| Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley | |||||||||||
| 1905 - American Association, 88-62-3, 3rd place - Standings, statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results | |||||||||||
| Manager: W. H. Watkins | |||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Outcome | Record | Notes | |||||||
| W 4/19 | at Columbus Senators | L 1-6 | 0-1 | ||||||||
| Th 4/20 | at Columbus, wet grounds | ||||||||||
| F 4/21 | at Columbus, wet grounds | ||||||||||
| Sa 4/22 | at Columbus | W 3-0 | 1-1 | Jesse Stovall shuts out the Senators in his American Association debut. | |||||||
| Su 4/23 | at Toledo Mud Hens | W 7-2 | 2-1 | ||||||||
| M 4/24 | at Toledo | W 9-5 | 3-1 | ||||||||
| Tu 4/25 | at Toledo | W 4-2 | 4-1 | ||||||||
| W 4/26 | at Toledo, rain | ||||||||||
| Th 4/27 | at Louisville Colonels | W 6-4 | 5-1 | ||||||||
| F 4/28 | at Louisville | L 1-11 | 5-2 | ||||||||
| Sa 4/29 | at Louisville | L 3-4 | 5-3 | ||||||||
| Su 4/30 | at Louisville | L 5-10 | 5-4 | ||||||||
| M 5/1 | at Indianapolis Hoosiers | L 4-5 (10) | 5-5 | ||||||||
| Tu 5/2 | at Indianapolis | L 2-3 (10) | 5-6 | ||||||||
| W 5/3 | at Indianapolis | W 5-1 | 6-6 | ||||||||
| F 5/5 | Kansas City Blues | L 5-8 | 6-7 | ||||||||
| Sa 5/6 | Kansas City | W 10-2 | 7-7 | ||||||||
| Su 5/7 | Kansas City* | W 14-3 | 8-7 | ||||||||
| M 5/8 | Kansas City | L 0-5 | 8-8 | ||||||||
| Tu 5/9 | Milwaukee Brewers, rain | ||||||||||
| W 5/10 | Milwaukee | L 1-2 | 8-9 | ||||||||
| Th 5/11 | Milwaukee, rain | ||||||||||
| F 5/12 | Milwaukee | L 0-6 | 8-10 | ||||||||
| Sa 5/13 | St. Paul Saints | L 0-6 | 8-11 | ||||||||
| Su 5/14 | at St. Paul | W 6-3 | 9-11 | ||||||||
| M 5/15 | St. Paul | W 10-3 | 10-11 | ||||||||
| Tu 5/16 | Indianapolis, rain | ||||||||||
| W 5/17 | Indianapolis | W 2-0 | 11-11 | ||||||||
| Th 5/18 | Indianapolis | L 3-4 | 11-12 | ||||||||
| F 5/19 | Indianapolis | W 4-1 | 12-12 | ||||||||
| Sa 5/20 | Louisville | W 6-2 | 13-12 | ||||||||
| Su 5/21 | Louisville* | W 3-2 | 14-12 | *at Minnehaha Driving Park. | |||||||
| M 5/22 | Louisville | L 0-2 | 14-13 | ||||||||
| Tu 5/23 | Toledo | W 10-1 | 15-13 | ||||||||
| W 5/24 | Toledo | L 2-5 | 15-14 | ||||||||
| Th 5/25 | Toledo | W 9-2 | 16-14 | ||||||||
| F 5/26 | Columbus | W 9-3 | 17-14 | ||||||||
| Sa 5/27 | Columbus | W 2-1 (10) | 18-14 | ||||||||
| Su 5/28 | Columbus* | W 6-5 | 19-14 | ||||||||
| M 5/29 | St. Paul, rain | ||||||||||
| Tu 5/30 a.m. | at St. Paul | L 7-8 | 19-15 | ||||||||
| Tu 5/30 p.m. | St. Paul | W 5-0 | 20-15 | 11,000 fans, Millers record. | |||||||
| W 5/31 | at St. Paul | L 2-3 | 20-16 | Jones out with bruised arm suffered in the 5-0 win on May 30. | |||||||
| Th 6/1 | at Milwaukee | L 0-1 | 20-17 | ||||||||
