Minneapolis Millers Game by Game Results: 1941-1950

Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley

1948 - American Association, 77-77, 5th place - Standings, statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results

Manager: Frank Shellenback, Frank "Chick" Genovese (manager pro-tem), Billy Herman

*Scheduled for seven innings

Date

Opponent

Outcome

Record

Notes

Th 4/15

at Louisville Colonels

W 4-1

1-0

Winning pitcher-Rube Fischer.

F 4/16

at Louisville

L 2-6

1-1

Losing pitcher-Otey Clark. HR-Cleston "Bama" Ray.

Sa 4/17

at Louisville

W 2-0

2-1

2-hitter by Monte Kennedy, who walks 9 batters.

Su 4/18-1

at Indianapolis Indians

L 1-15

2-2

LP-Lum Harris.

*Su 4/18-2

at Indianapolis

W 16-5

3-2

WP-Mario Picone. HR-Lambert "Dutch" Meyer.

M 4/19

at Indianapolis

L 4-11

3-3

LP-Francis "Red" Hardy. Ray gets 4 hits, including a home run. Babe Barna also homers.

Tu 4/20

at Indianapolis

L 2-3

3-4

LP-Fischer.

W 4/21

at Columbus Red Birds, cold

Th 4/22

at Columbus

L 3-5

3-5

LP-Kennedy. HR-Ray.

F 4/23

at Columbus

W 8-5

4-5

WP-Bill Emmerich. HR-Ray, Joe Lafata.

Sa 4/24

at Toledo Mud Hens

W 14-1

5-5

WP-Picone. Ray gets 4 hits. HR-Andy Gilbert 2, Ben Warren.

Su 4/25-1

at Toledo

W 8-5

6-5

WP-Emmerich. HR-Barna, Ray.

*Su 4/25-2

at Toledo

W 8-5

7-5

WP-Clark. HR-Barna.

Tu 4/27

Louisville

W 9-5

8-5

WP-Kennedy, who strikes out 13. HR-Barna, Gilbert (inside the park).

W 4/28

Louisville

W 12-0

9-5

5-hitter by Clark. HR-Barna 2, Chick Genovese, Ray.

Th 4/29

Louisville

W 8-6

10-5

WP-Harris. Gilbert hits grand slam.

F 4/30

Columbus, rain

Sa 5/1

Columbus

W 8-6

11-5

WP-Fischer, who also homers.

Su 5/2-1

Columbus

L 3-9

11-6

LP-Kennedy. HR-Genovese, Lafata, Barna.

*Su 5/2-2

Columbus

L 5-6 (8)

11-7

LP-Emmerich. HR-Ray.

Tu 5/4

Toledo

W 11-5

12-7

WP-Clark. HR-Genovese, Ray, Don Wheeler. Millers trade Frank Trechock to Jersey City of the International League for shortstop Dick Kimble.

W 5/5

Toledo

L 3-6 (10)

12-8

LP-Picone. HR-Barna.

Th 5/6

Toledo

L 3-11

12-9

LP-Hardy.

F 5/7

Indianapolis

L 6-8

12-10

LP-Kennedy.

Sa 5/8

Indianapolis

W 13-3

13-10

WP-Werner Strunk. Wheeler gets 4 hits.

Su 5/9-1

Indianapolis

W 9-4

14-10

WP-Clark.

*Su 5/9-2

Indianapolis

W 11-9

15-10

WP-Johnny Uber. HR-Kimble.

M 5/10

Milwaukee Brewers, cold

Tu 5/11

Milwaukee

W 8-0

16-10

5-hitter by Picone, who gets 2 singles in a 7-run 3rd inning.

W 5/12

Milwaukee

W 12-2

17-10

WP-Hardy. HR-Jack Maguire, Len Schulte.

Th 5/13

Kansas City Blues

W 6-5 (11)

18-10

WP-Hub Andrews. Gilbert and Wheeler hit back-to-back home runs. Maguire wins the game with a home run in the 11th.

F 5/14

Kansas City, rain

Sa 5/15

St. Paul Saints

W 12-9

19-10

WP-Emmerich. HR-Meyer, Kimble.

Su 5/16

at St. Paul

L 7-9

19-11

LP-Emmerich. HR-Wheeler.

M 5/17

at Milwaukee

L 4-11

19-12

LP-Hardy. HR-Wheeler.

