Minneapolis Millers Game by Game Results: 1941-1950

Minneapolis Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley

1949 - American Association, 74-78-2, 4th place - Standings, statistics, and notes follow game-by-game results

Manager: Tommy Heath

*Scheduled for seven innings

Date

Opponent

Outcome

Record

Notes

Tu 4/19

at Louisville Colonels

L 3-4

0-1

Losing pitcher-Francis "Red" Hardy. Mickey McDermott of Louisville strikes out 17 batters, 1 short of the American Association record.

W 4/20

at Louisville

L 4-6

0-2

LP-Al LaMacchia. HR-Bob Brady. Billy Gardner debuts with Millers as pinch runner in 9th inining.

Th 4/21

at Indianapolis Indians

L 5-9

0-3

LP-Jack Kraus. HR-Jack Harshman.

F 4/22

at Indianapolis

W 10-2

1-3

Winning pitcher-Bill Ayers. Harshman hits grand slam.

Sa 4/23

at Columbus Red Birds

W 12-6

2-3

WP-Whitey Konikowski. Bill Jennings hits grand slam. Charlie Workman also homers.

Su 424-1

at Columbus

W 9-3

3-3

WP-Hardy. Jennings hits another grand slam.

*Su 4/24-2

at Columbus

W 7-3

4-3

WP-Otey Clark. HR-Workman.

M 4/25

at Toledo Mud Hens

W 9-7

5-3

WP-Kraus. HR-Jack Maguire, Gail Henley, Les Layton.

Tu 4/26

at Toledo, rain

Th 4/28

Louisville

W 4-3

6-3

WP-Konikowski. HR-Workman.

F 4/29

Louisville

W 18-8

7-3

WP-Hal Swanson. Millers chase McDermott in the 3rd. Workman hits 3 home runs. Roy Hughes and Brady also homer. Louisville also hits 5 home runs.

Sa 4/30

Columbus

W 11-10

8-3

WP-Lou Lombardo. HR-Maguire, Harshman, Brady, Andy Gilbert, Workman. Millers score 3 in the 9th, capped by Maguire's 2-run triple.

Su 5/1-1

Columbus

W 8-7

9-3

WP-Konikowski. HR-Mario Picone, Carvel "Bama" Rowell, Hughes.

*Su 5/1-2

Columbus

W 5-2

10-3

WP-Clark. HR-Maguire 2. Millers win 10th straight game.

M 5/2

Indianapolis

L 3-8

10-4

LP-Hardy. HR-Layton.

Tu 5/3

Indianapolis

L 12-13

10-5

LP-Swanson. HR-Workman, Harshman, Jennings.

W 5/4

Toledo

W 16-7

11-5

WP-Sam Still Brewer. HR-Workman 2, Harshman 2, Henley.

Th 5/5

Toledo

L 16-17

11-6

LP-Kraus. HR-Harshman, Sal Yvars, Brady (grand slam), Jennings. Bill Barnacle of Toledo hits a grand slam in the 3rd after 5 straight walks.

F 5/6

St. Paul Saints

L 1-17

11-7

LP-Clark.

Sa 5/7

at St. Paul

L 2-6

11-8

LP-Picone.

Su 5/8

St. Paul

L 4-6

11-9

LP-Ayers. HR-Henley. Saints are now 16-1.

M 5/9

at Milwaukee Brewers, cold

Tu 5/10

at Milwaukee, cold

W 5/11

at Milwaukee

W 4-2

12-9

WP-LaMacchia. HR-Lockman, Harshman.

F 5/13

at Kansas City Blues

W 6-2

13-9

WP-Ayers. HR-Jennings.

Sa 5/14

at Kansas City

L 1-3

13-10

LP-Clark.

Su 5/15-1

at Kansas City

L 8-9

13-11

LP-Bob Cain. HR-Harshman.

*Su 5/15-2

at Kansas City

W 7-3

14-11

WP-Hardy. HR-Layton, Worman, Harsham. Jennings injures ankle, possible chipped bone.

Th 5/17

at Indianapolis

W 11-8

15-11

WP-Vern Williamson. HR-Layton, Rowell. Millers pitchers walk 15 batters.

