Minneapolis Millers Game by Game Results: 1921-1930

Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley

1930 - American Association, 77-76-1, 4th place - Standings, statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results

Manager: Mike Kelley

Date

Opponent

Outcome

Record

Notes

Tu 4/15

at Toledo Mud Hens

L 1-9 (8, rain and cold)

0-1

Losing pitcher-Del Lundgren. Heinrich "Nick" Cullop triples and scores the only run.

W 4/16

at Toledo, rain

Th 4/17

at Toledo

L 1-5 (6, rain)

0-2

LP-John "Lefty" Brillheart.

F 4/18

at Toledo

L 11-17

0-3

LP-Clayton Van Alstyne. Earl Smith homers. Johnny Cortazzo gets 4 hits. Cullop is beaned in the first inning by Alex Ferguson and leaves game.

Sa 4/19

at Columbus Senators

L 4-8

0-4

LP-Paul McCullough.

Su 4/20

at Columbus

W 4-2 (11)

1-4

Winning pitcher-Brillheart. Charley High homers. Cullop is back and goes 0-for-5, striking out 4 times.

M 4/21

at Columbus

W 8-3

2-4

WP-Van Alstyne. High goes 5-for-5 with a home run. Cullop is 1-for-5 and strikes out 4 times again.

Tu 4/22

at Columbus

W 7-5

3-4

WP-McCullough. High reaches 8 straight hits before his streak is stopped in the 8th. Hack Miller breaks tie in 9th with a pinch-hit 2-run double. Cullop is 0-for-5 with 3 strikeouts.

W 4/23

at Louisville Colonels

L 6-7

3-5

LP-Dick Morgan. Newell Morse homers. Cullop is benched.

Th 4/24

at Louisville

L 1-8

3-6

LP-Brillheart.

F 4/25

at Louisville

L 4-8

3-7

LP-Van Alstyne.

Sa 4/26

at Louisville

L 2-8

3-8

LP-Dumont.

Su 4/27

at Indianapolis Indians

L 6-7

3-9

LP-Rube Benton.

M 4/28

at Indianapolis

L 3-4

3-10

LP-Lundgren. Millers make a triple play but lose their 6th straight game.

Tu 4/29

at Indianapolis

W 10-1

4-10

5-hitter by Brillheart.

W 4/30

at Indianapolis

L 0-2

4-11

LP-Van Alstyne.

F 5/2

Louisville

L 6-15

4-12

LP-Benton. Leo Cotter, High, and Frank Emmer homer.

Sa 5/3

Louisville

W 13-3

5-12

WP-Dick Morgan. Millers get 20 hits, including home runs by Miller and Cullop, who was 4-for-30 coming into the game and had struck out 12 times in his last 15 at-bats.

Su 5/4

Louisville, rain

M 5/5

Louisville

L 2-15

5-13

LP-Van Alstyne. Colonels get 21 hits, including 5 home runs.

Tu 5/6

Indianapolis

L 2-7

5-14

LP-Brillheart.

W 5/7

Indianapolis, rain

Th 5/8

Indianapolis

W 6-5

6-14

WP-McCullough. Miller homers. Cullop now 5-for-39.

F 5/9

Toledo

W 5-4

7-14

Miller hits 3-run homer.

Sa 5/10

Toledo, rain

Su 5/11

Toledo

L 6-9

7-15

LP-Brillheart. Cullop hits 2 home runs. Miller, Brillheart, and Bruce Caldwell also homer.

M 5/12

Columbus, wet grounds

Tu 5/13

Columbus, wet grounds

W 5/14

Columbus, rain

Th 5/15

St. Paul Saints

L 2-10

7-16

LP-Benton.

F 5/16

at St. Paul

L 3-6

7-17

WP-McCullough. Miller homers.

Sa 5/17

at Milwaukee Brewers

L 4-6

7-18

Brillheart homers but loses. Brewers snap 11-game losing streak. Hughie McMullen sold to Baltimore of the International League.

Su 5/18

at Milwaukee

L 9-14

7-19

LP-Morgan. Emmer homers. Millers drop to last place. Minneapolis Tribune headline: "Millers Outclown Brewers and Lose Again, 14 to 9: 500 Fans Watch Titanic Battle for 7th Place."

M 5/19

at Milwaukee, cold

Tu 5/20

at Kansas City Blues

W 2-1

8-19

Benton beats Pea Ridge Day.

W 5/21

at Kansas City

L 6-10

8-20

LP-McCullough.