Tu 5/18

at Milwaukee

L 2-3

19-13

LP-Kennedy. HR-Genovese. Barna breaks hand making a shoestring catch.

W 5/19

at Milwaukee

L 6-9

19-14

LP-Clark. HR-Warren.

F 5/21

at Indianapolis

L 2-9

19-15

LP-Fischer.

Sa 5/22

at Indianapolis

L 4-7

19-16

LP-Clark In Columbus, Roy Campanella, catching for the Saints, becomes the first black player in the American Association.

Su 5/23-1

at Louisville

L 2-6

19-17

LP-Kennedy.

*Su 5/23-2

at Louisville

W 15-5

20-17

WP-Picone.

M 5/24

at Louisville

L 0-4

20-18

LP-Andrews. Jack Griffore pitches a 2-hitter for Louisville, has no-hitter until Linus "Lonnie" Frey pinch hits and singles with 1 out in the 9th.

Tu 5/25

at Toledo

L 2-5

20-19

LP-Hardy. HR-Meyer.

W 5/26

at Toledo

W 9-2

21-19

WP-Clark. HR-Kimble.

Th 5/27

at Columbus

L 9-10 (10)

21-20

LP-Emmerich. HR-Maguire, Frey.

*F 5/28-1

at Columbus

W 7-6

22-20

WP-Emmerich.

F 5/28-2

at Columbus

L 1-5

22-21

LP-Bill Ayers.

Su 5/30

St. Paul

W 17-9

23-21

WP-Hardy. Campanella hits 2 home runs for the Saints. For the Millers, Ray hits 2 homers and drives in 6 runs, Meyer hits 2 home runs and drives in 5 runs, and Kimble homers.

M 5/31 a.m.

at St. Paul

L 6-11

23-22

LP-Clark. HR-Meyer 2. Campanella homers for St. Paul.

M 5/31 p.m.

St. Paul

W 8-6

24-22

WP-Picone. Warren hits grand slam.

W 6/2

at Kansas City

L 4-8

24-23

LP-Ayers.

Th 6/3

at Kansas City

W 8-3

25-23

WP-Clark.

Sa 6/5

at Milwaukee

L 1-4

25-24

LP-Kennedy.

Su 6/6-1

at Milwaukee

L 2-3

25-25

LP-Picone. HR-Warren.

*Su 6/6-2

at Milwaukee

L 3-4

25-26

LP-Ayers.

Tu 6/8

Columbus

L 3-13

25-27

LP-Clark.

W 6/9

Louisville

W 8-7

26-27

WP-Ayers. HR-Meyer.

Th 6/10

Louisville

W 14-0

27-27

No-hitter for Monte Kennedy. First 9-inning no-hitter for the Millers since Harry Harper in 1915. Kennedy strikes out 10, walks 3. Millers get 20 hits, including hom runs by Ray, Maguire, Gilbert, Warren, and Lafata. Genovese manages team; Shellenback out with indigestion.

F 6/11

Indianapolis

L 8-15

27-28

LP-Picone. HR-Genovese 2.

Sa 6/12

Indianapolis

L 3-7

27-29

LP-Andrews. HR-Frey.

Su 6/13-1

Toledo

W 11-10

28-29

WP-Clark. HR-Genovese, Wheeler.

*Su 6/13-2

Toledo

L 5-12

28-30

LP-Ayers.

M 6/14

Toledo

L 3-5 (13)

28-31

LP-Emmmerich.

Tu 6/15

Toledo

L 2-5

28-32

LP-Picone.

W 6/16

St. Paul

W 6-3

29-32

WP-Ayers. HR-Frey.

Th 6/17

at St. Paul

L 3-7

29-33

LP-Andrews.

*F 6/18-1

Kansas City, rain

Billy Herman to take over as manager on Sunday. Genovese had been running the team during the Shellenback's illness. Shellenback advised by doctors to take the rest of the year off.

F 6/18-2

Kansas City, rain

*Sa 6/19-1

Kansas City

W 12-11

30-33

WP-Emmerich. Millers score 3 in the last of the 7th. HR-Warren, Kimble, Fletcher.

Sa 6/19-2

Kansas City

W 12-10

31-33

LP-Hardy.

