| Minneapolis
Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley |
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| 1934 - American Association, 85-64-1, 1st place - Standings,
statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results |
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| Manager:
Donie Bush |
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| Date |
Opponent |
Outcome |
Record |
Notes |
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| Tu 4/17 |
at Milwaukee Brewers |
L 5-10 |
0-1 |
Losing pitcher-Ray
Starr. |
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| W 4/18 |
at Milwaukee |
W 9-8 |
1-1 |
Winning
pitcher-Petty. Leo Norris's 2-run
homer breaks 7-7 tie in 9th. Ab Wright
also homers. |
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| Th 4/19 |
at Milwaukee, cold |
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| F 4/20 |
at Kansas City Blues |
W 10-8 (11) |
2-1 |
WP-Rosy Ryan. Harris hits 2-run homer in 11th. Joe Hauser homers twice. |
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| Sa 4/21 |
at Kansas City |
W 6-5 |
3-1 |
WP-Wally Tauscher. |
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| Su 4/22 |
at Kansas City |
W 12-9 |
4-1 |
WP-Buck Marrow. Hauser hits 3 home runs (5) and drives in 6
runs. Bill "Pinky" Hargrave
also homers. |
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| Tu 4/24 |
Milwaukee |
W 8-1 |
5-1 |
5-hitter by
Petty. HR-Hauser (6), Harris,
Hargrave. |
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| W 4/25 |
Milwaukee |
W 11-9 |
6-1 |
WP-Tauscher. Harris, Norris, and Wright (2) homer. |
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| Th 4/26 |
Kansas City |
L 2-8 |
6-2 |
LP-Harry
Holsclaw. Hauser homers (7). |
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| F 4/27 |
Kansas City |
W 22-4 |
7-2 |
WP-Starr. Hauser hits 2 homers (8) and drives in 5
runs. Wright hits 2 homers (4) and
drives in 7 runs. Wright's homer in
the 1st inning was a grand slam; his homer in the third, according the
newspaper account, cleared the left-field scoreboard and landed on Lake
Street on the fly. Wright capped his
performance with a spectacular catch in the 9th. |
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| Sa 4/28 |
Kansas City |
W 13-12 (10) |
8-2 |
WP-Sid Cohen. Hauser hits 3 homers (11) and drives in 7
runs. His home run in the 4th was a
grand slam; his homer in the 10th, on a 3-0 pitch, won the game. Hauser has 11 home runs in the first 10
games. Wright has 5 hits, including 2
home runs (6) and a double, and drives in 4 runs. |
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| Su 4/29 |
St. Paul Saints |
W 7-1 |
9-2 |
6-hitter by
Petty. Andy Cohen goes 4 for 4. Wright has 3 hits, including his 7th home
run, and 4 runs batted in. |
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| M 4/30 |
at St. Paul |
L 2-10 |
9-3 |
LP-Holsclaw. |
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| Tu 5/1 |
St. Paul |
W 10-4 |
10-3 |
WP-Ryan. Hauser homers twice (13). |
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| Th 5/3 |
at Louisville Colonels |
W 6-1 |
11-3 |
WP-Starr. Norris homers. |
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| F 5/4 |
at Louisville |
L 2-5 |
11-4 |
LP-Marrow. |
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| Su 5/6-1 |
at Indianapolis Indians |
W 8-5 |
12-4 |
WP-Tauscher. HR-Hauser (14), Wright (8). |
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| Su 5/6-2 |
at Indianapolis |
L 1-2 (7, 6:00 law) |
12-5 |
LP-Ryan. |
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| M 5/7 |
at Indianapolis |
W 6-2 |
13-5 |
WP-Starr. |
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| W 5/9 |
at Toledo Mud Hens |
W 9-8 |
14-5 |
WP-S. Cohen. Millers trail 8-1 after 2 innings. Hauser hits a grand slam homer (15) in the
9th. |
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| Th 5/10 |
at Toledo |
W 15-7 |
15-5 |
WP-Petty. Hauser hits 2 homers (17) and drives in 4
(40 RBIs). Mud Hens commit 7 errors |
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| F 5/11 |
at Toledo |
W 10-1 |
16-5 |
WP-Starr. HR-Harris, Norris. |
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| Sa 5/12 |
at Columbus Red Birds |
L 0-11 |
16-6 |
LP-George Murray. |
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| Su 5/13-1 |
at Columbus Red Birds |
L 4-6 |
16-7 |
LP-Petty. |
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| Su 5/13-2 |
at Columbus Red Birds |
L 6-14 |
16-8 |
LP-Tauscher. Harris
homers. |
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| W 5/16 |
Indianapolis |
W 7-0 |
17-8 |
5-hitter by Starr for
his 5th straight win and complete game.