W 5/18

at Indianapolis

W 7-3

16-11

WP-Ayers. HR-Hughes, Gilbert.

Th 5/19

at Louisville

W 4-1

17-11

Clark beats McDermott.

F 5/20

at Louisville

W 2-0

18-11

5-hitter by Hardy.

Sa 5/21

at Toledo

L 3-5

18-12

LP-Brewer. HR-Layton.

Su 5/22-1

at Toledo, rain

*Su 5/22-2

at Toledo, rain

M 5/23

at Columbus

L 3-10

18-13

LP-Ayers.

Tu 5/24

at Columbus

W 13-7

19-13

WP-Hardy. Workman gets 4 hits, including 2 home runs, and scored 5 runs, the third time this season he has scored 5 runs in a game. Brady and Rowell also homer.

Th 5/26

Kansas City

L 8-14

19-14

LP-Hardy. Harshman homers and drives in 6 runs. Henley also homers.

F 5/27

Kansas City

W 5-3

20-14

WP-Ayers. HR-Henley 2.

Sa 5/28

Milwaukee

W 8-5

21-14

WP-Picone. HR-Maguire.

Su 5/29-1

Milwaukee

L 6-13

21-15

LP-LaMacchia. HR-Maguire.

*Su 5/29-2

Milwaukee

L 0-17

21-16

LP-Hardy.

M 5/30 a.m.

St. Paul

L 6-19

21-17

LP-Hal Toenes. HR-Henley, Harshman.

M 5/30 p.m.

at St. Paul

L 0-4

21-18

LP-Clark. Millers held to 1 hit by Phil Haugstad.

Tu 5/31

St. Paul

W 12-2

22-18

WP-Ayers. HR-Rowell, Henley, Ayers, Brady, Harshman.

W 6/1

Columbus

L 7-9

22-19

LP-Toenes. HR-Gardner, Kenley, Layton, Harshman.

Th 6/2

Columbus

L 7-12

22-20

LP-Hardy. HR-Hughes, Harshman. Harvey Haddix strikes out 11 Millers.

F 6/3

Louisville

W 11-8

23-20

WP-Clark. HR-Layton, Gardner, Maguire.

Sa 6/4

Louisville

L 4-6

23-21

LP-Ayers. General manager Rosy Ryan signs Ray Dandridge and Dave Barnhill from the New York Cubans of the Negro American League.

Su 6/5-1

Louisville

W 10-6

24-21

WP-Vernon Kennedy. Millers win in the last of the 9th on Layton's grand slam with 2 out. Harshman also homers, and Workman hits 2 home runs. Dandridge doesn't start but comes into the game to play second base and becomes the first black player on the Millers.

*Su 6/5-2

Louisville

L 2-9

24-22

LP-Barnhill. Millers held to 2 hits by McDermott, who strikes out 12 (in 7 innings), giving him 99 strikeouts in 66 innings.

M 6/6

Toledo

W 10-3

25-22

2-hitter by Picone. HR-Henley, Harshman.

Tu 6/7

Toledo

W 8-2

26-22

WP-Konikowski.

W 6/8

Indianapolis

W 6-2

27-22

WP-Ike Pearson. Workman hits a 2-out grand slam in the 9th.

Th 6/9

Indianapolis

L 6-10

27-23

LP-Clark. HR-Harshman, Dandridge.

F 6/10

Indianapolis

L 7-10

27-24

LP-Ayers. HR-Hughes, Workman 2, Harshman, Yvars.

Sa 6/11

at Milwaukee

L 2-6

27-25

LP-Picone. HR-Yvars.

Su 6/12-1

at Milwaukee

W 6-2

28-25

WP-Ayers. Harshman hits 22nd home run.

*Su 6/12-2

at Milwaukee

L 1-5

28-26

LP-Konikowsk.

M 6/13

at Kansas City, rain

Tu 6/14

at Kansas City

L 3-7

28-27

LP-Clark. HR-Harshman.

W 6/15

at Kansas City

W 12-1

29-17

2-hitter by Barnhill. HR-Hughes, Henley.

Th 6/16

Milwaukee

W 9-2

30-27

WP-Ayers. HR-Yvars, Workman.

