Minneapolis Millers Game by Game Results: 1941-1950

Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley

1941 - American Association, 83-70-2, 4th place - Standings, statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results

Manager: Tom Sheehan

*Scheduled for seven innings

Date

Opponent

Outcome

Record

Notes

Th 4/17

at Toledo Mud Hens

L 4-6

0-1

Losing pitcher-Harry Kelley. Babe Barna, Zeke Bonura, and Frank Danneker debut for Millers. Ab Wright goes 3 for 3.

F 4/18

at Toledo

W 5-3 (10)

1-1

Winning pitcher-Mickey Haefner. Wright breaks a 3-3 tie with solo 400-foot home run in the 10th.

Sa 4/19

at Toledo

L 3-4

1-2

LP-Wally Tauscher. Mud Hens score 3 runs in the last of the 9th.

Su 4/20-1

at Columbus Red Birds

W 7-3 (10)

2-2

WP-Mike Kash. Otto Denning hits 2 home runs, the second of which ties the game in the 9th.

*Su 4/20-2

at Columbus

L 14-16

2-3

LP-Harry Smythe.

M 4/21

at Columbus

W 17-11

3-3

WP-Haefner. Barna homers, scores 4 runs, and drives in 3. Denning goes 5 for 6 with a home run. Bonura goes 4 for 4.

W 4/23

at Louisville Colonels, rain

Th 4/24

at Louisville

L 0-9

3-4

LP-Joe Hatten.

F 4/25-1

at Louisville

W 6-3

4-4

WP-Elon "Chief" Hogsett. Wright homers and hits a 450-foot triple.

*F 4/25-2

at Louisville

L 3-7

4-5

LP-Frank Nesseth.

Sa 4/26

at Indianapolis Indians

L 1-2

4-6

LP-Haefner.

Su 4/27-1

at Indianapolis

W 7-1

5-6

WP-Kelley. Millers score 7 in the 9th.

*Su 4/27-2

at Indianapolis

T 4-4 (8, darkness)

5-6-1

The 6:00 Sunday law was repealed by the state in the spring, but Mike Kelley will still honor the time. "When people sit through a doubleheader from 1:30 until 6, they've had enough for one day. Besides, if they have dinner dates, they can keep 'em."

M 4/28

at Indianapolis

W 9-5

6-6

WP-Hogsett. Denning homers. Mllers steal 6 bases: Barna 3, Harvey "Hub" Walker, Fabian Gaffke, Bob "Buck" Fausett.

Th 5/1

Columbus

L 4-7

6-7

LP-Haefner. HR-Gene "Huck" Geary, Denning.

F 5/2

Columbus

W 11-10

7-7

WP-Kash. HR-Denning, Walker, Geary.

Sa 5/3

Columbus

W 5-3

8-7

WP-Hogsett. Bonura, after failing to deliver with the bases loaded twice, comes up in the 9th with the bases loaded, no out, and the Millers down 3-1. Bonura hits a grand slam.

Su 5/4-1

Toledo

W 11-4

9-7

WP-Haefner. HR-Gaffke, Bonura, Walker.

*Su 5/4-2

Toledo

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

10-7

WP-Tauscher. HR-Walker, Danneker, Fausett.

Tu 5/6

Toledo

L 5-7

10-8

LP-Bob Kline. HR-Gaffke, Bonura.

W 5/7

Indianapolis, cold

Th 5/8

Indianapolis, cold

F 5/9

Indianapolis

W 11-6

11-8

WP-Hogsett. Walker homers. Millers turn 5 double plays, tie Kansas City for league lead.

Sa 5/10

Lousville

W 18-2

12-8

WP-Haefner. Millers score 8 runs in the 1st. HR-Danneker 2, Walker, Gaffke.

Su 5/11-1

Lousville

L 4-5

12-9

LP-Kash. HR-Wright.

*Su 5/11-2

Lousville

L 2-4

12-10

LP-Hatten. HR-Trechock.