Ganzel, Norris, and Hargrave homer. |
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| Th 5/17 |
Indianapolis |
W 7-6 |
18-8 |
WP-Tauscher. Wright hits 9th home run. Millers score tying and winning runs with
two out in the last of the 9th on Ernie Smith's 2-run pinch-hit double. |
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| F 5/18 |
Indianapolis |
L 5-6 (11) |
18-9 |
LP-Marrow. |
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| Sa 5/19 |
Louisville |
L 1-5 |
18-10 |
LP-Murray. HR-Wright (10). |
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| Su 5/20 |
Louisville |
W 7-6 |
19-10 |
WP-Ryan. |
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| M 5/21 |
Louisville |
W 7-3 |
20-10 |
5-hitter by Marrow. |
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| Tu 5/22 |
Columbus |
L 3-4 |
20-11 |
LP-Beryl
Richmond. Hauser hits 18th home
run. Millers acquire Buzz Arlett from
Birmingham of the Southern Association for George Murray, Dave Barbee, and
cash. |
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| W 5/23 |
Columbus |
L 5-7 |
20-12 |
LP-Tauscher. |
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| Th 5/24 |
Columbus |
W 8-5 |
21-12 |
WP-Petty. Arlett debuts with home run. |
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| F 5/25 |
Toledo |
W 14-7 |
22-12 |
WP-Starr. HR-Hauser (19), Norris. |
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| Sa 5/26 |
Toledo |
W 9-8 (11) |
23-12 |
WP-Petty. Arlett hits 2 home runs (3) and drives in
7. Arlett has a 3-run homer in the
6th, a 3-run homer in the 7th, and drives in Wright with the winning run with
a double in the 11th. |
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| Su 5/27 |
Toledo |
W 11-10 |
24-12 |
WP-Ryan. HR-Norris, Hauser (20), Arlett (4),
Hargrave. Arlett drives in 5 runs. |
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| Su 5/27 |
Toledo |
W 11-0 (5, 6:00 law) |
25-12 |
1-hitter by
Tauscher. Norris homers. Millers get triple play. |
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| M 5/28 |
at St. Paul |
L 4-9 |
25-13 |
LP-Starr (breaks
6-game winning streak). |
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| Tu 5/29 |
St. Paul |
W 12-5 |
26-13 |
WP-Petty. HR-Arlett (5), Hauser (21) with 4 RBIs,
Wright (11), Harris. |
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| W 5/30
a.m. |
St. Paul |
W 12-1 |
27-13 |
WP-Tauscher. HR-Hauser (22), Wright (12), Hargrave. |
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| W 5/30
p.m. |
at St. Paul |
L 3-6 |
27-14 |
LP-Marrow. |
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| Th 5/31 |
at Milwaukee |
L 4-6 |
27-15 |
LP-Richmond. Hauser homers (23). Back in Minneapolis, temperature hits 106
degrees. |
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| F 6/1 |
at Milwaukee |
L 3-12 |
27-16 |
LP-Starr. HR-Wright (13), Smith. Bob Arnold debuts. |
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| Sa 6/2 |
at Milwaukee |
L 3-4 |
27-17 |
LP-Petty. |
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| Su 6/3-1 |
at Milwaukee |
L 2-6 |
27-18 |
LP-Tauscher. |
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| Su 6/3-2 |
at Milwaukee |
W 11-5 (12) |
28-18 |
WP-Petty. |
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| M 6/4 |
at Kansas City |
W 9-5 |
29-18 |
WP-Starr. |
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| Tu 6/5 |
at Kansas City |
W 9-8 (10) |
30-18 |
WP-Marrow. |
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| W 6/6 |
at Kansas City |
W 6-2 |
31-18 |
WP-Holsclaw. |
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| Th 6/7 |
at Kansas City |
W 8-1 |
32-18 |
6-hitter by Starr for
8th win. |
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| F 6/8 |
