Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley
1895 - Western League, 64-59, 4th place - Standings, notes, and roster follow game-by-game results
Manager: John "Jack" Barnes-Thomas Murphy
Date Opponent Outcome Record Notes
Sa 4/20 Page Fence Giants  W 17-1 The Millers played a series of exhibition games against the Page Fence Giants, an all-black team representing the Page Woven Wire Fence Company of Adrian, Michigan.  *The game of Sunday, April 21 was at Minnehaha Driving Park.
Su 4/21 Page Fence Giants * W 17-5
M 4/22 Page Fence Giants W 25-2
W 4/24 Page Fence Giants W 18-7
W 5/1 at Milwaukee W 4-3 1-0
Th 5/2 at Milwaukee W 9-8 2-0
F 5/3 at Milwaukee W 11-4 3-0 HR-Werden (1).
Sa 5/4 at Kansas City, rain
Su 5/5 at Kansas City Blues W 12-9 4-0 HR-Werden (2).
M 5/6 at Kansas City W 14-1 5-0 HR-Werden (3).
W 5/8 Kansas City W 18-10 6-0 HR-Werden (4).  Millers have 7 home runs among their 21 hits.
Th 5/9 Milwaukee L 5-11 6-1 When opposing teams come to the Twin Cities, they alternate games in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
F 5/10 Kansas City, rain
Sa 5/11 Milwaukee Brewers W 21-19 7-1 HR-Werden 2 (6).  Trailing 18-14, the Millers score 7 in the top of the 9th.  Werden has 5 of the Millers' 25 hits.
Su 5/12 Kansas City* W 10-5 8-1 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 5/13 Milwaukee Brewers L 12-13 8-2 Brewers score 6 in the last of the 9th.
Tu 5/14 St. Paul Apostles, rain
W 5/15 at St. Paul, rain
Th 5/16 St. Paul Apostles W 8-5 9-2 HR-Werden (7).
F 5/17 at St. Paul L 6-12 9-3
Sa 5/18 St. Paul W 3-2 (7, rain) 10-3
Su 5/19 St. Paul* W 7-6 (11) 11-3 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
Tu 5/21 at Detroit Wolverines L 2-12 11-4
W 5/22 at Detroit L 5-12 11-5
Th 5/23 at Detroit W 15-3 12-5
F 5/24 at Grand Rapids W 17-16 12-6 The Millers played in shirts bearing an advertisement of Washburn Flour, which has been boycotted by labor unions.  So much objection was raised that manager Barnes announces that the advertising shirts would be discarded.
Sa 5/25 at Grand Rapids L 6-8 12-7
Su 5/26 at Grand Rapids W 18-12 13-7
M 5/27 at Indianapolis L 11-21 13-8
Tu 5/28 at Indianapolis L 3-10 13-9
W 5/29 at Indianapolis W 13-12 14-9
Th 5/30-1 at Toledo L 1-5 14-10
Th 5/30-2 at Toledo L 12-15 14-11
Sa 6/1 Toledo W 8-7 15-11
Su 6/2 Grand Rapids* L 8-13 15-12 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 6/3 Toledo W 9-1 (5, rain) 16-12 HR-Werden (8).
Tu 6/4 Grand Rapids, wet grounds
W 6/5 Toledo W 18-15 17-12
Th 6/6 Grand Rapids W 22-12 18-12 HR-Werden (9).
Sa 6/8 Detroit W 25-9 19-12 HR-Werden (10).
Su 6/9 Indianapolis, rain* *scheduled for Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 6/10 Detroit L 2-3 19-13
Tu 6/11 Indianapolis W 16-5 20-13 Bill Kuehne hits four homers for the Millers.
W 6/12 Detroit L 4-20 20-14
Th 6/13 Indianapolis L 6-16 20-15 HR-Werden (11).
F 6/14 Milwaukee L 5-6 20-16 HR-Werden (12).
Sa 6/15 Kansas City L 19-27 20-17 HR-Werden (13).  Millers hit 9 homers; Kansas City hits 5 homers.
Su 6/16 Milwaukee* W 12-2 21-17 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.  HR-Werden (14)
M 6/17 Kansas City L 9-18 (5, darkness) 21-18
Tu 6/18 Milwaukee L 5-17 21-19
W 6/19 Kansas City L 20-21 21-20 HR-Werden 2 (15).