M 5/12

Louisville

W 8-6

13-10

WP-Hogsett. HR-Geary 2, Barna ( 4 for 4 with 4 RBI), Denning.

T 5/13

at St. Paul Saints

W 11-4

14-10

WP-Kelley. HR-Bonura, Gaffke.

W 5/14

St. Paul

W 5-4

15-10

WP-Kline. Millers score 4 in the last of the 9th. Millers get Angelo Giuliani on option from Brooklyn.

Th 5/15

at St. Paul

L 3-4

15-11

LP-Tauscher. HR-Geary. Ralph "Red" Kress homers for the Saints, who score 2 in the last of the 9th. Giuliani goes 0 for 4 in him Millers debut at Lexington Park, where Giuliani played for the Saints from 1932 to 1935.

F 5/16

St. Paul

W 6-4

16-11

WP-Hogsett.

Sa 5/17

at Milwaukee Brewers

W 7-5

17-11

WP-Frank Nesseth.

Su 5/18-1

at Milwaukee

W 4-3 (10)

18-11

WP-Kash. HR-Barna, Trechock, Bonura.

*Su 5/18-2

at Milwaukee

L 1-3

18-12

LP-Haefner.

M 5/19

at Kansas City Blues

L 6-7 (13)

18-13

LP-Kelley.

Tu 5/20

at Kansas City

L 0-2

18-14

LP-Hogsett.

W 5/21

at Kansas City, wet grounds

Th 5/22

Milwaukee

W 13-7

19-14

WP-Haefner. Gaffke drives in 7 RBIS: 2-run triple in 1st, grand slam in 3rd, run-scoring triple in 4th. Bonura and Haefner also homer.

F 5/23

Milwaukee

W 13-7

20-14

WP-Kelley. Wright drives in 9 runs: 2-run double in 3rd, 2-run double in 4th, run-scoring single in 6th, grand slam in 7th. Wright ties the American Association record for RBIs in a game set by Ted Gullic of Milwaukee in 1932 and Jack Winsett of Columbus in 1936.

Sa 5/24

Milwaukee

W 11-4

21-14

WP-Nesseth. HR-Gaffke.

Su 5/25-1

Kansas City

L 7-11

21-15

LP-Hogsett. HR-Wright, Dennning.

*Su 5/25-2

Kansas City

W 6-3

22-15

WP-Tauscher. HR-Wright.

M 5/26

Kansas City

W 9-2

23-15

WP-Kelley. HR-Giuliani, Trechock.

Tu 5/27

Kansas City, wet grounds

W 5/28

Kansas City, rain

Th 5/29

at St. Paul

W 7-2

24-15

WP-Tauscher, who stops Gil English's hitting streak at 27 games. Bonura homers.

F 5/30 a.m.

at St. Paul

L 4-6

24-16

LP-Kelley.

F 5/30 p.m.

St. Paul

W 11-1 (6, rain)

25-16

WP-Hogsett. HR-Denning, Danneker.

Sa 5/31

St. Paul

W 6-3

26-16

WP-Nesseth. HR-Wright.

Su 6/1

at St. Paul

L 4-5 (11)

26-17

LP-Nesseth.

M 6/2

at Louisville, rain

Tu 6/3

at Louisville

L 5-8

26-18

LP-Hogsett. HR-Barna.

W 6/4

at Indianapolis

L 5-6 (11)

26-19

LP-Tauscher. Bonura, off for the Army, plays final game for the Millers.

*Th 6/5-1

at Indianapolis

W 2-1 (9)

27-19

WP-Kelley.

Th 6/5-2

at Indianapolis

W 6-3

28-19

WP-Hatten. Millers move back into first place.

F 6/6

at Indianapolis

W 3-0

29-19

5-hitter by Kash.

Sa 6/7

at Toledo, rain

Called by rain in the 3rd inning.

Su 6/8-1

at Toledo

L 3-7

29-20

LP-Kelley.