Milwaukee |
W 9-6 |
33-18 |
WP-Petty. Hauser (24) and Wright (14) homer. Wright drives in 5 runs. |
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| Sa 6/9 |
Milwaukee |
W 10-9 |
34-18 |
WP-Starr. Millers trail 9-0 after 1-1/2 innings. Norris, Hargrave, and Arlett (6)
homer. Hauser leaves the game with a
bad left knee in the 3rd inning. |
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| Su 6/10-1 |
Milwaukee |
L 4-7 |
34-19 |
LP-Marrow. Wright extends hitting streak to 24 games. |
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| Su 6/10-2 |
Milwaukee |
L 4-9 (7, 6:00 law) |
34-20 |
LP-Ryan. Harris and Arlett (7) homer. Arlett's hitting streak stopped. |
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| M 6/11 |
Kansas Ciity |
L 2-4 |
34-21 |
LP-Starr. |
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| Tu 6/12 |
Kansas Ciity |
W 7-6 (10) |
35-21 |
WP-Tauscher. |
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| W 6/13 |
Kansas Ciity |
W 6-5 (11) |
36-21 |
Tauscher gets the win
by pitching 1-hit ball over the final 3-2/3 innings, also drives in Norris
with the winning run with a sacrifice fly.
Arlett (8) and Hargrave homer. |
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| Th 6/14 |
Kansas Ciity |
W 3-1 |
37-21 |
WP-Marrow. Harris homers. |
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| F 6/15 |
at St. Paul |
L 1-3 |
37-22 |
LP-Starr. Wright homers (15). |
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| Sa 6/16 |
St. Paul |
W 8-0 |
38-22 |
8-hitter by Petty for
his 10th win. Norris homers. Tauscher fills in, playing left field. |
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| Su 6/17 |
at St. Paul, rain |
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| Tu 6/19 |
at Indianapolis |
L 0-10 |
38-23 |
LP-Starr. Millers shut out by Stew Bolen on 4 hits. |
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| W 6/20 |
at Indianapolis |
L 3-5 |
38-24 |
LP-Holsclaw. |
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| Th 6/21 |
at Indianapolis |
W 6-5 |
39-24 |
WP-Tauscher. |
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| F 6/22 |
at Indianapolis |
W 6-4 (10) |
40-24 |
WP-Tauscher. Millers lead second-place Indianapolis by 6
games. |
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| Sa 6/23 |
at Louisville |
L 3-9 (7, rain) |
40-25 |
LP-Vandenberg,
knocked out in 1st inning. (Vandenberg
had started the season with Chattanooga of the Southern Association.) Norris makes 4 errors. |
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| Su 6/24-1 |
at Louisville |
L 5-7 |
40-26 |
LP-Marrow. Hauser returns as pinch-hitter. Arlett homers (9). Vandenberg plays left field. |
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| Su 6/24-2 |
at Louisville |
L 0-3 |
40-27 |
LP-Starr. |
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| M 6/25 |
at Louisville |
L 3-4 (11) |
40-28 |
LP-Tauscher. |
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| Tu 6/26 |
at Columbus |
L 4-7 |
40-29 |
LP-Holsclaw. |
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| W 6/27 |
at Columbus |
L 6-11 |
40-30 |
LP-Starr. Arlett (10) and Harris homer. |
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| F 6/29 |
at Columbus |
W 8-6 |
41-30 |
WP-Petty. HR-Wright (16), Norris. |
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| Sa 6/30 |
at Toledo |
L 9-12 |
41-31 |
LP-Marrow. Arlett hits 2 homers (12) and a double,
drives in 4 runs. |
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| Su 7/1-1 |
at Toledo |
W 4-1 |
42-31 |
WP-Petty. |
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| Su 7/1-2 |
at Toledo |
L 2-4 |
42-32 |
LP-Petty. |
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| M 7/2 |
at Toledo |