Th 5/22

at Kansas City

W 10-6

9-20

WP-Morgan. Cullop hits third home run of the season.

F 5/23

Milwaukee

L 6-7

9-21

LP-McCullough. High homers. Hack Miller traded to Buffalo for Elmer Smith.

Sa 5/24

Milwaukee

W 11-10

10-21

WP-Morgan. Cullop hits 3 consecutive home runs and drives in 6 runs. Mike Gonzalez also homers.

Su 5/25

Milwaukee

L 7-9

10-22

LP-Lundgren. Cullop hits his 4th consecutive homer. Earl Smith, High, and Emmer also homer. Elmer Smith debuts.

M 5/26

Kansas City

W 6-5

11-22

WP-McCullough.

Tu 5/27

Kansas City

L 3-4

11-23

LP-Lundgren. High homers. Millers get Carmen Hill from St. Louis Cardinals.

W 5/28

Kansas City

W 3-1

12-23

WP-Dumont. Cullop hits 8th home run.

Th 5/29

St. Paul

W 7-2

13-23

WP-Brillheart. Elmer Smith hits 3-run homer. Cullop now hitting .302.

F 5/30 a.m.

St. Paul

L 6-11

13-24

LP-Benton. Wes Griffin homers.

F 5/30 p.m.

at St. Paul

L 2-6

13-25

LP-McCullough.

Sa 5/31

at St. Paul

L 3-6

13-26

Hill loses in Millers debut. Elmer Smith homers.

Su 6/1

St. Paul

L 6-9 (10)

13-27

LP-Brillheart. Cullop hits 9th homer.

W 6/4

at Indianapolis

L 7-8

13-28

LP-Hill. Cullop and Gonzalez homer.

Th 6/5

at Indianapolis

W 7-4

14-28

WP-McCullough.

F 6/6

at Indianapolis, wet grounds

Sa 6/7

at Louisville

W 10-7

15-28

WP-Dumont. Cullop homers.

Su 6/8-1

at Louisville

L 6-11

15-29

LP-Benton.

Su 6/8-2

at Louisville

L 6-8

15-30

LP-Lundgren.

Tu 6/10

at Columbus

L 6-10

15-31

LP-Paul McCullough. Earl Smith homers. Larry Winters pitches a 9-hitter for Columbus and drives in 6 runs.

W 6/11

at Columbus

W 8-6

16-31

WP-Benton. Millers trade Yoter and Earl Smith (who had been with the Millers for 6 years) for outfielder Bernie Neis.

Th 6/12

at Columbus

W 7-5

17-31

WP-Dumont. Neis debuts with 3 RBIs.

F 6/13

at Toledo

L 7-13

17-32

LP-Brillheart.

Sa 6/14

at Toledo

L 6-8

17-33

LP-Hill.

Su 6/15-1

at Toledo

L 11-16

17-34

LP-Benton. Cullop homers.

Su 6/15-2

at Toledo

W 6-3 (6)

18-34

WP-Brillheart. Game stopped after 6 innings to allow Millers to catch train. Cullop hits 13th home run, tops in the league. Neis also homers.

Tu 6/17

Toledo

W 8-6

19-34

WP-Dumont. Elmer Smith homers.

W 6/18

Toledo

L 5-9

19-35

LP-Ferdie Schupp, who is knocked out in the 1st inning in his Millers debut. Cullop homers.

Th 6/19

Toledo

W 7-4

20-35

WP-Hill.

F 6/20

Toledo

L 5-7

20-36

LP-Schupp.

Sa 6/21-1

Columbus

W 6-5

21-36

WP-Hill. Cullop hits 2 home runs, and High hits 1.

Sa 6/21-2

Columbus

W 20-12

22-36

WP-Benton. Cullop hits 2 more homers, 4 for the day (18 for the season). Neis also homers. Millers get 19 hits.

Su 6/22-1

Columbus

W 12-6

23-36

WP-Dumont. Cullop and High homer.

Su 6/22-2

Columbus

W 5-2 (7, 6:00 law)

24-36

WP-Hill. High homers.

M 6/23

Columbus

W 8-7 (11)

25-36

WP-McCullough. Cullop and Griffin homer.

Tu 6/24

Columbus

W 7-6

26-36

WP-Hill. Millers sweep 6-game series from Columbus. High and Elmer Smith homer. High gets 4 hits. Spencer Harris returns to the Millers.

W 6/25-1

Indianapolis

W 8-3

27-36

WP-Schupp. Millers draw 14 walks, including 4 by Harris.