| F 6/2 | at Milwaukee | W 6-3 | 21-17 | Peaches Graham comes out of center field and pitches 7 innings of 1-hit relief to get win. | |||||||
| Sa 6/3 | at Milwaukee | L 2-9 | 21-18 | ||||||||
| Su 6/4 | at Milwaukee | W 2-0 | 22-18 | ||||||||
| M 6/5 | at Kansas City | W 9-2 | 23-18 | ||||||||
| Tu 6/6 | at Kansas City | L 8-9 | 23-19 | ||||||||
| W 6/7 | at Kansas City | W 8-1 | 24-19 | ||||||||
| Th 6/8 | at Kansas City | W 7-4 | 25-19 | ||||||||
| F 6/9 | at Columbus | L 2-10 | 25-20 | ||||||||
| Sa 6/10 | at Columbus | W 8-2 | 26-20 | ||||||||
| Su 6/11-1 | at Columbus | L 0-2 | 26-21 | ||||||||
| Su 6/11-2 | at Columbus | W 5-2 | 27-21 | Millers pelted by rocks and bottles in their bus after the game. | |||||||
| M 6/12 | at Toledo | W 12-2 | 28-21 | Millers get 23 hits. | |||||||
| M 6/13 | at Toledo | W 6-4 | 29-21 | ||||||||
| W 6/14-1 | at Toledo | W 16-3 | 30-21 | ||||||||
| W 6/14-2 | at Toledo | W 8-7 (10) | 31-21 | ||||||||
| Th 6/15 | at Louisville | W 5-4 | 32-21 | ||||||||
| F 6/16 | at Louisville | L 0-10 | 32-22 | ||||||||
| Sa 6/17 | at Louisville | W 6-2 | 33-22 | ||||||||
| Su 6/18 | at Louisville | L 1-4 | 33-23 | ||||||||
| M 6/19 | at Indianapolis | W 13-7 | 34-23 | ||||||||
| Tu 6/20 | at Indianapolis, rain | ||||||||||
| W 6/21 | at Indianapolis | L 1-2 | 34-24 | ||||||||
| Tu 6/22-1 | at Indianapolis | W 11-0 | 35-24 | ||||||||
| Tu 6/22-2 | at Indianapolis | W 6-0 | 36-24 | ||||||||
| Sa 6/24 | at Kansas City | L 1-7 | 36-25 | ||||||||
| Su 6/25-1 | at Kansas City | W 7-1 | 37-25 | ||||||||
| Su 6/25-2 | at Kansas City | W 6-3 | 38-25 | ||||||||
| M 6/26 | at Kansas City | W 7-2 | 39-25 | ||||||||
| Tu 6/27 | Milwaukee | W 8-3 | 40-25 | ||||||||
| W 6/28 | Milwaukee | W 10-4 | 41-25 | Millers tie for first place. | |||||||
| Th 6/29-1 | Milwaukee | W 5-1 | 42-25 | ||||||||
| Th 6/29-2 | Milwaukee | W 3-2 | 43-25 | Millers move into first place by a half-game. In the fourth inning, Denny Sullivan singled and then stole second, third, and home on the next three pitches by Milwaukee's Tom Dougherty. | |||||||
| F 6/30 | Kansas City, rain | ||||||||||
| Sa 7/1 | Kansas City | W 11-1 | 44-25 | ||||||||
| Su 7/2 | Kansas City* | W 7-5 | 45-25 | *at Minnehaha Driving Park. 9th straight win. | |||||||
| M 7/3 | Kansas City, wet grounds | ||||||||||
| Tu 7/4 a.m. | St. Paul | L 4-8 | 45-26 | ||||||||
| Tu 7/4 p.m. | at St. Paul, wet grounds | ||||||||||
| W 7/5 | St. Paul, rain | ||||||||||
| Th 7/6 | at St. Paul | W 7-2 | 46-26 | ||||||||
| F 7/7 | at St. Paul | W 8-6 | 47-26 | ||||||||
| Sa 7/8 | Indianapolis | L 4-5 | 47-27 | ||||||||
| Su 7/9 | Indianapolis* | W 8-0 | 48-27 | ||||||||
| M 7/10 | Indianapolis | W 3-2 | 49-27 | ||||||||