Su 6/20-1

Milwaukee

L 1-2

31-34

LP-Ayers. Herman manages first game for the Millers.

*Su 6/20-2

Milwaukee

W 5-0

32-34

WP-Clark. HR-Fletcher.

M 6/21

Milwaukee

L 4-14

32-35

LP-Andrews. HR-Genovese, Fletcher, Meyer.

W 6/23

at Toledo

W 7-5

33-35

WP-Picone. HR-Warren, Genovese.

Th 6/24

at Toledo, rain

*F 6/25-1

at Toledo

L 1-2

33-36

LP-Clark. HR-Gilbert.

F 6/25-2

at Toledo

W 11-10 (10)

34-36

WP-Hardy. HR-Gilbert.

Sa 6/26

at Columbus

L 0-8

34-37

LP-Andrews.

Su 6/27-1

at Columbus

W 6-1

35-37

WP-Picone. HR-Barna, Lafata. Barna returns from injury (broken hand).

*Su 6/27-2

at Columbus

L 3-5

35-38

LP-Hardy.

M 6/28

at Louisville

W 5-0

36-38

WP-Ayers.

Tu 6/29

at Louisville

W 5-4

37-38

WP-Clark.

W 6/30

at Louisville

W 2-1 (10)

38-38

WP-Fischer.

Th 7/1

at Indianapolis

L 4-5

38-39

LP-Hardy.

F 7/2

at Indianapolis

W 1-0

39-39

3-hitter by Ayers. Fletcher homers in 7th for only run. Millers become the first team to shut out Indianapolis this season.

Su 7/4

at St. Paul

W 9-5

40-39

WP-Hardy.

M 7/5 a.m.

St. Paul

W 6-5

41-39

WP-Picone. HR-Frey, Barna.

M 7/5 p.m.

at St. Paul

W 10-0

42-39

3-hitter by Fischer. HR-Gilbert 2.

W 7/7

at Milwaukee

L 3-4 (12)

42-40

LP-Hardy.

Th 7/8

at Milwaukee

L 2-9

42-41

LP-Clark.

Sa 7/10

at Kansas City, rain

Su 7/11-1

at Kansas City

L 3-6 (10)

42-42

LP-Emmerich.

*Su 7/11-2

at Kansas City

L 1-2

42-43

LP-Fischer.

Tu 7/13

Indianapolis

W 6-1

43-43

WP-Ayers. HR-Warren, Frey.

W 7/14

Toledo

W 9-8

44-43

WP-McGowan. HR-Frey, Fletcher.

Th 7/15

Toledo

W 8-7

45-43

WP-Emmerich. HR-Fischer, Lafata.

*F 7/16-1

Columbus

L 5-9

45-44

LP-Bob Cain. HR-Genovese, Barna.

F 7/16-2

Columbus

L 10-14

45-45

LP-Picone. HR-Lafata, Gilbert, Barna, Bobby Rhawn.

Sa 7/17

Columbus

W 8-7 (10)

46-45

WP-Ayers. HR-Rhawn, Genovese, Fletcher.

Su 7/18-1

Louisville

W 15-11

47-45

WP-Hardy. Herman plays first base in his Millers playing debut, goes 3 for 3. HR-Gilbert, Rhawn, Fletcher.

*Su 7/18-2

Louisville

W 4-2

48-45

WP-Clark. HR-Lafata.

M 7/19

Louisville

L 6-14

48-46

LP-McGowan.

Tu 7/20

Louisville, rain

W 7/21

at St. Paul

L 0-4

48-47

LP-Ayers.

Th 7/22

St. Paul

L 3-4

48-48

LP-Picone. HR-Lafata, Fletcher.

F 7/23

Kansas Cty

W 10-9

49-48

WP-Picone. HR-Lafata, Gilbert, Warren.

Sa 7/24

Kansas Cty

L 1-4

49-49

LP-Clark.

Su 7/25-1

Kansas Cty

W 5-4

50-59

WP-Ayers. HR-Lafata, Barna.

*Su 7/25-2

Kansas Cty

W 6-3

51-49

WP-Fischer. HR-Lafata, Barna, Fletcher, Frey.

*M 7/26-1

Milwaukee

W 11-2

52-49

WP-Cain. HR-Cain, Lafata, Rhawn, Barna, Ray.