F 6/17

Milwaukee

L 4-8

30-28

LP-xx. HR-Yvars, Layton. Nick Etten breaks a 4-4 tie with a grand slam in the 9th.

Sa 6/18

Kansas City

L 7-18

30-29

LP-Konikowski. HR-Harshman 2, Henley. Blues get 23 hits, 5 by Johnny Lucadello. Otey Clark claimed on waivers by Toledo.

Su 6/19-1

Kansas City

W 10-7

31-29

WP-Picone. HR-Yvars. Bobby Hofman debuts at second base; Dandridge moves to third base.

*Su 6/19-2

Kansas City

L 5-8

31-30

LP-Konikowski.

Tu 6/21

at Louisville

W 5-3

32-30

WP-Ayers. Workman hits 24th home run.

W 6/22

at Louisville

L 7-9

32-31

LP-Toenes. HR-Harshman. Red Hardy traded to Jersey City of the International League (the other top farm club of the New York Giants) for pitcher Wes Bailey.

Th 6/23

at Louisville

W 4-3

33-31

WP-Konikowski. HR-Harshman.

F 6/24

at Indianapolis

L 4-5

33-32

LP-Barnhill. Frank Kalin hits a 3-run homer in the last of the 9th.

Sa 6/25

at Indianapolis

W 6-2

34-32

WP-Ayers.

Su 6/26-1

at Indianapolis

L 4-8

34-33

LP-Don Robertson.

*Su 6/26-2

at Indianapolis

L 3-4

34-34

LP-Pearson.

M 6/27

at Columbus

W 5-4

35-34

WP-Konikowski. HR-Jennings.

Tu 6/28

at Columbus

W 7-0

36-34

7-hitter by Barnhill. Millers end Harvey Haddix's streak of 26 consecutive scoreless innings.

*W 6/29-1

at Toledo

W 14-3

37-34

WP-Robertson. HR-Rowell, Gilbert.

W 6/29-2

at Toledo

W 10-3

38-34

WP-Ayers. HR-Brady 2, Gilbert 2

Th 6/30

at Toledo

W 3-1

39-34

WP-Bailey. HR-Dandridge.

*F 7/1-1

at Toledo

L 3-6

39-35

LP-Kennedy. HR-Harshman.

F 7/1-2

at Toledo

W 12-10

40-35

WP-Pearson.

Su 7/3

St. Paul

L 7-9

40-36

LP-Ayers.

M 7/4 a.m.

at St. Paul

L 2-5

40-37

LP-Barnhill.

M 7/4 p.m.

St. Paul

L 5-10

40-38

LP-Bailey. HR-Brady, Workman. Brady is spiked in the right knee. With Yvars, the other catcher, already out with an injury. Angelo Giuliani comes out of retirement to catch. Under a special emergency rule, Giuliani, described by Halsey Hall in the Minneapolis Tribune as a "reformed wine salesman," replaces Brady.

Tu 7/5

at St. Paul

L 6-16

40-39

LP-Robertson.

W 7/6

Toledo

W 8-2

41-39

WP-Ayers.

Th 7/7

Toledo

W 8-2

42-39

Bailey beats Otey Clark.

F 7/8

Toledo

W 10-9 (16)

43-39

WP-Barnhill.

Sa 7/9

Indianapolis

L 3-5

43-40

LP-Robertson. Harshman homers. Dandridge gets a hit in his 28th straight game and Hofman in his 17 straight game.

Su 7/10-1

Indianapolis

L 8-20

43-41

LP-Ayers. Dandridge's hitting streak stopped.

*Su 7/10-2

Indianapolis

L 5-20

43-42

LP-Kennedy.

M 7/11

Louisville

W 12-8

44-42

WP-Bailey. Hofman hits 2 home runs and a triple, drives in 5 runs.

Tu 7/12

Louisville

L 4-11

44-43

LP-Bailey. HR-Brady, Workman.

W 7/13

Columbus, rain

*Th 7/14-1

Columbus

W 4-2

45-43

WP-Konikowski. HR-Harshman. Hofman's hitting streak stopped at 21 gaes.

Th 7/14-2

Columbus

L 1-6

45-44

LP-Ayers.