*Su 6/8-2

at Toledo

L 3-5

29-21

LP-Haefner.

M 6/9

at Columbus

L 0-10

29-22

LP-Hogsett.

Tu 6/10

at Columbus

L 1-2

29-23

LP-Hatten.

W 6/11

at Columbus

L 6-9

29-24

LP-Haefner.

Th 6/12

Louisville, wet grounds

F 6/13

Louisville, wet grounds

Sa 6/14-1

Indianapolis

W 3-2

30-24

WP-Kelley. HR-Gaffke.

*Sa 6/14-2

Indianapolis

W 8-7

31-24

WP-Tauscher. HR-Denning, Wright.

Su 6/15-1

Indianapolis

W 3-2

32-24

WP-Haefner.

*Su 6/15-2

Indianapolis

W 9-6

33-24

WP-Hatten. Millers score 9 in the 5th and retake first place. Gaffke homers.

M 6/16

Columbus

W 14-9

34-24

WP-Kelley. HR-Gaffke, Geary. Millers hand Johnny Grodzicki his 1st loss after 6 wins.

Tu 6/17

Columbus

W 6-3

35-24

LP-Nesseth.

W 6/18

Toledo

L 0-7

35-25

LP-Nesseth.

Th 6/19

Toledo

W 5-4 (10)

36-25

WP-Haefner. Barna hits 2 home runs and gets dusted by a pitch iin the 10th; he then doubles and later comes home from second base on Denning's infield out.

F 6/20

St. Paul

W 9-6

37-25

WP-Tauscher. Gaffke hits his 10th home run to tie Denning for the league lead.

Sa 6/21

at St. Paul, rain

Su 6/22

St. Paul

W 7-0

38-25

3-hitter by Kelley. HR-Barna, Denning, Geary.

M 6/23

at Eau Claire Bears (ex.)

W 6-2

Exhibition game in Eau Claire against the Northern League team managed by Rosy Ryan.

Tu 6/24

at Milwaukee

W 8-4

39-25

WP-Hogsett. Gaffke and Wright homer to spoil the Brewers' debut under the new management of Bill Veeck and Charley Grimm.

W 6/25

at Milwaukee

L 5-7

39-26

LP-Haefner. Geary hits 2 home runs.

Th 6/26

at Milwaukee

W 11-5

40-26

WP-Tauscher. Walker homers.

F 6/27

at Kansas City, rain

Sa 6/28

at Kansas City

W 6-0

41-26

5-hitter by Haefner.

Sa 6/29-1

Milwaukee

L 12-19

41-27

LP-Hogsett. HR-Gaffke, Barna.

*Su 6/29-2

Milwaukee

L 5-12

41-28

LP-Nesseth. HR-Gaffke, Wright.

M 6/30

Milwaukee

W 4-1

42-28

WP-Kelly. Giuliani is recalled by the Dodgers after Mickey Owen was hit in the face with a pitch.

Th 7/1

Kansas City

W 10-2

43-28

Haefner wins, strikes out 14. Barna homers.

W 7/2

Kansas City

W 6-0

44-28

Hogsett has perfect game for 5-2/3 innings and no-hitter for 8-2/3 until Buster Mills singles with 2 out in the 9th. Hogsett strikes out 12.

Th 7/3

at St. Paul

W 8-6

45-28

Wright hits 3 home runs and drives in 5 runs.

F 7/4 a.m.

St. Paul

L 5-7

45-29

LP-Nesseth. HR-Denning, Wright.

F 7/4 p.m.

at St. Paul

W 8-6 (12)

46-29

Hatten wins and drives in winning runs in the 12th with a 2-run triple. Millers, in first place, will host the All-Star Game.

Su 7/6-1

at Columbus

L 2-5

46-30

LP-Haefner.

*Su 7/6-2

at Columbus

W 4-1

47-30

WP-Kash. HR-Wright.

M 7/7

at Columbus

L 3-13

47-31

LP-Hogsett.