M 7/26-2

Milwaukee

W 6-1

53-49

WP-Picone.

Tu 7/27

Milwaukee

W 10-6

54-49

WP-Hardy. HR-Warren, Ray 2.

W 7/28

at Kansas City

W 5-2

55-49

WP-Clark. Lafata extends hitting streak to 30 games.

Th 7/29

at Kansas City

W 8-4

56-49

WP-Ayers. HR-Warren. Lafata goes 0 for 5, stopping his hitting streak.

Sa 7/31

at Toledo

W 8-6

57-49

WP-Emmerich. HR-Ray, Fletcher, Barna, Gilbert, Rhawn.

Su 8/1-1

at Toledo

L 2-15

57-50

LP-Picone. HR-Gilbert.

*Su 8/1-2

at Toledo

L 0-1

57-51

LP-Clark. Buck Ross pitches a 7-inning no-hitter for Toledo.

M 8/2

at Columbus

W 8-5

58-51

WP-Cain. HR-Maguire, Rhawn. Giants call up Lonnie Frey from the Millers.

Tu 8/3

at Columbus

W 7-6

59-51

Ayers beats Harvey Haddix. Fletcher homes and drives in 5 runs. Herman gets 2 hits and 2 RBIs.

W 8/4

at Columbus, rain

Th 8/5

at Louisville

W 7-4

60-51

WP-Clark. HR-Maguire.

F 8/6

at Louisville

L 2-3 (10)

60-52

LP-Cain.

Sa 8/7

at Indianapolis

W 6-4

61-52

WP-Ayers. HR-Schulte.

Su 8/8-1

at Indianapolis

W 10-5

62-52

WP-Cain.

*Su 8/8-2

at Indianapolis

L 3-4 (8)

62-53

LP-Ayers.

Tu 8/10

at St. Paul

L 0-9

62-54

LP-Clark.

W 8/11

St. Paul

W 12-7

63-54

WP-Cain. Rhawn hits grand slam in 8-run 6th inning. Ray and Warren also homer. Giants executives Horace Stoneham, Carl Hubbell, and Mel Ott are at Nicollet Park to scout for players. Stoneham talks of building a new ballpark for the Millers.

Th 8/12

at St. Paul

L 2-8

63-55

LP-Fischer. HR-Gilbert.

F 8/13

Indianapolis

L 5-6

63-56

LP-Picone. Ted Beard hits a 3-run homer in the 9th for the Indians. Barna homers for the Millers. Jack Conway goes 5 for 5.

Sa 8/14

Indianapolis

L 5-6

63-57

LP-Cain.

Su 8/15-1

Indianapolis

L 4-7

63-58

LP-Ayers. HR-Ray.

*Su 8/15-2

Indianapolis

L 2-10

63-59

LP-Clem Dreisewerd. HR-Barna.

*M 8/16-1

Louisville

L 7-9 (9)

63-60

LP-Ayers. HR-Barna.

M 8/16-2

Louisville

W 14-8

64-60

WP-Emmerich. HR-Warren. Babe Ruth dies.

Tu 8/17

Louisville

W 7-6 (10)

65-60

WP-Cain. HR-Barna.

W 8/18

Toledo

W 7-3

66-60

WP-Hardy. HR-Fletcher.

Th 8/19

Toledo

W 5-4

67-60

WP-Emmerich. HR-Wheeler.

*F 8/20-1

Columbus

L 9-11

67-61

LP-Emmerich. HR-Rhawn.

F 8/20-2

Columbus

W 6-3

68-61

WP-Ayers. HR-Lafata, Conway.

Sa 8/21

Columbus

W 6-4

69-61

WP-Dreisewerd. HR-Genovese, Fletcher.

Su 8/22-1

Columbus

L 7-20

69-62

LP-Cain. HR-Wheeler. Columbus hits 8 home runs: Joe Garagiola 2, Mike Natisin 2, Billy Costa, Bill Howerton, Barney Olsen, Tommy Glaviano.

*Su 8/22-2

Columbus

L 0-10

69-63

LP-Hardy.

M 8/23

at St. Paul

L 0-12

69-64

LP-Ayers.

Tu 8/24

St. Paul

W 19-6

70-64

WP-Dreisewerd. HR-Gilbert (with 6 RBIs), Rhawn, Fletcher, Conway, Ray.