F 7/15

at St. Paul

L 10-16

45-45

LP-Barnhill. Yvars hits a grand slam and a fan. In the inning following his grand slam, Yvars was ejected for protesting a base on balls. As he was leaving Lexington Park by its short right-field runway, he leaned into the stands and started swinging at a fan, whom he said had called him "a fighting name."

Sa 7/16

St. Paul

W 5-1

46-45

WP-Roberston. Yvars is fined $100 and suspended indefinitely. Brady will catch with Giuliani as the spare catcher.

Su 7/17

at St. Paul

L 3-6

46-46

LP-Ayers. HR-Hofman, Jennings.

M 7/18

at Milwaukee

L 2-8

46-47

LP-Konikowski. Etten hits grand slam for Milwaukee.

*Tu 7/19-1

at Milwaukee

W 8-4

47-47

WP-Robertson. HR-Harshman 2.

Tu 7/19-2

at Milwaukee

L 3-7

47-48

LP-Bailey.

W 7/20

at Kansas City

L 3-7

47-49

LP-Barnhill. HR-Brady.

Th 7/21

at Kansas City, rain

Yvars reinstated.

F 7/22

at St. Cloud (ex.)

W 3-0

Sa 7/23

Milwaukee

W 8-5

48-49

WP-Al Sima. HR-Workman.

Su 7/24-1

Milwaukee

W 12-6

49-49

WP-Robertson. HR-Harshman 2, Workman, Maguire.

*Su 7/24-2

Milwaukee

W 7-6

50-49

WP-Kennedy. HR-Rowell.

M 7/25

Milwaukee

W 13-6

51-49

WP-Barnhill. HR-Workman, Hofman, Jennings.

*Tu 7/26-1

Kansas City

L 3-11

51-50

LP-Sima.

Tu 7/26-2

Kansas City

L 6-9

51-51

LP-Ayers. HR-Henley.

Th 7/28

Kansas City

W 9-7

52-51

WP-Robertson. Workman hits 28th home run, Harshman hits 36th home run.

Sa 7/30

at Columbus

L 5-8

52-52

LP-Barnhill. HR-Harshman (37).

Su 7/31-1

at Columbus

L 1-2

52-53

LP-Bailey.

*Su 7/31-2

at Columbus

L 1-2

52-53

LP-Sima.

M 8/1

at Columbus

W 12-10

53-54

WP-Bobby Callan. HR-Rowell, Harshman (38), Workman (29).

*Tu 8/2-1

at Toledo, rain

Tu 8/2-2

at Toledo, rain

*W 8/3-1

at Toledo

W 11-0

54-54

WP-Kennedy. HR-Brady.

W 8/3-2

at Toledo

L 1-4

54-55

LP-Konikowski. 1-hitter for Hal White. Maguire's single leading off the game is the only hit for the Millers.

*Th 8/4-1

at Toledo

L 0-2 (8)

54-56

LP-Ayers. No-hitter for Walter Nothe. Ed Mordarski wins the game with a 2-run homer with 1 out in the last of the 8th. Millers have now gone 17 innings without a hit, breaking the American Association record of 16-2/3, set by Kansas City May 18-19, 1932 against Slim Harriss (who pitched a no-hitter) and Russ Van Atta of St. Paul.

Th 8/4-2

at Toledo

L 5-9

54-57

LP-Bailey. Maguire leads off the game with a single, the Millers' first hit since Maguire's leadoff single two games before.

F 8/5

at Louisville

L 2-4

54-58

LP-Robertson.

Sa 8/6

at Louisville

L 2-4

54-59

LP-Barnhill.

Su 8/7-1

at Louisville

L 1-2

54-60

LP-Konikowski. HR-Brady.

*Su 8/7-2

at Louisville

T 3-3 (6, rain)

54-60-1

M 8/8

at Indianapolis

L 2-5

54-61

LP-Ayers. HR-Workman (30).

Tu 8/9

at Indianapolis

L 3-4 (10)

54-62

LP-Pearson. HR-Hughes.

W 8/10

at Indianapolis

W 8-6

55-62

WP-Konikowski.

F 8/12

Toledo

W 8-6

56-62

WP-Sima. HR-Hughes, Hofman.