Tu 7/8

at Toledo

W 4-2

48-31

WP-Kelley. HR-Geary, Barna.

W 7/9-1

at Toledo

L 4-9

48-32

LP-Tauscher.

*W 7/9-2

at Toledo

W 10-5

49-32

WP-Hatten. HR-Barna.

Th 7/10

at Toledo, rain

Barna has a home run wiped out as the game is called by rain in the 1st inning.

F 7/11

at Indianapolis

L 2-6

49-33

LP-Haefner.

Sa 7/12

at Indianapolis

L 0-5

49-34

LP-Kash.

Su 7/13-1

at Louisville

W 8-1

50-34

WP-Kelley.

*Su 7/13-2

at Louisville

W 2-0

51-34

WP-Hogsett. Barna hits 2-run homer in the 6th.

*M 7/14-1

at Louisville

L 0-1

51-35

LP-Haefner.

M 7/14-2

at Louisville

L 4-11

51-36

LP-Hatten.

W 7/16

American Association All-Stars

L 1-6

Hogsett loses. Millers get only 6 hits. Gaffke homers in the 9th to break up the shutout. Commissioner Landis and American League president Will Harridge are among the crowd of 10,471.

Th 7/17

Toledo, rain

F 7/18

Toledo

T 6-6 (13, 11:45 curfew)

51-36-2

Walker homers.

Sa 7/19-1

Toledo

W 10-4

52-36

WP-Kelley. HR-Barna, Gaffke, Geary.

*Su 7/19-2

Toledo

W 6-3

53-36

4-hitter by Fausett in his debut as a starting pitcher.

Su 7/20-1

Toledo

W 5-4

54-36

WP-Haefner. HR-Gaffke.

*Su 7/20-2

Columbus

W 8-0

55-36

WP-Hogsett. HR-Gaffke, Barna.

M 7/21

Columbus, rain

Tu 7/22

Columbus

L 8-9

55-37

LP-Kash. Barna sold to the New York Giants and will report to them next spring. First transaction between Mike Kelley and the Giants in Kelley's career.

*W 7/23-1

Louisville

W 2-1

56-37

WP-Fausett. Bill Barnacle singles home the winning run with 2 out in the 7th.

W 7/23-2

Louisville

W 5-3

57-37

WP-Haefner. HR-Barnacle, Gaffke.

Th 7/24

Louisville

L 1-5

57-38

LP-Hogsett. HR-Barna.

F 7/25

Louisville

W 2-1

58-38

Kelley wins 8th straight. Denning leads off the 9th with a homer to end the game.

Sa 7/26

Indianapolis

W 4-2

59-38

WP-Kash. HR-Wright, Denning.

Su 7/27-1

Indianapolis

W 10-8 (11)

60-38

WP-Kline. HR-Walker 2, Denning, Danneker.

*Su 7/27-2

Indianapolis

L 1-5

60-39

LP-Fausett.

M 7/28

St. Paul

W 9-2

61-39

WP-Hogsett. Gaffke gets 4 hits, including a home run.

Tu 7/29

at St. Paul

W 11-7

62-39

WP-Tauscher. HR-Wright, Gaffke, Barna, Trechock, Denning.

*W 7/30-1

Kansas City

L 3-8

62-40

LP-Kash. Wright hits his 19th home run to tie Gaffke for the league lead.

W 7/30-2

Kansas City

L 0-1

62-41

LP-Haefner.

Th 7/31

Kansas City

W 7-6

63-41

WP-Hatten. Down 6-0, the Millers score 4 in the 7th (2 on Danneker's home run), 1 in the 8th, and 2 in the 9th, capped by Wright's bases-loaded walk.

F 8/1

Milwaukee

L 2-5

63-42

Brewers stop Kelley's 8-game winning streak.

Sa 8/2

Milwaukee

L 1-8

63-43

LP-Fausett.