L 6-10 |
42-33 |
LP-Holsclaw. Spud Chandler hit hard in Millers
debut. Hauser returns to the regular
lineup with 3 hits. |
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| W 7/4 a.m. |
at St. Paul |
L 2-4 |
42-34 |
LP-Starr. |
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| W 7/4 p.m. |
St. Paul |
L 1-9 |
42-35 |
LP-Petty. Millers drop from first to third place. |
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| Th 7/5 |
at St. Paul |
L 6-7 (12) |
42-36 |
LP-Starr. |
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| F 7/6 |
St. Paul |
L 6-10 |
42-37 |
LP-Petty. HR-Hargrave 2, Hauser (25), Arlett (13). |
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| Sa 7/7 |
Columbus |
W 14-13 |
43-37 |
WP-Tauscher. Hauser hits a 2-run homer (26) with 1 out
in the last of the 9th to win for the Millers. Arlett hits 14th home run. Millers move past Columbus into second, 1
game behind Indianapolis. |
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| Su 7/8-1 |
Columbus |
W 18-7 |
44-37 |
WP-Starr. Hauser hits 2 home runs (28) and drives in
6 runs. Starr also homers. |
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| Su 7/8-2 |
Columbus |
W 4-2 (7, 6:00 law) |
45-37 |
Starr pitches and
wins his second complete game of the day.
Hauser hits 29th home run.
First time a Minneapolis pitcher won two complete games in one day
since Rube Waddell did it in Louisville August 24, 1911. First time this happened at Nicollet Park
since Young Cy Young's double shutout July 13, 1909. |
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| Tu 7/10 |
Columbus |
W 9-3 |
46-37 |
Petty wins 13th game
of the season. HR-Wright 2 (18),
Hargrave, Arlett (15). |
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| W 7/11 |
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Idle Millers regain
first place as Indianapolis loses. |
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| Th 7/12 |
Toledo |
W 13-3 |
47-37 |
WP-Ryan. HR-Wright (19), Arlett (16), Norris. Wright drives in 4 runs. |
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| F 7/13 |
Toledo |
L 4-7 |
47-38 |
LP-Starr. HR-Norris.
Jim "Tiny" Chaplin obtained from Nashville for Holsclaw. |
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| S 7/14 |
Toledo |
W 11-1 |
48-38 |
WP-Tauscher. HR-Arlett (17), Wright (20). Each drives in 4 runs. Millers lead Indianapolis by 1-1/2 games
and clinch the right to host the first American Association All-Star Game
(the honor going to the team in first place on July 15). |
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| Su 7/15 |
Indianapolis |
W 5-4 |
49-38 |
WP-Petty. |
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| M 7/16 |
Indianapolis, wet grounds |
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| Tu 7/17 |
Indianapolis |
W 3-2 |
50-38 |
WP-Starr. Ganzel homers. |
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| W 7/18 |
Indianapolis |
W 6-5 (11) |
51-38 |
WP-Ryan. Millers score 3 in the last of the 11th,
capped by Hauser's 2-run homer (30). |
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| Th 7/19 |
American Association All-Stars |
W 13-6 |
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Chaplin makes Millers
debut as in the winning pitcher.
Hauser has 4 hits, including 2 homers and a double, drives in 6
runs. Wright also has 4 hits,
including a home run. |
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| F 7/20 |
Louisville |
L 1-5 |
51-39 |
LP-Petty. Ganzel homers. |
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| Sa 7/21 |
Louisville |
L 5-6 |
51-40 |
LP-Starr. |
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| Su 7/22-1 |
Louisville |
L 4-7 |
51-41 |
LP-Chaplin in his
regular-season debut with the Millers.