W 8/25

at St. Paul

L 1-13

70-65

LP-Hardy.

Th 8/26

St. Paul

L 5-17

70-66

LP-Ayers. HR-Barna 2, Fletcher.

Sa 8/28

at Milwaukee

L 4-7

70-67

LP-Clark.

Su 8/29-1

at Milwaukee

L 0-3

70-68

LP-Dreisewerd.

*Su 8/29-2

at Milwaukee

L 6-11

70-69

LP-Ayers. HR-Conway.

*Tu 8/31-1

at Kansas City

W 6-3

71-69

WP-Emmerich.

Tu 8/31-2

at Kansas City

W 8-6

72-69

WP-Ayers.

W 9/1

at Kansas City

L 4-7

72-70

LP-Hardy. HR-Gilbert.

Th 9/2

at Kansas City, rain

*F 9/3-1

at Kansas City

W 9-1

73-70

WP-Dreisewerd.

F 9/3-2

at Kansas City

W 6-5

74-70

WP-Hardy.

Sa 9/4

at St. Paul (ex.)

L 3-4

Benefit game for victimes of the Duluth Dukes bus crash on July 24.

Su 9/5

St. Paul

L 9-24

74-71

LP-Cain. HR-Conway 2, Rhawn, Fletcher.

M 9/6 a.m.

at St. Paul

L 3-9

74-72

LP-Clark.

M 9/6 p.m.

St. Paul

L 4-8

74-73

LP-Dreisewerd

*W 9/8-1

Kansas City

W 13-9

75-73

WP-Picone. HR-Wheeler, Fletcher. Barna beaned.

W 9/8-2

Kansas City

L 8-11

75-74

LP-Hal Swanson. HR-Conway.

Th 9/9

Kansas City

W 10-3

76-74

WP-Dreisewerd. HR-Herman 2, Gilbert.

F 9/10

Kansas City

W 6-5

77-74

WP-Emmerich. HR-Fletcher.

Sa 9/11

Milwaukee

L 6-7

77-75

LP-Picone. HR-Wheeler 2.

Su 9/12-1

Milwaukee

L 5-7

77-76

LP-Clark. HR-Gilbert.

*Su 9/12-2

Milwaukee

L 4-6

77-77

LP-Swanson. HR-Ray. Herman quits as manager.

Manager

Indianapolis

100

Al Lopez

Milwaukee

Nick Cullop

St. Paul

Walt Alston

Columbus

Hal Anderson

Minneapolis

Frank Shellenback-Frank "Chick" Genovese-Billy Herman

Kansas City

Dick Bartell

Toledo

George Detore

Louisville

Harry "Nemo" Leibold

Statistics

Player

Games

Batting Average

Home Runs

Runs Batted In

Position

Fred Wallner

.667

Billy Herman

.452

1b-3b-2b

Dick Kimble^*

.323

Jack Conway

.315

Bobby Rhawn

.309

3b-ss

Andy Gilbert

100

.307

3b-of

Bama Ray

136

.305

Elbie Fletcher

110

.305

Don Wheeler

111

.302

Lambert “Dutch” Meyer^*

128

.299

2b-3b-of

Chick Genovese

.292

Joe Lafata

130

.289

1b-cf

Babe Barna

104

.288

Len Schulte

129

.276

2b-3b

Dick Culler

.273

Linus “Lonnie” Frey

.264

Jack Maguire

.264

3b-ss

Ben Warren

.238

Hal Bamberger

.219

Frank Trechock^*

.215

2b-ss

Ray Carlson

.000

Pitcher

ERA

Monte Kennedy

3.81

Bill Emmerich

4.60

Bill Ayers

205

4.61

Werner Strunk

4.89

Lum Harris

5.50

Otey Clark

186

5.66

Clem Dreisewerd

5.69

Rube Fischer

116

5.74

Mario Picone

202

5.93

Bob Cain

6.58

Red Hardy

169

6.66

Harold C. “Hal” Swanson

8.25

Hub Andrews

8.45

Johnny Uber

9.00

Earl McGowan

10.80

Woody Abernathy

Sam Brewer

*Kimble and Meyer’s statistics include games played with Louisville in 1948, and Trechock’s statistics include games with Louisville and Milwaukee.

Don Wheeler sets an American Association record with a .998 fielding average as a catcher.