Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley
1943 - American Association, 67-84, 6th place - Standings, statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results
Manager: Tom Sheehan
*Scheduled for seven innings
Date Opponent Outcome Record Notes
Th 4/29 Milwaukee Brewers, rain
F 4/20 Milwaukee W 5-3 1-0 Winning pitcher-Claude Horton.  Jimmy Pofahl homers.
Sa 5/1 Milwaukee L 2-11 1-1 Losing pitcher-Vallie Eaves.
Su 5/2-1 Kansas City Blues W 6-5 2-1 WP-Wilfrid "Lefty" Lefebvre.
*Su 5/2-2 Kansas City W 5-0 3-1 2-hitter by Otey Clark in Millers debut.
M 5/3 Kansas City L 4-5 3-2 LP-Roy Mosley.
W 5/5 at Milwaukee W 2-1 4-2 WP-Horton.  HR-Frank Danneker.
Th 5/6 at Milwaukee W 5-2 5-2 8-hitter by Clark.  Frank Trechock drives in 3 runs.
F 5/7 at Milwaukee L 0-5 5-3 LP-Eaves.
Sa 5/8 at Kansas City W 8-3 6-3 WP-Lefebvre.  Herman "Flea" Clifton gets 4 hits.
Su 5/9-1 at Kansas City, rain
*Su 5/9-2 at Kansas City, rain
M 5/10 at St. Paul Saints L 2-10 6-4 LP-Horton.
Tu 5/11 St. Paul W 2-1 7-4 WP-Clark.
W 5/12 at St. Paul L 1-3 7-5 LP-Eaves.
Th 5/13 St. Paul L 1-3 7-6 LP-Lefebvre.
Sa 5/15 at Columbus Red Birds, rain
Su 5/16-1 at Columbus L 4-6 7-7 LP-Horton.
*Su 5/16-2 at Columbus W 4-3 8-7 5-hitter by Clark, now 4-0.
M 5/17 at Columbus, rain
Tu 5/18 at Toledo Mud Hens, postponed
W 5/19-1 at Toledo, rain
*W 5/19-2 at Toledo, rain
*Th 5/20-1 at Toledo W 2-0 9-7 2-hitter by Owen Scheetz, who was returned to the Millers on option by Washington.
Th 5/20-2 at Toledo L 1-2 9-8 LP-Lefebvre.
F 5/21-1 at Toledo, rain
*F 5/21-2 at Toledo, rain
Sa 5/22 at Louisville Colonels W 3-2 (13) 10-8 WP-Lefebvre.
Su 5/23-1 at Louisville W 4-2 11-8 WP-Horton.
*Su 5/23-2 at Louisville L 1-8 11-9 LP-Loren Bain.
M 5/24 at Louisville, rain
Tu 5/25 at Indianapolis Indians L 3-7 11-10 LP-Scheetz.
W 5/26 at Indianapolis L 1-4 11-11 Clark loses first game.
Th 5/27 at Indianapolis L 0-4 11-12 LP-Lefebvre.
F 5/28 at Indianapolis L 2-5 11-13 LP-Horton.
Su 5/30 at St. Paul W 3-2 12-13 WP-Scheetz.
M 5/31 a.m. at St. Paul L 0-6 (8, rain) 12-14 LP-Bain.
M 5/31 p.m. St. Paul L 0-3 12-15 LP-Clark.  Tom Sheehan plays the game under protest after umpires Rollie Naylor and Collins Fenton call Vosmik out on a fly dropped by center-fielder Jake Powell in the 2nd inning (ruling that Powell had made the catch and dropped it while taking it out of his glove).
Tu 6/1 St. Paul W 8-1 13-15 WP-Horton.  HR-Denneker.
W 6/2 Columbus L 2-5 (11) 13-16 LP-Lefebvre.
Th 6/3 Columbus W 7-6 14-16 WP-Mosley.  Millers overcome 6-1 deficit.  Danneker's homer in the 9th breaks 6-6 tie.
F 6/4 Columbus, rain
Sa 6/5 Columbus W 7-4 15-16 WP-Clark.  HR-Russ Rolandson, Danneker.
