1941 Minneapolis Millers Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 83-70
Finished 4th in the AA
Manager: Tom Sheehan (83-70)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ballpark: Nicollet Park
Attendance: 118,707, Avg. 1,552
1941 Minneapolis Millers Statistics

Playoffs - Louisville Colonels 4 games, Minneapolis Millers 2

The Minneapolis Millers of the American Association ended the 1941 season with a record of 83 wins and 70 losses, finishing fourth in the AA.

The Millers scored 842 runs and surrendered 753 runs. Ab Wright led Minneapolis with 26 home runs, while Otto Denning, Babe Barna and Fabian Gaffke each walloped 15 or more, too. Babe Barna and Otto Denning each recorded 105 runs batted in. Babe Barna paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .336 clip. Elon Hogsett topped the team with 18 wins, plus Harry Kelley added 15 or more wins, too Mickey Haefner registered a 3.96 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1941 Minneapolis Millers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Babe Barna, Zeke Bonura, Otto Denning, Buck Fausett, Fabian Gaffke, Huck Geary, Tony Giuliani, Mickey Haefner, Joe Hatten, Elon Hogsett, Harry Kelley, Bob Kline, Tony Rensa, Harry Smythe, Lin Storti, Walt Tauscher, Frank Trechock, Hub Walker, Wes Westrum and Ab Wright.

Tom Sheehan served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Babe BarnaLRMarch 2, 19156'2"210Clarksburg, WV US
Bill BarnacleRRSeptember 9, 19185'8"165Lisle, IL US
Zeke BonuraRRSeptember 20, 19086'0"210New Orleans, LA US
Philip CogswellRMay 21, 19205'8"160
Frank DannekerLMarch 27, 19165'11"175
Otto DenningRRDecember 28, 19126'0"180Hays, KS US
Buck FausettLRApril 8, 19085'10"170Sheridan, AR US
Fabian GaffkeRRAugust 5, 19135'10"185Milwaukee, WI US
Huck GearyLRJanuary 22, 19175'10"170Buffalo, NY US
Tony GiulianiRRNovember 24, 19125'11"175St. Paul, MN US
Mickey HaefnerLLOctober 9, 19125'8"160Lenzburg, IL US
Joe HattenRLNovember 7, 19166'0"176Bancroft, IA US
Elon HogsettLLNovember 2, 19036'0"190Brownell, KS US
Frank HouskaLJune 1, 19136'2"210
Mike KashLLSeptember 7, 19116'0"180Webster, MA US
Harry KelleyRRFebruary 13, 19065'9"170Parkin, AR US
Bob KlineRRDecember 9, 19096'3"200Enterprise, OH US
Frank NessethRRNovember 29, 19176'2"175Badger, MN US
Tony RensaRRSeptember 29, 19015'10"180Parsons, PA US
Russell RolandsonRFebruary 16, 19175'10"170
Harry SmytheLLOctober 24, 19045'10"179Augusta, GA US
Lin StortiSRDecember 5, 19065'11"165Santa Monica, CA US
Walt TauscherRRNovember 22, 19016'1"186LaSalle, IL US
Frank TrechockRRDecember 24, 19155'10"175Windber, PA US
Hub WalkerLRAugust 17, 19065'10"175Gulfport, MS US
Wes WestrumRRNovember 28, 19225'11"185Clearbrook, MN US
Ab WrightRRNovember 16, 19066'1"190Terlton, OK US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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