| Tu 7/11 | Indianapolis | W 10-3 | 50-27 | ||||||||
| W 7/12 | Louisville | L 6-7 | 50-28 | ||||||||
| Th 7/13 | Louisville | L 3-4 | 50-29 | ||||||||
| F 7/14 | Louisville | L 2-5 | 50-30 | ||||||||
| Sa 7/15 | Louisville | W 15-4 | 51-30 | ||||||||
| Su 7/16 | Toledo* | L 5-6 | 51-31 | ||||||||
| M 7/17 | Toledo | W 6-1 | 52-31 | ||||||||
| Tu 7/18 | Toledo | L 7-8 | 52-32 | Millers drop out of first place. | |||||||
| W 7/19 | Toledo | L 4-9 | 52-33 | ||||||||
| Th 7/20 | Columbus | L 2-3 | 52-34 | Cy Coulter is out with an eye injury suffered the night before when he used acid instead of eye wash and nearly blinded himself. | |||||||
| F 7/21 | Columbus | L 5-6 (10) | 52-35 | ||||||||
| S 7/22 | Columbus | L 2-6 | 52-36 | ||||||||
| Su 7/23 | Columbus* | W 2-0 | 53-36 | ||||||||
| M 7/24 | at Milwaukee | L 1-2 (10) | 53-37 | ||||||||
| Tu 7/25 | at Milwaukee | W 13-7 (10) | 54-37 | ||||||||
| W 7/26 | at Milwaukee | L 2-6 | 54-38 | ||||||||
| Th 7/27 | at Milwaukee | L 1-7 | 54-39 | ||||||||
| Sa 7/29 | at Toledo, rain | ||||||||||
| Su 7/30-1 | at Toledo | L 4-7 | 54-40 | ||||||||
| Su 7/30-2 | at Toledo | T 2-2 (10, darkness) | 54-40-1 | Ed Gremminger homers in the ninth to tie the score. | |||||||
| M 7/31-1 | at Toledo | L 2-4 | 54-41 | Umpire Sullivan, injured the day before, has limited mobility and appoints the catchers to call fair and foul. The Millers were down 4-2 with runners at second and third and two out in the seventh. Denny Sullivan hit a drive over the right-field fence, apparently good for two bases (by Toledo ground rules), but catcher Dave Zearfoss called it foul. Zearfoss and umpire Sullivan were surrounded by angry Millers, but the call stood. Win Kellum relieved Howie Camnitz and struck out Sullivan to end the inning. | |||||||
| M 7/31-2 | at Toledo | W 8-2 | 55-41 | Jesse Stovall of Minneapolis and Win Kellum of Toledo do the umpiring. | |||||||
| Tu 8/1 | at Toledo | W 5-3 | 56-41 | Stovall and Kellum again umpire. | |||||||
| W 8/2 | at Columbus | W 2-1 | 57-41 | ||||||||
| Th 8/3-1 | at Columbus | L 1-2 | 57-42 | ||||||||
| Th 8/3-2 | at Columbus | L 2-8 | 57-43 | ||||||||
| F 8/4 | at Columbus | L 2-3 | 57-44 | Davy Jones, after spiking Columbus shortstop Rudy Hulswitt, gets in fight with Hulswitt. Hulswitt's replacement, manager Bill Clymer, drives in the winning run in the eighth. | |||||||
| Sa 8/5 | at Columbus | L 2-8 | 57-45 | Jones is suspended indefinitely for his part in the fight with Hulswitt. Suspension lasts three days. | |||||||
| Su 8/6 | at Columbus | W 10-8 | 58-45 | ||||||||
| M 8/7 | at Columbus | L 2-5 (11) | 58-46 | ||||||||
| Tu 8/8 | at Columbus | L 0-12 | 58-47 | ||||||||
| Th 8/10 | at Indianapolis | W 10-1 | 59-47 | ||||||||