Su 6/6-1 Toledo W 14-1 16-16 WP-Horton.
*Su 6/6-2 Toledo W 4-3 17-16 WP-Bain.
M 6/7 Toledo W 5-4 18-16 WP-Lefebvre.
Tu 6/8 Toledo L 3-11 18-17 LP-Scheetz
W 6/9 Louisville W 4-3 (10) 19-17 WP-Horton.  Rolandson singles home Danneker with 2 out in the 10th for the winning run.
Th 6/10 Louisville W 5-1 20-17 WP-Clark.  Millers ties Brewers for second place.
F 6/11 Louisville L 1-4 20-18 LP-Bain.
Sa 6/12 Louisville W 5-1 21-18 WP-Scheetz.  HR-Joe Vosmik.  Ab Wright to try and comeback, plans to join Millers as the dizzy spells he had from last season's pop-bottle beaning are no longer a problem.
Su 6/13-1 Indianapolis W 5-2 22-18 HR-Bob Dill.
*Su 6/13-2 Indianapolis L 7-17 22-19 HR-Dill.
M 6/14 Indianapolis, rain
Tu 6/15 Indianapolis W 12-3 23-19 WP-Clark.
Th 6/17 at Milwaukee L 0-4 23-20 LP-Horton.  Wright pinch-hits in first 1943 appearance.  Millers shut out on 4 hits by Joe Berry.
F 6/18 at Milwaukee L 0-1 23-21 LP-Bain.  Millers shut out on 5 hits by Earl Caldwell.
Sa 6/19 at Milwaukee L 0-3 23-22 LP-Scheetz.  Millers shut out on 3 hits by Ed Hanyzewski.
Su 6/20-1 at Milwaukee L 0-1 23-23 LP-Clark.  Millwers shut out on 6 hits by Paul Erickson.  Brewers tie league record with 4 straight shutouts over an opponent.  Columbus closed the 1905 season with 4 shutouts of Louisville.
*Su 6/20-2 at Milwaukee L 1-3 23-24 LP-Lefebvre.
M 6/21 at Kansas City, rain
*Tu 6/22-1 at Kansas City W 6-1 24-24 WP-Horton.  Pofahl breaks 1-1 tie with grand slam in the 5th.
Tu 6/22-2 at Kansas City L 0-1 (10) 24-25 LP-Mosley
W 6/23 at Kansas City W 2-1 25-25 WP-Scheetz.  Trechock hits 2-run single in the 7th.
Th 6/24 at St. Paul W 8-4 26-25 WP-Horton.  HR-Vosmik, Clifton, Dill.
F 6/25 St. Paul W 3-2 27-25 WP-Lefebvre.  HR-Dill.
Sa 6/26 at St. Paul L 1-7 27-26 LP-Mosley.  Rolandson reclassified from 3-A to 1-A, receives induction orders to report to Fort Snelling.  Rolandson not sure if he can pass his physical because of a bad back.
Su 6/27-1 Milwaukee L 5-14 27-27 LP-Scheetz.  HR-Horton.  Harold "Chief" Wonson debuts.  A teacher at Blake School in Minneapolis, Wonson had been given a tryout by the Millers earlier in the month.
*Su 6/27-2 Milwaukee W 11-3 28-27 WP-Bain.  HR-Danneker, Trechock, Vosmik.
M 6/28 Milwaukee L 4-5 28-28 LP-Clark.
*Tu 6/29-1 Milwaukee L 2-5 28-29 LP-Scheetz.
Tu 6/29-2 Milwaukee W 7-3 29-29 WP-Horton.  HR-Cliff "Lefty" Johnson.
W 6/30 Kansas City W 5-3 30-29 WP-Bain.  Wright hits his first 2 home runs of the year.  Vosmik also homers.
Th 7/1 Kansas City W 8-1 31-29 WP-Lefebvre.  HR-Vosmik.  Wright doubles and singles.
F 7/2 Kansas City W 10-5 32-29 WP-Mosley.  HR-Wright, Dill.