Sa 8/13

Toledo

W 5-4

57-62

WP-Konikowski. HR-Maguire. Yvars steals home in the 8th to break a 4-4 tie.

Su 8/14-1

Toledo

L 3-4

57-63

LP-Ayers. HR-Rowell.

*Su 8/15-2

Toledo

L 4-8

57-64

LP-Callan. HR-Brady. Mud Hens score 5 in the 7th.

M 8/15

Indianapolis

L 8-15

57-65

LP-Barnhill. HR-Hughes, Yvars, Workman 2 (32).

Tu 8/16

Indianapolis

W 4-1

58-65

WP-Robertson. HR-Rowell, Gilbert.

W 8/17

Indianapolis

L 3-13

58-66

LP-Pearson. HR-Rowell, Workman (33), Brady.

Th 8/18

at St. Paul

L 2-9

58-67

LP-Ayers. HR-Rowell.

F 8/19

Columbus

W 3-0

59-67

Barnhill beats Haddix.

Sa 8/20

Columbus

W 6-5

60-67

WP-Pearson. HR-Workman (34).

Su 8/21-1

Columbus

W 15-13

61-67

WP-Callan. Dandridge drives in 8 runs and caps a 5-run bottom of the 9th with a 2-out, 3-run homer.

*Su 8/21-2

Columbus

L 6-7 (8)

61-68

LP-Pearson. HR-Workman (35).

*M 8/22-1

Louisville

L 10-12

61-69

LP-Robertson. HR-Workman 2 (37), Robertson, Harshman (39).

M 8/22-2

Louisville

W 7-6

62-69

WP-Konikowski. HR-Workman (38).

Tu 8/23

Louisville

W 7-3

63-69

WP-Barnhill. HR-Hofman, Dandridge.

W 8/24

Louisville

L 4-5

63-70

LP-Bailey. HR-Dandridge, Workman (39 to tie Harshman for league lead).

Th 8/25

at St. Paul

L 2-5

63-71

LP-Ayers. Phil Haugstad wins 20th game for the Saints.

F 8/26

St. Paul

L 4-5

63-72

LP-Konikowksi. HR-Workman (40).

Sa 8/27

at St. Paul

W 5-0

64-72

WP-Barnhill.

Su 8/28

St. Paul

W 6-4

65-72

WP-Pearson.

M 8/29

Milwaukee, rain

*Tu 8/30-1

Milwaukee

L 4-5 (11)

65-73

LP-Pearson.

Tu 8/30-2

Milwaukee

L 2-5

65-74

LP-Ayers. HR-Workman (41).

W 8/31

Kansas City

L 6-7

65-75

LP-Barnhill. HR-Brady.

Th 9/1

Kansas City

L 3-9

65-76

LP-Bailey.

F 9/2

Kansas City

W 5-2

66-76

WP-Konikowski. HR-Brady.

Sa 9/3

St. Paul

L 16-20

66-77

Su 9/4

at St. Paul, rain

Indianapolis gets swept in a doubleheader, trails first-place St. Paul by 6 games.

M 9/5 a.m.

St. Paul

W 9-7

67-77

WP-Robertson. HR-Maguire.

M 9/5 p.m.

at St. Paul

W 6-5

68-77

WP-Bailey.

Tu 9/6

at St. Paul, rain

*W 9/7-1

at Milwaukee

W 5-4 (11)

69-77

WP-Pearson. HR-Dandridge, Brady.

W 9/7-2

at Milwaukee

W 4-3 (8, curfew)

70-77

WP-Pearson.

Th 9/8

at Milwaukee

W 4-2

71-77

WP-Robertson.

F 9/9

at Milwaukee

W 8-4

72-77

WP-Barnhill. HR-Maguire, Harshman (40).

*Sa 9/10-1

at Kansas City

W 1-0

73-77

WP-Bailey.

Sa 9/10-2

at Kansas City

W 16-1

74-77

WP-Ayers. HR-Hofman. Millers clinch playoff spot. St. Paul's lead over Indianapolis down to 1/2 game.

Su 9/11-1

at Kansas City

L 2-5

74-78

LP-Toenes.

