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6 unusual facts about Minneapolis Millers


Bill Lillard

He returned to baseball for his final seasons with the New York Giants' organization, batting .269 in 1946 for their American Association team in Minneapolis.

Elise Harney

Then, the newly formed Milwaukee Chicks and Minneapolis Millerettes entered the league in 1944 and played their home games at American Association ball parks during the time periods the Milwaukee Brewers and Minneapolis Millers male teams were on road trips.

Halsey Hall

He later did radio broadcasts for Minneapolis Millers and Minnesota Twins baseball and Minnesota Golden Gophers football.

Helen Callaghan

The Millerettes could not compete attendance-wise with the Minneapolis Millers, so the team moved in 1945, becoming the Fort Wayne Daisies.

Minneapolis Millers

The Millers folded after the 1960 season with the arrival of the Minnesota Twins in 1961.

Ruth Lessing

Playing their home games at Nicollet Park, the Millerettes could not compete with the local Minneapolis Millers.


Brick Owens

After a 1906 game, local Minneapolis officials tried to get an injunction to overturn a call he made to end the contest, which brought on the ejections of seven Minneapolis Millers players.

Chuck Schilling

After playing for Boston's Triple-A Minneapolis Millers farm team in 1960, Schilling broke into the major leagues in 1961, the same year as his friend and fellow Long Islander, eventual Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski.

Eddie Popowski

In his only Triple-A managerial role, he was the last skipper in the history of the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association, in 1960.

Joe Cronin

The Red Sox remained all white until shortly after Cronin's departure, when they promoted Pumpsie Green from their Triple-A affiliate, the Minneapolis Millers, in July 1959.

Tookie Gilbert

Gilbert was a formidable slugger during his minor league career in the Class AA Southern Association, where he played for the Nashville Vols, and led the American Association in homers with 29 in 1951 while a member of the Minneapolis Millers, but as a major leaguer he batted only .203 in 183 games played and 482 at bats in appearances for the 1950 and 1953 Giants.


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