Sa 7/3 Kansas City W 6-2 33-29 WP-Scheetz.  HR-Danneker, Dill.
Su 7/4 St. Paul L 8-10 33-30 LP-Horton.  HR-Wright, Pofahl.
M 7/5 a.m. St. Paul L 3-15 33-31 LP-Lefebvre.  HR-Danneker.
M 7/5 p.m. at St. Paul L 2-6 33-32 LP-Bain.
*W 7/7-1 at Louisville L 4-5 33-33 LP-Lefebvre.
W 7/7-2 at Louisville L 0-1 33-34 LP-Scheetz.  Rolandson deferred by the Army after his x-rays show a serious sacroiliac condition that leaves him unfit for military duty until it heals.  He has orders to report in 3 months.
Th 7/8 at Louisville L 3-5 33-35 LP-Horton.  HR-Danneker.
F 7/9 at Louisville, rain Millers send Mosley to Montgomery of the Southern Association.  Millers get Lew Carpenter from Washington as the final payment for Mickey Haefner.  Millers had earlier received Pofahl and third-baseman Ray Hoffman, who retired from baseball for a defense job.
Sa 7/10 at Indianapolis L 1-5 33-36 LP-Bain.
Su 7/11-1 at Indianapolis W 7-1 34-36 WP-Lefebvre.  Bob Dill spikes Indians shortstop Carl Fairly, setting off a brawl which Indianapolis manager Donie Bush, in civilian clothes, rushes into.
*Su 7/11-2 at Indianapolis L 2-4 34-37 LP-Scheetz.
M 7/12 at Indianapolis W 7-5 (10) 35-37 WP-Carpenter.
*Tu 7/13-1 at Columbus L 2-6 35-38 LP-Clark.
Tu 7/13-2 at Columbus W 4-3 36-38 WP-Bain.  HR-Dill.
W 7/14 at Columbus W 8-4 37-38 WP-Carpenter.
*Th 7/15-1 at Columbus L 5-9 37-39 LP-Horton.  Mike Kelley night at Nicollet Park.  On hand are American League president Will Harridge, Yankees general manager George Weiss, Reds president Warren Giles, American Association president Donie Bush, and retired American Association umpires George Johnson and Bill Guthrie.
Th 7/15-2 at Columbus W 3-1 (10) 38-39 WP-Lefebvre.  Danneker hits 2-run homer in the 10th.
F 7/16 at Toledo L 3-14 38-40 LP-Scheetz.
Sa 7/17 at Toledo L 2-6 38-41 LP-Bain.
Su 7/18-1 at Toledo W 5-2 39-41 WP-Lefebvre.
*Su 7/18-2 at Toledo L 5-8 39-42 LP-Horton.
Th 7/20 Great Lakes Naval Training Center (ex.) L 2-8 Johnny Mize homers for the Lakers, who are now 32-7.
*W 7/21-1 Indianapolis L 3-4 (10) 39-43 WP-Scheetz.
W 7/21-2 Indianapolis W 4-3 40-43 6-hitter by Carpenter breaks Jim Trexler's 11-game winning streak.
Th 7/22 Indianapolis W 1-0 41-43 3-hitter by Lefebvre.
F 7/23 Indianapolis W 12-9 42-43 WP-Clark.  Wright homers.
Sa 7/24 Louisville L 0-3 42-44 LP-Bain.
Su 7/25-1 Louisville L 5-9 42-45 LP-Carpenter.
*Su 7/25-2 Louisville W 3-2 43-45 WP-Scheetz.
M 7/26 Louisville, rain
Tu 7/27 Toledo L 4-5 43-46 LP-Lefebvre.
W 7/28 Toledo W 8-4 44-46 WP-Carpenter.  HR-Wright.
Th 7/29 Toledo W 5-4 (11) 45-46 WP-Scheetz.  Millers score 4 in the 9th, capped by Pofahl's 2-run single, to tie the game.  Pofahl singles in the winning run in the 11th.  Rolandson homers.  Millers trade Lefebvre to Washington for lefthander Ewald Pyle.
*F 7/30-1 Columbus W 4-2 46-46 WP-Lefebvre.
