Rube Benton 46 256 18 13 4.64
Gomer Wilson 37 203 12 9 5.10
Tiny Owens 10 26 1 1
Claude Davenport 3 8 0 1
*Rawlings’s statistics include games played with Columbus in 1927.
Frank Emmer led the American Association with 32 home runs and 154 runs scored.  Pat Malone led the Association with 214 strikeouts.