Arlett homers (18). |
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| Su 7/22-2 |
Louisville |
W 15-4 (6, 6:00 law) |
52-41 |
WP-Tauscher. HR-Ganzel, Hauser (31). Arlett drives in 5 runs. |
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| M 7/23 |
at Milwaukee |
W 11-1 |
53-41 |
WP-Marrow. Hauser homers (32). Starr leaves the team to join his expectant
wife. |
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| Tu 7/24 |
at Milwaukee |
W 10-3 |
54-41 |
Petty wins 15th
game. HR-Hauser (33), Hargrave. |
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| W 7/25 |
at Milwaukee |
L 8-14 |
54-42 |
LP-Ryan. Wright and Monk Joyner are hurt crashing
into the fence. Milwaukee makes its
third triple play of the season. |
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| Th 7/26 |
at Milwaukee, wet grounds |
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| F 7/27 |
at Kansas City |
W 4-3 |
55-42 |
WP-Tauscher. Crowd of 36,000 in Kansas City. |
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| Sa 7/28 |
at Kansas City |
L 2-3 |
55-43 |
LP-Marrow. |
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| Su 7/29-1 |
at Kansas City |
W 4-3 |
56-43 |
WP-Ryan. Hauser fractures his left kneecap rounding
third and will be out for the rest of the season. |
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| Su 7/29-2 |
at Kansas City |
L 8-11 |
56-44 |
LP-Tauscher. |
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| Tu 7/31 |
at Toledo |
W 14-6 |
57-44 |
WP-Petty. HR-Hargrave, Harris, Arlett (19). Hargrave and Arlett each drives in 4 runs. |
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| W 8/1 |
at Toledo |
L 1-2 |
57-45 |
Starr returns and is
the losing pitcher. (After leaving the
team July 23, Starr went to work in Chicago, but the Millers persuaded him to
return.) |
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| Th 8/2 |
at Toledo |
L 2-11 |
57-46 |
Ryan loses to Rip
Sewell. Norris homers. |
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| F 8/3 |
at Toledo |
W 8-2 |
58-46 |
WP-Chaplin. Arlett hits 20th homer. |
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| Sa 8/4 |
at Columbus |
L 5-6 |
58-47 |
LP-Petty. Columbus scores 2 in the last of the
9th. Wright hits 21st home run. |
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| Su 8/5-1 |
at Columbus |
L 6-7 |
58-48 |
LP-Ryan. Arlett his 21st homer. |
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| Su 8/5-2 |
at Columbus |
W 8-4 |
59-48 |
WP-Tauscher. Arlett hits 22nd homer. |
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| M 8/6 |
at Columbus |
W 9-1 |
60-48 |
WP-Chaplin. HR-Ganzel, Arlett (23). Hauser undergoes knee operation in Kansas
City. |
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| Tu 8/7 |
at Columbus |
L 5-6 |
60-49 |
LP-Tauscher. Columbus scores 2 in the last of the
9th. Norris homers. |
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| W 8/8 |
at Louisville |
W 8-2 |
61-49 |
WP-Starr. |
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| Th 8/9-1 |
at Louisville |
L 8-11 |
61-50 |
LP-Petty. A. Cohen drives in 4 runs. |
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| Th 8/9-2 |
at Louisville |
L 7-8 (10) |
61-51 |
LP-Chaplin. Louisville score 4 in the last of the 9th
to tie the game. Arlett hits 24th
homer. |
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| F 8/10 |
at Louisville |
W 8-0 |
62-51 |
3-hitter by Tauscher
for his 16th win. |
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| Sa 8/11 |
at Louisville |
L 3-8 |
62-52 |
LP-Chaplin. |
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| Su 8/12 |
at Indianapolis |
L 6-7 (10) |
62-53 |
LP-Ryan. Indians tie Millers for first place. Norris homers. |
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| M 8/13 |
at Indianapolis |
W 7-4 |
63-53 |
Petty wins 17th
game. Homer Peel debuts iin the
outfield as Harris is shifted to first.