F 7/30-2 Columbus W 3-2 47-46 WP-Clark.
Sa 7/31 Columbus L 0-5 47-47 LP-Scheetz.
Su 8/1-1 Columbus L 7-8 47-48 LP-Bain.  HR-Danneker, Dill.  Garagiola homers for Columbus.
*Su 8/1-2 Columbus W 4-2 48-48 6-hitter by Pyle in Millers debut.  Danneker homers.
Tu 8/3 at Indianapolis W 4-3 49-48 WP-Clark.
W 8/4 at Indianapolis W 3-1 50-48 WP-Scheetz.  Millers beat Trexler again.  Trechock ordered to report for Army service August 24.
Th 8/5 at Indianapolis W 4-2 51-48 WP-Pyle.
*F 8/6-1 at Louisville L 1-8 51-49 LP-Carpenter.  Babe Barna homers for Louisville.
F 8/6-2 at Louisville L 1-8 51-50 LP-Bain.
Sa 8/7 at Louisville L 1-3 51-51 LP-Clark.
Su 8/8-1 at Louisville L 2-3 51-52 LP-Scheetz.
*Su 8/8-2 at Louisville W 5-3 52-52 WP-Pyle.
*Tu 8/10-1 at Toledo L 1-2 52-53 LP-Carpenter
Tu 8/10-2 at Toledo L 3-9 52-54 LP-Bain.  Wright homers.
*W 8/11-1 at Toledo L 1-3 52-55 LP-Scheetz.
W 8/11-2 at Toledo L 2-15 52-56 LP-Clark.
Th 8/12 at Toledo L 0-2 52-57 LP-Pyle.
F 8/13 at Columbus W 8-3 53-57 WP-Scheetz.
Sa 8/14 at Columbus L 5-6 53-58 LP-Bain.
Su 8/15-1 at Columbus L 5-22 53-59 LP-Scheetz.
*Su 8/15-2 at Columbus L 4-5 53-60 LP-Pyle.
*Tu 8/17-1 Louisville W 5-1 54-60 WP-Scheetz.
Tu 8/17-2 Louisville W 12-6 55-60 WP-Carpenter.
W 8/18 Louisville L 2-7 55-61 LP-Clark.  HR-Wright.
Th 8/19 Louisville L 1-4 55-62 LP-Pyle.
F 8/20 Indianapolis L 2-6 56-63 LP-Scheetz.  
Sa 8/21 Indianapolis L 7-19 55-64 LP-Carpenter.  HR-Wright.
Su 8/22-1 Indianapolis L 5-6 55-65 LP-Pyle.  HR-Dill.
*Su 8/22-2 Indianapolis W 17-5 56-65 WP-Clark.  HR-Dill, Wright, Pofahl.
Tu 8/24 Columbus L 1-8 56-66 LP-Bain.
W 8/25 Columbus W 7-6 (10) 57-66 WP-Pyle.  Wright gets 4 hits, including a homer, and drives in 4 runs.
Th 8/26 Columbus, rain
F 8/27 Toledo L 1-2 57-67 LP-Pyle.
Sa 8/28 Toledo L 6-9 57-68 LP-Clark.  HR-Wright.
Su 8/29-1 Toledo L 0-8 57-69 LP-Carpenter.
*Su 8/29-2 Toledo L 2-5 57-70 LP-Scheetz.  HR-Danneker.
M 8/30 Milwaukee W 5-3 58-70 WP-Bain.
Tu 8/31 Milwaukee W 7-6 59-70 WP-Carpenter.  HR-Danneker.
W 9/1 Milwaukee L 6-8 59-71 LP-Pyle.  HR-Danneker.  Brewers regain first after being knocked out of it the day before by the Millers.
Th 9/2 Milwaukee W 8-4 60-71 WP-Bain.  HR-Wright, Fred Vaughn.
F 9/3 Kansas City W 5-3 61-71 WP-Scheetz.
Sa 9/4 Kansas City, rain
Su 9/5-1 Kansas City L 8-10 61-72 LP-Carpenter.  HR-Wright.