W 6/25-2

Indianapolis

W 7-6

28-36

WP-Morgan. Harris hits 2 homers. Ernie Smith and Cullop also homer.

Th 6/26

Indianapolis

L 1-10

28-37

LP-Brillheart. Millers held to 3 hits as 8-game winning streak is stopped.

F 6/27

Indianapolis

W 7-6

29-37

WP-Schupp. Cullop hits 22nd home run. Harris's 2-run homer in last of 9th wins game.

Sa 6/28

Indianapolis

W 19-6

30-37

WP-McCullough. Millers hit 5 home runs and get 38 total bases. Homers by Harris, Elmer Smith, Ernie Smith, Eddie Sicking, and Cullop.

Su 6/29-1

Louisville

L 6-7

30-38

LP-Benton. Elmer Smith hits grand slam. (Ten years earlier, Smith had hit the first grand slam in the history of the World Series.)

Su 6/29-2

Louisville

L 2-3

30-39

LP-Morgan. Neis steals home.

M 6/30

Louisville

W 11-8

31-39

WP-Brillheart. Emmer, Griffin, and Harris homer.

Tu 7/1

Louisville

W 8-6

32-39

WP-Benton.

W 7/2

Louisville

W 11-5

33-39

WP-Brillheart.

Fr 7/4 a.m.

at St. Paul

W 3-1

34-39

4-hitter by Brillheart.

Fr 7/4 p.m.

St. Paul

W 9-5

35-39

WP-Dumont. Cullop (24) and Neis homer.

Sa 7/5

St. Paul

W 11-1

36-39

WP-Lundgren. Cullop and Elmer Smith homer.

Su 7/6

at St. Paul

W 8-5

37-39

WP-Hill.

M 7/7

Milwaukee

L 4-5

37-40

LP-Benton.

Tu 7/8

Milwaukee

W 4-3

38-40

WP-Brillheart. Harris homers.

W 7/9

Milwaukee

W 14-4

39-40

WP-McCullough. Cullop, Neis, and High homer.

Th 7/10

Milwaukee

W 11-10

40-40

WP-Morgan. Elmer Smith and High each hit 2 home runs. Cullop and Neis also homer. Emmer and Wallie Christensen of Milwaukee are ejected after fighting in the 8th inning.

F 7/11

Milwaukee

L 7-16

40-41

LP-Hill. Cullop pitches final 3 innings.

Sa 7/12

Kansas City

W 16-2

41-41

WP-Brillheart. Cullop, Brillheart, Emmer, Griffin, and Ernie Smith homer.

Su 7/13-1

Kansas City

L 8-10

41-42

LP-Hill. Sicking and Cullop homer.

Su 7/13-2

Kansas City

W 7-3

42-42

WP-Benton.

Tu 7/15

Kansas City

L 7-8

42-43

LP-McCullough.

Th 7/17

at St. Paul

L 2-9

42-44

LP-Brillheart.

F 7/18

St. Paul

L 6-12

42-45

LP-McCullough. Long George Kelly homers in Millers debut. Harris also homers. John Murphy pitches a complete game for St. Paul and hits 2 home runs.

Sa 7/19

at St. Paul

L 3-5

42-46

LP-Lundgren. Wilcy Moore wins 19th game of the season for the Saints.

Su 7/20

St. Paul

W 10-9

43-46

WP-Morgan. Kelley, Griffin, and Cullop (30) homer. Millers release Schupp.

M 7/21

at Milwaukee

W 7-5

44-46

WP-Dumont. Elmer Smith homers.

Tu 7/22-1

at Milwaukee

W 8-3

45-46

WP-Benton. Cullop homers.

Tu 7/22-2

at Milwaukee

L 6-14

45-47

LP-Hill. Kelly hits 2 homers.

W 7/23

at Milwaukee

W 7-3

46-47

WP-Morgan. Kelly homers.

Th 7/24

at Milwaukee

W 15-3

47-47

WP-Brillheart.

F 7/25

at Milwaukee

W 13-8

48-47

WP-Hill. Ernie Smith and McCullough homer.

Sa 7/26

at Kansas City

W 7-0

49-47

5-hitter by Dumont.

Su 7/27-1

at Kansas City

W 7-6

50-47

WP-McCullough. Millers purchase Harry Riconda from Kansas City.

Su 7/27-2

at Kansas City

L 4-12

50-48

LP-Morgan.

Tu 7/29

at Kansas City

W 4-1

51-48

WP-Brillheart.