F 6/21 at Milwaukee L 6-8 21-21
Sa 6/22 at Milwaukee L 4-7 21-22
Su 6/23 at Milwaukee L 6-9 21-23 HR-Werden (16).
M 6/24 at Kansas City L 8-12 21-24
Tu 6/25 at Kansas City, rain
W 6/26 at Kansas City L 5-6 21-25
Th 6/27 at Kansas City W 10-6 22-25 HR-Werden (17)
Sa 6/29 St. Paul L 21-22 22-26 HR-Werden 3 (20).
Su 6/30 at St. Paul W 10-6 23-26
M 7/1 St. Paul L 5-9 23-27 HR-Werden (21).
Tu 7/2 at St. Paul L 11-14 23-28
W 7/3 at St. Paul W 22-12 24-28
Th 7/4 a.m. at St. Paul L 5-21 (7) 24-29
Th 7/4 p.m. St. Paul L 8-14 24-30 Terre Haute takes Toledo's place in the Western League.
Sa 7/6 at Grand Rapids W 12-11 25-30
Su 7/7 at Grand Rapids L 12-21 25-31
M 7/8 at Grand Rapids L 5-13 25-32
Tu 7/9 at Detroit W 13-2 26-32
W 7/10 at Detroit L 11-23 26-33
Th 7/11 at Detroit L 2-15 26-34
F 7/12 at Indianapolis W 6-5 27-34
Sa 7/13 at Indianapolis W 13-12 28-34
Su 7/14 at Anderson, Indiana (ex.) L 6-7 (11) Exhibition game.
M 7/15 at Terre Haute L 1-8 28-35
Tu 7/16 at Terre Haute W 3-2 29-35
W 7/17 at Terre Haute L 3-4 29-36
F 7/19 Detroit W 20-5 30-36 HR-Werden 2 (23).
Sa 7/20 Indianapolis W 16-12 31-36 HR-Werden (24).
Su 7/21 Detroit* L 7-8 31-37 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 7/22 Indianapolis L 8-17 31-38 HR-Werden 2 (26).  Thomas Murphy takes over the Millers from John Barnes.
Tu 7/23 Detroit W 18-5 32-38 HR-Werden 4 (30).  Werden 5-for-5 with 5 runs scored.
W 7/24 Indianapolis L 16-17 32-39
Fr 7/26 Terre Haute L 11-23 32-40 HR-Werden (31).
Sa 7/27 Grand Rapids W 19-7 33-40 HR-Werden (32).
Su 7/28 Terre Haute* W 10-5 34-40 *at Minnehaha Driving Park.
M 7/29 Grand Rapids W 11-9 35-40 Elmer Foster joins Millers and homers in first game.
Tu 7/30 Terre Haute W 18-3 36-40
W 7/31 Grand Rapids W 16-12 37-40
Th 8/1 Grand Rapids W 23-12 38-40 HR-Werden (33).
F 8/2 Milwaukee W 14-6 39-40 HR-Werden (34).
Sa 8/3 Kansas City W 8-7 40-40
Su 8/4 Milwaukee* W 15-6 41-40
M 8/5 Kansas City L 4-6 41-41
Tu 8/6 Milwaukee W 9-4 42-41
W 8/7-1 Kansas City W 8-5 43-41
W 8/7-2 Kansas City W 12-7 (6) 44-41 HR-Werden 2 (36).
Th 8/8 St. Paul W 10-2 45-41 HR-Werden (37).
F 8/9 at St. Paul, rain
Sa 8/10 St. Paul W 13-6 46-41 HR-Werden (38).
Su 8/11 at St. Paul L 10-15 46-42 HR-Werden (39).
M 8/12 St. Paul L 14-15 46-43 HR-Werden (40).
Tu 8/13 at St. Paul L 8-19 (8) 46-44
W 8/14-1 at St. Paul W 6-4 47-44
W 8/14-2 at St. Paul L 14-15 47-45
Sa 8/17 at Milwaukee W 8-4 48-45
Su 8/18 at Milwaukee W 12-11 49-45 Millers score five in the last of the ninth.