Su 8/3-1

at Kansas City

L 7-9

63-44

LP-Haefner. HR-Barna.

*Su 8/3-2

at Kansas City

L 2-6

63-45

LP-Hatten.

M 8/4-1

at Kansas City

L 4-5

63-46

LP-Hogsett.

*Su 8/4-2

at Kansas City

L 0-2

63-47

LP-Haefner.

Tu 8/5

at Milwaukee

W 5-4

64-47

WP-Tauscher.

W 8/6

at Milwaukee

L 8-9 (14)

64-48

LP-Kline. HR-Danneker, Trechock.

Th 8/7

at Indianapolis

L 0-5

64-49

LP-Kash.

F 8/8

at Indianapolis

W 6-5

65-49

WP-Hogstt.

Sa 8/9

at Louisville

L 4-5

65-50

LP-Tauscher.

Su 8/10-1

at Louisville

L 1-4

65-51

LP-Kelley.

*Su 8/10-2

at Louisville

L 4-5 (8)

65-52

LP-Kash.

M 8/11

at Columbus

L 0-3

65-53

Preacher Roe beats Haefner, dropping the Millers to fourth place.

Tu 8/12

at Columbus

L 4-5

65-54

LP-Kelley.

W 8/13

at Toledo

W 8-0

66-54

2-hitter by Tauscher.

Th 8/14

at Toledo

L 4-9

66-55

LP-Kelley. Barna homers.

F 8/15

at Toledo

W 7-0

67-55

WP-Haefner. Barna homers.

Sa 8/16

St. Paul

W 100-3

68-55

WP-Hogsett. HR-Barna 2, Denning.

Su 8/17-1

at St. Paul

W 6-2

69-55

WP-Tauscher. HR-Barna, Barnacle. Saints lose 9th straight game.

*Su 8/17-2

at St. Paul

L 1-2

69-56

LP-Kelley. Wright homers.

M 8/18

Indianapolis

W 3-2

70-56

WP-Kash. Gaffke hits 2-out, 2-run single in the 9th to win the game.

Tu 8/19

Indianapolis, rain

W 8/20 2 p.m.

Indianapolis

L 4-5 (14)

70-57

LP-Haefner. HR-Barnacle, Trechock.

*W 8/20 7 p.m.

Indianapolis

W 3-2

71-57

WP-Tauscher. Barna hits 23rd home run and steals 2 bases to up his league lead to 28.

Th 8/21-1

Louisville

L 0-14

71-58

LP-Kelley.

*Th 8/21-2

Louisville

W 3-2

72-58

WP-Hogsett. Walker homers.

F 8/22

Louisville

L 10-13

72-59

LP-Kelley. HR-Gaffke, Barna.

Sa 8/23-1

Toledo

L 11-13 (11)

72-60

LP-Fausett. HR-Geary, Danneker, Frank Houska.

*Sa 8/23-2

Toledo

L 4-11

72-61

LP-Haefner.

Su 8/24-1

Toledo

L 2-4

72-62

LP-Hogsett.

*Su 8/24-2

Toledo

W 5-0

73-62

WP-Kelley. HR-Wright.

M 8/25-1

Columbus, rain

*M 8/25-2

Columbus, rain

Tu 8/26-1

Columbus

L 0-8

73-63

LP-Haefner.

*Tu 8/26-2

Columbus

W 6-3 (5)

74-63

WP-Kelley. HR-Danneker. Game called after 5 to allow Columbus to catch train.

W 8/27

Milwaukee

L 4-6 (10)

74-64

LP-Kash.

Th 8/28

Milwaukee

W 3-2

75-64

WP-Hogsett. Wright singles in winning run in the 9th.

F 8/29

Milwaukee

W 1-0 (10)

76-64

Kelley goes the distance, beating Dave Koslo, and beats out an infield hit with the bases loaded and 2 out in the 10th to win the game.

Sa 8/30

Kansas City

L 2-4

76-65

LP-Haefner.