F 8/1

at Columbus

W 9-3

52-48

WP-Dumont. Cullop and Neis homer.

Sa 8/2

at Columbus

W 15-8

53-48

WP-McCullough. Cullop homers twice (35) and High once.

Su 8/3-1

at Columbus

L 6-13

53-49

LP-Brillheart.

Su 8/3-2

at Columbus

W 19-6

54-49

WP-Hill. Harris homers.

M 8/4

at Toledo

L 4-6

54-50

LP-Brillheart.

Tu 8/5

at Toledo

W 16-7

55-50

WP-Dumont. High homers. Harris reaches base safely for the 11th straight time.

W 8/6

at Toledo

L 2-3 (10)

55-51

LP-McCullough.

Th 8/7

at Toledo

L 6-7

55-52

LP-Morgan. High homers.

F 8/8-1

at Indianapolis

W 4-2

56-52

WP-Brillheart in night games at Indianapolis.

F 8/8-2

at Indianapolis

L 1-3 (7)

56-53

LP-McCullough. Called after 7 innings by agreement.

Sa 8/9

at Indianapolis, rain

Su 8/10-1

at Indianapolis

W 22-8

57-53

WP-Benton. Millers get 24 hits, including 6 home runs: Sicking, Kelly, Griffin 2, Cullop 2.

Su 8/10-2

at Indianapolis

T 2-2 (6, 6:00 law)

57-53-1

M 8/11

at Louisville

L 2-5

57-54

LP-Dumont. Cullop homers.

Tu 8/12

at Louisville

L 5-8

57-55

LP-Brillheart. Cullop homers.

W 8/13

at Louisville

W 5-3

58-55

WP-Brillheart.

Th 8/14

at Louisville

L 5-6 (13)

58-56

WP-McCullough. Cullop hits 40th homer.

Sa 8/16

Toledo

L 4-7

58-57

LP-Brillheart. Cullop and High homer.

Su 8/17-1

Toledo

L 1-8

58-58

LP-Benton.

Su 8/17-2

Toledo

W 9-2

59-58

WP-Hill. Cullop homers.

M 8/18

Toledo

W 14-10

60-58

W-Brillheart. Cullop homers over the center-field flag pole in the first inning, his 43rd home run of the season to break Bunny Brief's American Association season record of 42, set in 1942. Harris and Elmer Smith also homer. Millers trade George Kelly to the Chicago Cubs for southpaw pitcher Malcolm Moss.

Tu 8/19

Columbus

L 2-6

60-59

LP-Benton.

W 8/20-1

Columbus

W 6-5

61-59

Moss wins in Millers debut.

W 8/20-2

Columbus

L 8-14

61-60

LP-Hal Smith. Gonzalez homers.

Th 8/21-1

Columbus

W 10-8

62-60

WP-McCullough. Neis and Ernie Smith homer.

Th 8/21-2

Columbus

W 8-6

63-60

WP-Dumont.

F 8/22

Columbus

W 8-2

64-60

WP-Brillheart. Sicking and Gonzalez homer.

Sa 8/23

Indianapolis

L 9-10

64-61

LP-Benton. Griffin and High homer.

Su 8/24-1

Indianapolis

W 13-10

65-61

WP-Dumont. Cullop hits grand slam. Gonzalez and High also homer.

Su 8/24-2

Indianapolis

L 1-5

65-62

LP-Hill.

M 8/25-1

Indianapolis

W 11-6

66-62

WP-McCullough. Cullop and Chick Tolson homer.

M 8/25-2

Indianapolis

W 14-12

67-62

WP-Moss. Ernie Smith hits grand slam and drives in 6 runs. High and Cullop also homer.

Tu 8/26

Louisville

L 11-13

67-63

LP-Hill. Louisville scores 5 in the top of the 1st. Millers come back with 10 in the last of the 1st. Cullop hits 2 home runs in the inning. Tolson also homers in the game.

W 8/27

Louisville, rain

Th 8/28-1

Louisville

L 3-5

67-64

LP-Brillheart.

Th 8/28-2

Louisville

L 9-10

67-65

LP-McCullough. Oberholzer and Ernie Smith homer. Millers drop 2 games on Nick Cullop Day at Nicollet Park. Cullop gets 3 hits in each game.

F 8/29

at Little Falls (ex.)

L 3-4

Cullop homers before 5,000 fans against semi-pro team.

Sa 8/30

St. Paul

L 10-14

67-66

LP-Hill.

Su 8/31

at St. Paul

L 2-4

67-67

LP-McCullough. Ernie Smith homers.