*Su 9/5-2 Kansas City W 1-0 (5, rain) 62-72 1-hitter by Clark.
M 9/6 a.m. at St. Paul, rain
M 9/6 p.m. St. Paul, rain
*Tu 9/7-1 St. Paul W 9-4 63-72 WP-Elon "Chief" Hogsett.  Jimmy Walsh hits 2 home runs.
Tu 9/7-2 St. Paul L 3-9 (10) 63-73 LP-Pyle.
W 9/8-1 at St. Paul, rain
W 9/8-2 at St. Paul, rain
Th 9/9 at St. Paul, rain
*F 9/10-1 at Kansas City L 4-5 63-74
F 9/10-2 at Kansas City L 5-6 63-75
Su 9/11-1 at Kansas City L 3-6 63-76
*Su 9/11-2 at Kansas City W 3-2 64-76
Su 9/12-1 at Kansas City L 2-4 64-77
*Su 9/12-2 at Kansas City L 0-3 64-78
M 9/13-1 at Kansas City, rain
*M 9/13-2 at Kansas City, rain
Tu 9/14 at Milwaukee L 3-7 64-79
W 9/15 at Milwaukee L 6-7 64-80
Th 9/16 at Milwaukee L 4-13 64-81
*F 9/17-1 at St. Paul W 6-3 65-81
F 9/17-2 at St. Paul W 5-2 66-81
Sa 9/18-1 St. Paul L 4-8 66-82
*Sa 9/18-2 St. Paul W 8-4 67-82
Su 9/19-1 at St. Paul L 9-13 67-83
*Su 9/19-2 at St. Paul L 3-9 67-84
W L Manager
Milwaukee 90 61 Charley Grimm
Indianapolis 85 67 Donie Bush
Columbus 84 67 Nick Cullop
Toledo 76 76 Jacques Fournier
Louisville 70 81 Bill Burwell
Minneapolis 67 84 Tom Sheehan
Kansas City 67 85 Johnny Neun
St. Paul 67 85 Francis "Salty" Parker
Statistics
Player Games Batting Average Home Runs Runs Batted In Position
Herman “Flea” Clifton 150 .282 1 56 3b
Ab Wright 101 .280 16 69 of
Russ Rolandson 136 .277 4 45 cf-c
Frank Trechock 113 .272 1 40 1b-ss
Bob Dill 117 .264 11 56 cf
Joe Vosmik 146 .253 5 62 rf
Jimmy Walsh 24 .253 4 18 1b
Jimmy Pofahl 143 .251 4 44 2b-ss
Bill DeCarlo 42 .241 0 12 c-1b
Fred Vaughn* 119 .239 9 53 1b-2b
Eddie Skladany 66 .225 0 6 1b-ss
Frank Danneker 123 .223 15 53 1b-of
Mike Blazo 100 .223 0 30 c
Cliff “Lefty” Johnson 51 .116 1 6 of-p
Roy “Kelly” Roth 3 .167 0 0 c
Roy Fontaine 2 .000 0 0 of
Pitcher G IP W L ERA
Wilfrid “Lefty” Lefebvre 24 162 12 8 2.22
Owen Scheetz* 43 203 11 15 3.50
Roy Mosley 20 44 2 3 4.09
Lew Carpenter 21 106 8 8 4.16
Otey Clark 36 213 12 11 4.44
Ewald Pyle 17 104 5 9 4.50
Loren Bain 35 161 8 13 4.70
Vallie Eaves 4 21 0 3 4.71
Claude Horton 22 110 9 9 4.91
Harold “Chief” Wonson 16 49 0 0 5.88
Frank Papish 5 18 0 3 6.00
Ernie Rudolph* 27 93 3 3 6.58
Elon “Chief” Hogsett* 25 58 1 4 6.98
Cliff “Lefty” Johnson 1 2 0 0
*Vaughn and Hogsett’s statistics include games played with Indianapolis in 1943, Scheetz’s statistics include games with Milwaukee, and Rudolph’s statistics include games with St. Paul.
Herman "Flea" Clifton led the American Association with 16 stolen bases.