Tu 8/20 at Kansas City L 0-5 49-46
W 8/21-1 at Kansas City L 2-11 49-47
W 8/21-2 at Kansas City L 1-10 49-48
Th 8/22 at Kansas City L 9-23 49-49
F 8/23 at Indianapolis Game was forfeit to Indianapolis when Minneapolis didn't show up, but the forfeit was later rescined because it was impossible for the Millers to get from Kansas City to Indianapolis in time for the game.
Sa 8/24 at Indianapolis L 3-9 49-50
Su 8/25 at Anderson (ex.) W 15-4
M 8/26 at Indianapolis L 0-7 49-51 Exhibition game.
Tu 8/27 at Indianapolis W 7-5 50-51
W 8/28 at Terre Haute L 4-9 50-52
Th 8/29 at Terre Haute, rain
F 8/30-1 at Terre Haute W 7-4 51-52
F 8/30-2 at Terre Haute L 3-11 (8) 51-53
Sa 8/31 at Terre Haute L 1-4 51-54
Su 9/1 at Grand Rapids W 19-6 52-54 HR-Werden 2 (42).
M 9/2-1 at Grand Rapids L 2-13 52-55
M 9/2-2 at Grand Rapids W 16-5 53-55 HR-Werden (43).
Th 9/5 at Detroit W 15-4 54-55
F 9/6 at Detroit L 9-13 54-56
Sa 9/7 at Detroit W 11-10 55-56
Su 9/8 at Milwaukee W 12-9 56-56
Tu 9/10 Terre Haute W 13-10 57-56
W 9/11 Detroit L 8-16 57-57
Th 9/12 Terre Haute W 18-11 58-57
F 9/13 Detroit W 13-3 59-57
Sa 9/14 Terre Haute* W 16-13 60-57 *at Minnesota State Fair grounds.  Minneapolis and St. Paul both played at the fairgrounds.  After the Miillers game, St. Paul beat Detroit 7-3 in a game called by darkness after 8 innings.  
Regarding the fairgrounds, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported, "The grounds were probably the worst that a professional game was ever played on.  They were full of rocks and holes, and the outfielders played in a gully.  When the centerfielder was in his position the umpire could not see him without running out beyond second base."  The Minneapolis Tribune reported, "A diamond had been prepared in front of the grand stand, but quite a distance away.  The combination band in the grand stand kept the music continually."  On the track during the game were pacing contests, a one-legged bicycle race between two men with artificial legs, and a race between a bicyclist and a horse.
Su 9/15* Detroit* L 11-12 60-58 *at Minnehaha Driving Park
M 9/16 Indianapolis W 11-7 61-58 HR-Werden (44).
Tu 9/17 Grand Rapids W 25-15 62-58
W 9/18 Indianapolis W 21-15 63-58
Th 9/19 Grand Rapids W 20-10 64-58 HR-Werden (45).
F 9/20 Indianapolis L 8-20 64-59
Sa 9/21 Grand Rapids, rain
Su 9/22 Indianapolis, rain* *Scheduled for Minnehaha Driving Park.
W L
Indianapolis 78 43
St. Paul 74 50
Kansas City 73 52
Minneapolis 64 59
Detroit 60 66
Milwaukee 59 68
Toledo-Terre Haute 51 71
Grand Rapids 38 88
Notes and Roster
Once again, the Millers averaged more than 10 runs per game, and Perry Werden topped his previous year’s output by hitting 45 home runs—37 of them at Athletic Park with 4 coming in one game on July 23—to set a new professional record, one that would stand until Babe Ruth took up the business.  Others took advantage of Athletic Park’s short dimensions (even pitcher Chick Fraser had 15 home runs in 1895), and the Millers as a team hit 219 home runs, a single-season professional record that lasted for decades. 
Hulen, ss; Joe Strauss, rf; Perry Werden, 1b (.428 batting average with 241 hits, 179 runs scored, and 45 home runs in 123 games); Jim Burns, cf; Dan Lally, lf (.400 batting average with 36 home runs, 236 hits, and 205 runs scored in 123 games); Bill Kuehne, 3b; Joe Werrick, 2b (32 home runs); Wilson, c; Page, ss; Elmer Foster, cf; Martin, rf; Charley Frank, rf; Egyptian John Healy, p; Charles "Chick" Fraser, p; Fanning, p; Parvin, p; Martin Duke, p; Baker, p; Borchers, p; Carney, p; Ortman, p; Burke, p; Blackburn, p; Hugh Fleetham, p.