M 9/1 a.m.

St. Paul

L 7-8

67-68

LP-Moss. Cullop, Griffin, Elmer Smith, High, and Ernie Smith homer.

M 9/1 p.m.

at St. Paul

L 10-12

67-69

LP-McCullough. Cullop hits 50th home run, has now homered in every American Association ballpark this season.

W 9/3

Kansas City

W 12-6

68-69

WP-Dumont. Cullop hits 2 home runs.

Th 9/4

Kansas City

W 7-2

69-69

WP-Moss. Tolson hits grand slam.

F 9/5

Kansas City

L 2-7

69-70

LP-Brillheart.

Sa 9/6

Kansas City

W 8-7 (12)

70-70

WP-McCullough. Griffin homers.

Su 9/7-1

Milwaukee

L 3-5

70-71

LP-Moss.

Su 9/7-2

Milwaukee

W 8-1

71-71

WP-Benton. Tolson homers.

M 9/8

Milwaukee

W 13-6

72-71

WP-Moss. Elmer Smith hits grand slam. Tolson homers.

F 9/12

at St. Paul

W 9-6

73-71

WP-Moss. Cullop hits his 53rd home run of the season, off Lefty Grove in the 4th inning, and his 54th, off Don Hankins in the 6th.

Sa 9/13

St. Paul

L 4-8

73-72

LP-Benton.

Su 9/14

at St. Paul

W 7-3

74-72

WP-Brillheart.

M 9/15

at Kansas City, wet grounds

Millers sell Cullop to the Cincinnati Reds.

Tu 9/16-1

at Kansas City

L 3-4

74-73

LP-Dumont

Tu 9/16-2

at Kansas City

L 0-8

74-74

LP-Moss.

W 9/17

at Kansas City

W 11-10

75-74

WP-Bud Tinning.

Th 9/18

at Kansas City

L 8-10

75-75

LP-Brillheart.

F 9/19

Milwaukee

W 18-8

76-75

WP-Brillheart. Neis and Tolson homer.

Sa 9/20

Milwaukee

L 8-9

76-76

LP-Morgan.

Su 9/21

Milwaukee

W 12-8

77-76-1

WP-Tolson.

Manager

Louisville

Allan Sothoron

St. Paul

Albert "Lefty" Leifield

Toledo

Casey Stengel

Minneapolis

Mike Kelley

Kansas City

Dutch Zwilling

Columbus

Harry Leibold

Milwaukee

Marty Berghammer

Indianapolis

John Corriden

Statistics

Player

Games

Batting Average

Home Runs

Runs Batted In

Position

Bill Bouza

.429

Charley High

104

.380

Charles “Hack” Miller

.366

Spencer Harris

.363

1b-rf

Long George Kelly

.361

Heinrich “Nick” Cullop

139

.359

152

cf-p

Frank Emmer

105

.350

3b-ss

Bernie Neis^*

134

.344

Bruce Caldwell

.333

Harry Riconda^*

106

.332

3b-2b

Elmer Smith

.332

Earl Smith^*

150

.329

130

Ernie Smith

111

.319

3b-ss

Wes Griffin

103

.319

Elmer Yoter^*

142

.317

Johnny Cortazzo

.314

2b-ss

Eddie Sicking^*

148

.312

Chester “Chick” Tolson

.310

Alex Hooks^*

.282

Leo Cotter

.272

Bill Barrett

.266

1b-of

Miguel “Mike” Gonzalez

.263

Newell Morse

.238

Dan Oberholzer

.228

Hugh McMullen

.222

Polvogt

.105

Leo Norris

.000

Pitcher

ERA

Heinrich “Nick” Cullop

3.00

George Dumont

192

5.39

Fred Holmes

5.40

Paul McCullough

224

5.43

John “Lefty” Brillheart

270

5.57

Clayton Van Alstyne^*

124

5.95

Bud Tinning

6.00

Carmen Hill

128

6.05

Rube Benton

183

6.35

Dick Morgan

126

6.50

Ferdie Schupp

6.63

Malcolm Moss

6.86

Hal Smith^*

7.00

Del Lundgren

7.67

*Neis’s statistics include games played with Columbus in 1930, Riconda’s statistics include games with Kansas City, Earl Smith and Yoter’s statistics include games with Columbus, Sicking, Hooks, and Van Alstyne’s statistics include games with Indianapolis, and Hal Smith’s statistics include games with Toledo.

Nick Cullop led the American Association with 150 runs, 54 home runs, and 152 runs batted in.