| F 8/1 | at Indianapolis, rain | ||||||||||
| Sa 8-12/1 | at Indianapolis | W 6-3 | 60-47 | ||||||||
| Sa 8/12-2 | at Indianapolis | L 2-4 (8, darkness) | 60-48 | ||||||||
| Tu 8/15 | St. Paul | W 4-2 | 61-48 | ||||||||
| W 8/16 | at St. Paul | L 1-4 | 61-49 | ||||||||
| Th 8/17 | St. Paul, rain | ||||||||||
| F 8/18 | at St. Paul | W 6-4 | 62-49 | ||||||||
| Sa 8/19-1 | Indianapolis | W 9-1 | 63-49 | 1-hitter by Frosty Thomas. | |||||||
| Sa 8/19-2 | Indianapolis | W 6-0 | 64-49 | 2-hitter by Ed Siever. | |||||||
| Su 8/20-1 | Indianapolis* | L 3-10 | 64-50 | *at Minnehaha Driving Park. | |||||||
| Su 8/20-2 | Indianapolis* | W 6-0 (7, rain) | 65-50 | ||||||||
| M 8/21 | Indianapolis | W 5-0 | 66-50 | ||||||||
| Tu 8/22 | Louisville | W 14-1 | 67-50 | ||||||||
| W 8/23-1 | Louisville | W 3-0 | 68-50 | 2-hitter by Siever. | |||||||
| W 8/23-2 | Louisville | W 5-2 | 69-50 | ||||||||
| Th 8/24 | Louisville | L 0-1 | 69-51 | ||||||||
| F 8/25 | Toledo | W 7-2 | 70-51 | ||||||||
| Sa 8/26 | Toledo | W 6-2 | 71-51 | ||||||||
| Su 8/27-1 | Toledo* | W 3-1 | 72-51 | *at Minnehaha Driving Park. | |||||||
| Su 8/27-2 | Toledo* | W 12-3 (6-1/2, rain) | 73-51 | ||||||||
| M 8/28 | Columbus | W 6-1 | 74-51 | ||||||||
| Tu 8/29 | Columbus, rain | ||||||||||
| W 8/30-1 | Columbus | L 0-5 | 74-52 | ||||||||
| W 8/30-2 | Columbus | W 5-4 | 75-52 | ||||||||
| Th 8/31 | Columbus | L 0-2 | 75-53 | After a game in Kansas City, the Louisville team has many players injured as their wagonette is struck by a street car, dragged, and badly wrecked. League president Joseph O'Brien calls for a vote of Association teams to allow teams to loan players to Louisville, which would be unable to to continue without new recruits. Louisville was in fourth place with a 68-61 record at the time. | |||||||
| F 9/1 | St. Paul | W 6-3 | 76-53 | ||||||||
| Sa 9/2 | at St. Paul, rain | ||||||||||
| Su 9/3-1 | St. Paul* | L 0-1 | 76-54 | *at Minnehaha Driving Park. | |||||||
| Su 9/3-2 | St. Paul* | L 2-6 | 76-55 | ||||||||
| M 9/4 a.m. | at St. Paul | L 1-8 | 76-56 | ||||||||
| M 9/4 p.m. | St. Paul | W 1-0 | 77-56 | ||||||||
| Tu 9/5 | St. Paul | W 9-8 | 78-56 | Millers score three in last the 9th, the winning run coming on a one-out, two-run homer by Gremminger, his second homer of the game. | |||||||
| W 9/6 | Kansas City | T 2-2 (10) | 78-56-2 | ||||||||
| Th 9/7-1 | Kansas City | W 3-1 | 79-56 | ||||||||
| Th 9/7-2 | Kansas City | W 7-4 (7) | 80-56 | ||||||||
| F 9/8-1 | Kansas City | W 4-3 | 81-56 | ||||||||
| F 9/8-2 | Kansas City | W 10-4 (8) | 82-56 | ||||||||
| Sa 9/9-1 | Milwaukee | L 0-11 | 82-57 | ||||||||
| Su 9/9-2 | Milwaukee | L 6-9 | 82-58 | ||||||||