Arlett hits 25th homer. |
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| Tu 8/14 |
at Indianapolis |
W 11-3 |
64-53 |
WP-Chaplin. |
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| W 8/15 |
at Indianapolis |
L 4-6 |
64-54 |
LP-Starr. Columbus, 66-54, takes the league lead. |
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| F 8/17 |
Toledo |
W 15-5 |
65-54 |
WP-Tauscher. Millers return home to a city under martial
law because of labor unrest. Arlett
hits 3 home runs (28) and drives in 5 runs. |
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| Sa 8/18 |
Toledo |
W 15-4 |
66-54 |
WP-Chaplin. Millers regain first place by percentage
points over Columbus. Arlett hits 29th
home run. Hargrave is 5 for 5 with 5
RBIs. Wight gets 4 hits. |
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| Su 8/19-1 |
Toledo |
W 11-8 |
67-54 |
WP-Marrow. Hargrave gets 4 hits, including 2 home
runs, and drives in 5 runs again. |
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| Su 8/19-2 |
Toledo |
W 4-0 (8, 6:00 law) |
68-54 |
4-hitter by Tauscher,
who also homers. Millers open up
2-game lead as Red Birds are swept by the Saints in a doubleheader. |
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| M 8/20 |
Columbus |
W 10-9 (10) |
69-54 |
Marrow wins in relief
and doubles in the winning run in the 10th.
Millers up by 3 games. |
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| Tu 8/21 |
Columbus |
W 13-1 |
70-54 |
5-hitter by
Chaplin. HR-Wright 2 (23), Arlett
(30), Harris. |
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| W 8/22 |
Columbus |
L 5-13 |
70-55 |
LP-Marrow. Lefty Johnson debuts. |
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| Th 8/23 |
Columbus, rain |
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| F 8/24-1 |
Indianapolis |
W 8-6 |
71-55 |
Tauscher wins 19th
game. Wright hits 24th home run. |
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| F 8/24-2 |
Indianapolis |
W 10-9 |
72-55 |
WP-Marrow. HR-Wright 3 (27), Arlett 2 (32), Harris
(2). Millers trailed 9-6 wiith two out
in the 9th. Harris homered. Hargrave singled, and Arlett homered to tie
the game. Wright followed with his 3rd
home run of the game and 4th of the day to win it. |
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| Sa 8/25 |
Indianapolis |
W 7-5 |
73-55 |
WP-Chaplin. Arlett hits a grand slam, his 33rd home run
of the season to tie Hauser for the league lead. Wright (28) and Harris also homer. |
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| Su 8/26-1 |
Indianapolis |
W 9-6 |
74-55 |
WP-Starr. Hargrave homers. Peel gets 3 hits. |
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| Su 8/26-2 |
Indianapolis |
W 9-1 |
75-55 |
8-hitter by
Ryan. Peel gets 4 more hits, including
a grand slam. Millers up by 5-1/2
games. |
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| M 8/27 |
Louisville |
W 5-4 |
76-55 |
WP-Chaplin. Ganzel and Hargrave homer. |
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| Tu 8/28 |
Louisville |
W 6-4 |
77-55 |
Tauscher wins 20th
game. |
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| W 8/29 |
Louisville |
W 17-6 |
78-55 |
WP-Starr. Millers win 8th straight game. Norris hits 2 homers and drives in 7. Ganzel homers. |
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| Th 8/30 |
Louisville, rain |
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| F 8/31 |
at St. Paul |
L 8-9 (12) |
78-56 |
LP-Marrow. Saints overcome 6-0 deficit with 8 in the
7th. Wright hits 28th home run. |
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| Sa 9/1 |
at St. Paul |
L 1-5 |
78-57 |
LP-Tauscher. A. Cohen extends hitting streak to 24
games. |
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| Su 9/2 |
St. Paul |
W 5-1 |
79-57 |
WP-Ryan. Cohen's hitting streak stopped. |
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| M 9/3 a.m. |
St. Paul, rain |
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| M 9/3 p.m. |
St. Paul, rain |
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| Tu 9/4 |
Milwaukee |
W 8-3 |
80-57 |
WP-Chaplin. HR-Arlett 2 (35), Harris, Norris, Young. |
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| W 9/5 |
Milwaukee |
L 6-12 |
80-58 |
LP-Marrow. |
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| M 9/6-1 |
Milwaukee |
L 9-15 |
80-59 |
LP-Starr. Arlett hits 36th home run. |
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| M 9/6-2 |
Milwaukee |
W 8-0 |
81-59 |
6-hitter by
Tauscher. Arlett hits 2 homers (38)
and drives in 5. Norris hits 2 homers
and drives in 3. |
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| F 9/7 |
Milwaukee |
W 12-5 |
82-59 |
WP-Petty. HR-Norris.