Su 8/31-1

Kansas City

W 7-1

77-65

WP-Kash. HR-Wright, Danneker 2.

*Su 8/31-2

Kansas City

W 8-7

78-65

WP-Kline. Millers score 6 in the 6th inning.

M 9/1 a.m.

at St. Paul

W 14-2

79-65

WP-Fausett. Wright hits his 24th homer to tie Barna for the league lead.

M 9/1 p.m.

St. Paul

W 5-3

80-65

WP-Hogsett. HR-Trechock, Wright (25th to take league lead). Millers win 16th game of the season against the Saints.

Tu 9/2

St. Paul

L 3-5

80-66

LP-Kelley.

W 9/3

at Kansas City

L 5-7

80-67

LP-Tauscher.

Th 9/4-1

at Kansas City

W 5-0

81-67

WP-Kash. HR-Barnacle.

*Th 9/4-2

at Kansas City

L 0-2

81-68

LP-Hatten.

F 9/5

at Kansas City

W 3-2 (10)

82-68

WP-Hogsett.

Sa 9/6

at Milwaukee

L 4-6

82-69

LP-Kelley. Wright hits 26th homer. Barna steals 29th base.

Su 9/7-1

at Milwaukee

W 9-7

83-69

WP-Tauscher. HR-Gaffke.

*Su 9/7-2

at Milwaukee

L 0-6 (5, darkness)

83-70-2

Playoffs

Tu 9/9

at Louisville

L 3-4

0-1

Kash loses to Emerson Dickman. Millers blow a 3-1 lead in the 8th.

W 9/10

at Louisville

L 5-7

0-2

LP-Hogsett.

Th 9/11

at Louisville

L 1-4

0-3

LP-Kash.

Sa 9/12

Louisville, rain

Su /13

Louisville, rain

M 9/14

Louisville, rain

Tu 9/15

Louisville

W 9-3

1-3

Haefner beats Dickman. Wright homers. Kelley was to pitch but is missing. Kelley checked out of his hotel in Minneapolis and hadn't been seend since Sunday. He turns up in Memphis at the bedside of his critically ill wife.

W 9/16

Louisville

W 10-6

2-3

WP-Hogsett.

Th 9/17

Louisville

L 1-7

2-4

LP-Kash.

Manager

Columbus

Burt Shotton

Louisville

Bill Burwell

Kansas City

Bill Meyer

Minneapolis

Tom Sheehan

Toledo

James "Zack" Taylor-Fred Haney

Indianapols

Wade Killefer

St. Paul

Ralph "Red" Kress

Milwaukee

Bill Killefer-Charley Grimm

Statistics

Player

Games

Batting Average

Home Runs

Runs Batted In

Position

Henry “Zeke” Bonura

.366

Herbert “Babe” Barna

142

.336

105

Russ Rolandson

.333

Otto Denning

144

.329

105

c-1b

Fabian Gaffke

133

.305

Bill Barnacle

.302

3b-of

Angelo Giuliani

.294

Ab Wright

138

.284

103

Frank Houska

.284

Gene “Huck” Geary

142

.280

Frank Danneker

.276

2b-3b

Lin Storti^*

.261

Harvey “Hub” Walker

111

.254

Frank Trechock

145

.229

2b-ss

Bob “Buck” Fausett

.228

3b-p

George “Tony” Rensa

.130

Wes Westrum

.000

Phil Cogswell

.000

Pitcher

ERA

Bob Kline

2.96

Mickey Haefner

241

3.96

Harry Kelley

248

4.10

Elon “Chief” Hogsett

233

4.17

Mike Kash

164

4.28

Joe Hatten

4.64

Walter Tauscher

155

4.82

Bob “Buck” Fausett

5.75

Frank Nesseth

5.85

Harry Smythe

9.00

*Storti’s statistics include games played with Toledo in 1941.

Ab Wright led the American Association with 26 home runs, and Barna led the Association with 29 stolen bases.