*Su 9/11-2

at Kansas City

T 2-2 (8, darkness)

74-78-2

Indianapolis sweeps Toledo but St. Paul sweeps Milwaukee to win the American Association by 1/2 game.

Playoffs

Tu 9/13

at Indianapolis, rain

W 9/14

at Indianapolis

W 7-2

1-0

7-hitter by Ayers. Harshman hits 3-run homer. Maguire gets 4 hits.

Th 9/15

at Indianapolis

W 6-5

2-0

8-hitter by Barnhill. Harshman homers.

F 9/16

at Indianapolis

W 4-3 (12)

3-0

Kennedy wins in relief. Harshman homers. Millers tie the game in the 9th on 3 singles and win on Brady's hit in the 12th.

Su 9/18

Indianapolis

L 2-16

3-1

Ayers knocked out after 1/3 of an inning as the Indians hit 4 home runs and score 6 runs in the 1st. Harshman homers in the fourth straight game.

M 9/19

Indianapolis

L 8-9

3-2

LP-Ayers. HR-Don Mueller 2, Workman, Jennings. Mueller and Workman homer in the 4th to tie score 2-2. Ahead 3-2, the Millers fill the bases with 2 out in the 6th. Barnhill hits an apparent triple to left to score 3 runs. However, Harshman, who was on second, is called out on appeal for missing third, a force play so no runs score on the play. Indianapolis score 6 in the top of the 8th for an 8-3 lead, but the Millers come back with 5 in the bottom of the inning to tie the game. In the top of the 9th, Les Fleming hits his second homer of the game to win it for Indianapolis.

Tu 9/20

Indianapolis

L 6-7

3-3

LP-Pearson. HR-Dandridge, Jennings. Millers score 4 in the 4th, and Indianapolis scores 4 in the 6th and then break a 4-4 tie with 2 runs in the 9th.

W 9/21

Indianapolis

L 5-8

3-4

LP-Barnhill. HR-Mueller, Jennings. Indianapolis scores 5 in the 4th for a 7-3 lead. Millers cut lead to 7-5 in the 7th and have the bases loaded with no out. Harshman kills the rally by grounding into a pitcher-to-home-to-first double play.

Manager

St. Paul

Walt Alston

Indianapolis

Al Lopez

Milwaukee

Nick Cullop

Minneapolis

Tommy Heath

Kansas City

Bill Skiff

Louisville

Fred Walters-Mike Ryba

Columbus

Hal Anderson

Toledo

Eddie Mayo

Statistics

Player

Games

Batting Average

Home Runs

Runs Batted In

Position

Fred Wallner

.500

Ray Dandridge

.362

2b-3b

Jack Maguire

122

.348

3b-ss-of

Roy Hughes

115

.312

2b-3b-of-ss

Don Mueller

.311

Sal Yvars

.307

Charlie Workman

146

.291

122

Bill Jennings

123

.285

Bobby Hofman

.281

Bob Brady

.281

Gail Henley

.276

Jack Harshman

150

.270

111

Les Layton

.269

Carvel “Bama” Rowell

117

.263

2b-lf

Phil Tomkinson

.250

Andy Gilbert

.240

lf-1b

Billy Gardner

.179

Ernest Yelen

.100

Stan Jok

.000

Mike Colombo

.000

Angelo Giuliani

.000

Pitcher

ERA

Bobby Callan

4.11

Al Sima

4.50

Ike Pearson^*

4.66

Bill Ayers

233

5.02

Red Hardy

5.50

Wes Bailey

106

5.60

Otey Clark^*

117

5.62

Dave Barnhill

144

5.75

Alex “Whitey” Konikowski

154

5.90

Bob Cain

6.00

Don Robertson

105

6.09

Vernon Kennedy

7.15

Sam Brewer

6.57

Vern Williamson

6.88

Mario Picone

7.47

Hal Toenes

7.93

Harold C. “Hal” Swanson

8.25

Al LaMacchia

8.70

Lou Lombardo^*

9.56

Jack Kraus

12.38

Earl McGowan

*Pearson’s statistics include games pitched with Columbus in 1949, and Clark and Lombardo’s statistics include games with Toledo.

Charlie Workman led the American Association with 41 home runs, and Jack Harshman led the Association with 121 runs.