Smith gets 4 hits. Wright sold
to Cleveland, to report next spring.
Millers buy outfielder Johnny Gill from Chattanooga of the Southern
Association. |
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| Sa 9/8 |
Milwaukee |
L 5-17 |
82-60 |
LP-Chaplin. Jack Kloza hits 3 home runs and drives in 8
runs for Milwaukee. |
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| Su 9/9-1 |
Kansas City |
L 6-13 |
82-61 |
LP-Starr. Gill debuts. Joyner and Smith homer. |
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| Su 9/9-2 |
Kansas City |
L 3-5 |
82-62 |
LP-Tauscher. Arlett homers (39). |
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| M 9/10 |
Kansas City, rain |
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| Tu 9/11-1 |
Kansas City |
L 0-1 |
82-63 |
LP-Chaplin. Joe Shaute debuts. |
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| Tu 9/11-2 |
Kansas City |
W 2-0 |
83-63 |
5-hitter by Marrow,
who also homers, as does Gill. |
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| W 9/12 |
at St. Paul |
W 8-7 |
84-63 |
Petty wins 19th. Arlett hits 40th homer. |
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| Th 9/13 |
St. Paul |
W 6-3 |
85-63 |
WP-Shaute. Millers clinch best record among western
teams. Arlett hits 41st homer. |
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| F 9/14 |
at St. Paul, rain |
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| Sa 9/15-1 |
St. Paul, rain |
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Joe Hauser Day
postponed. |
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| Sa 9/15-2 |
St. Paul, rain |
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| Su 9/16-1 |
at St. Paul |
L 2-3 |
85-64 |
LP-Starr. |
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| Su 9/16-2 |
at St. Paul |
T 1-1 (12) |
85-64-1 |
Marrow goes the
distance. |
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| Pennant playoff between the top western team (Minneapolis) and
top eastern team (Columbus) |
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| Tu 9/18 |
Columbus |
L 6-12 |
0-1 |
Jumbo Jim Elliott
goes the distance for Columbus, beats Shaute.