| Su 9/10-1 | Milwaukee* | W 5-0 | 83-58 | *at Milwaukee Driving Park. | |||||||
| Su 9/10-2 | Milwaukee* | L 3-8 | 83-59 | ||||||||
| M 9/11 | Milwaukee | W 8-5 | 84-59 | ||||||||
| Tu 9/12-1 | St. Paul | W 3-0 | 85-59 | ||||||||
| Tu 9/12-2 | St. Paul | L 1-7 | 85-60 | ||||||||
| W 9/13-1 | at St. Paul | W 7-6 | 86-60 | ||||||||
| W 9/13-2 | at St. Paul | L 3-5 (5, darkness) | 86-61 | ||||||||
| Th 9/14 | at Milwaukee | W 14-7 | 87-61 | ||||||||
| F 9/15 | at Milwaukee | W 8-4 | 88-61 | ||||||||
| Sa 9/16 | at Milwaukee | L 3-7 (7, darkness) | 88-62 | ||||||||
| Su 9/17 | at Kansas City | T 3-3 (10, rain) | 88-62-3 | ||||||||
| M 9/18 | at Kansas City, rain | ||||||||||
| W | L | Manager | |||||||||
| Columbus | 100 | 52 | Bill Clymer | ||||||||
| Milwaukee | 91 | 59 | Joe Cantillon | ||||||||
| Minneapolis | 88 | 62 | W. H. Watkins | ||||||||
| Louisville | 76 | 75 | Charles Dexter | ||||||||
| St. Paul | 73 | 77 | Mike Kelley | ||||||||
| Indianapolis | 69 | 83 | Ed Barrow | ||||||||
| Toledo | 60 | 91 | Mike Finn-J. Ed Grillo | ||||||||
| Kansas City | 44 | 102 | Arthur Irwin | ||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||
| Player | Games | Batting Average | Home Runs | Position | |||||||
| Davy Jones | 128 | .346 | 2 | cf | |||||||
| Bill “Father” Marshall | 83 | .313 | 9 | c | |||||||
| Cy Coulter | 134 | .300 | 1 | lf | |||||||
| Denny Sullivan | 133 | .295 | 3 | rf | |||||||
| Andy Oyler | 142 | .284 | 0 | ss | |||||||
| George “Peaches” Graham | 80 | .268 | 0 | of-1b-p | |||||||
| Jerry “Buck” Freeman | 137 | .262 | 3 | 1b | |||||||
| Pat Hynes | 27 | .260 | 1 | rf-p | |||||||
| Ed “Battleship” Gremminger | 145 | .240 | 9 | 3b | |||||||
| Bill Friel* | 66 | .240 | 0 | 3b-of | |||||||
| Buck Weaver* | 57 | .240 | 0 | c | |||||||
| Charles Schmidt | 69 | .223 | 1 | c | |||||||
| Billy Fox | 150 | .215 | 0 | 2b | |||||||
| Pat Duff* | 22 | .175 | 0 | of-c | |||||||
| Pitcher | G | IP | W | L | |||||||
| Ed Siever | 35 | 273 | 23 | 11 | |||||||
| Jesse Stovall | 38 | 309 | 21 | 15 | |||||||
| George “Peaches” Graham | 21 | 12 | 7 | ||||||||
| Forrest “Frosty” Thomas | 29 | 216 | 12 | 11 | |||||||
| Win Kellum* | 10 | 9 | |||||||||
| Pat Hynes | 10 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| Gene Ford | 10 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| Charlie Jaeger* | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
| Other players: Mike Kahoe, c; Brownie Steele, rf; Clarence Villeman, p; Otto “Red” Newlin. | |||||||||||
| *Friel’s statistics include games played with Columbus in 1905, Weaver, Duff, and Jaeger include games with Indianapolis, and Kellum’s include games with Toledo. | |||||||||||
| Davy Jones led the American Association with 126 runs. | |||||||||||