Ganzel and Peel homer. |
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| W 9/19 |
Columbus |
L 4-9 |
0-2 |
LP-Tauscher. Harris and Arlett homer. Joe Hauser Day finall held. Recently back from Kansas City, Hauser
hobbles out on crutches and receives his 1933 Most Valuable Player
award. Hauser passes on the home run
crown to Arlett as Nick Cullop, now with Columbus, looks on. |
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| Th 9/20 |
Columbus |
W 11-6 |
1-2 |
11-hitter by
Petty. Millers score 8 runs in the
1st. Hargrave homers. |
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| Su 9/23 |
at Columbus |
W 5-2 |
2-2 |
WP-Chaplin. Millers were trailing 2-1 and had the bases
loaded with 2 out in the 7th. Smith
hits for Chaplin and hits grand slam. |
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| M 9/24 |
at Columbus |
W 10-8 |
3-2 |
WP-Tauscher. Millers build 9-0 lead and hang on to
wih. Harris, Gill, and Arlett homer. |
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| Tu 9/25 |
at Columbus |
L 6-7 |
3-3 |
LP-Shaute. HR-Gill and Norris homer. Lew Riggs hits a 2-run homer with 1-out to
cap a 5-run rally in the last of the 9th against Petty, Chaplin, and Shaute. |
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| W 9/26 |
at Columbus |
L 3-7 |
3-4 |
Elliott beats
Chaplin. Wright and Harris homer. |
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W |
L |
Manager |
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Minneapolis |
85 |
64 |
Donie Bush |
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Columbus |
85 |
68 |
Ray Blades |
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Milwaukee |
82 |
70 |
Allan Sothoron |
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Louisville |
78 |
74 |
Bruno Betzel-Ken
Penner |
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Indianapolis |
77 |
75 |
Wade Killefer |
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Toledo |
68 |
84 |
Steve O'Neill |
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St. Paul |
67 |
84 |
Bob Coleman |
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Kansas City |
65 |
88 |
Roger Peckinpaugh |
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| Statistics |
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Player |
Games |
Batting Average |
Home Runs |
Runs Batted In |
Position |
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William “Pinky” Hargrave |
147 |
.356 |
16 |
108 |
c |
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Ab Wright |
148 |
.353 |
29 |
131 |
lf |
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Joe Hauser |
82 |
.348 |
33 |
88 |
1b |
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Ernie Smith |
95 |
.325 |
3 |
41 |
3b-ss-of |
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Spencer Harris |
150 |
.322 |
16 |
100 |
cf-1b |
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Russell “Buzz” Arlett |
116 |
.319 |
41 |
132 |
rf |
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Andy Cohen |
145 |
.311 |
0 |
62 |
2b |
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Leo Norris |
143 |
.310 |
23 |
116 |
ss |
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Foster “Babe” Ganzel |
141 |
.301 |
8 |
83 |
3b |
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Homer Peel |
31 |
.295 |
1 |
14 |
cf |
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Dave Barbee |
25 |
.284 |
0 |
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rf |
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Johnny Gill |
8 |
.273 |
1 |
4 |
of |
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A. S. “Monk” Joyner |
42 |
.244 |
1 |
12 |
rf-1b |
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Russ Young* |
82 |
.222 |
3 |
23 |
c-1b |
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Guy Shatzer |
5 |
.222 |
0 |
2 |
c |
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Butch Schmidt |
8 |
.182 |
0 |
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c |
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Leo Ogorek |
11 |
.158 |
0 |
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rf |
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William Wyss |
4 |
.000 |
0 |
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c |
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Bob Arnold |
1 |
.000 |
0 |
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c |
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Arthur “Bo” Cuisiner |
3 |
.000 |
0 |
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pr |
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Bill Rea |
1 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
c |
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Pitcher |
G |
IP |
W |
L |
ERA |
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James “Tiny” Chaplin |
18 |
107 |
8 |
5 |
3.70 |
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Walter Tauscher |
50 |
222 |
21 |
7 |
3.89 |
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Jess Petty |
40 |
220 |
19 |
7 |
4.58 |
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Ray Starr |
42 |
260 |
16 |
17 |
5.23 |
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Buck Marrow |
43 |
170 |
9 |
10 |
5.61 |
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Rosy Ryan |
50 |
163 |
8 |
8 |
5.74 |
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Harry Holsclaw |
18 |
73 |
1 |
5 |
7.15 |
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Sid Cohen |
6 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
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Joe Shaute |
2 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
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George Murray |
8 |
26 |
0 |
2 |
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Beryl Richmond |
7 |
23 |
0 |
2 |
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Hy Vandenberg |
8 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
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Spud Chandler |
6 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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Charles “Lefty” Johnson |
4 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
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*Young’s statistics
include games played with Milwaukee in 1934.
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Buzz Arlett led the American Association
with 41 home runs, Spencer Harris led with 138 runs, and Walter Tauscher led
the Association with 21 wins. |
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