Wally Millies

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Walter Louis Millies

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10½", Weight 170 lb.

• Debut September 23, 1934
• Final Game May 21, 1941
• Born October 18, 1906 in Chicago, IL USA
• Died February 28, 1995 in Oak Lawn, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Wally Millies played 19 years in pro ball, with parts of six in the majors. He served in the Navy. He also managed for 14 years, with 13 different teams.

Millies was a scout for the New York Mets through 1979, then moved to the Montreal Expos (1980-1986) and Houston Astros (1988-199?).

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1938	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	30-37	--	Washington Senators	--	replaced by Rogers Hornsby (36-48) on June 27
	Dover Orioles	Eastern Shore League		4th	Baltimore Orioles (IL)	Lost in 1st round	replaced Wes Kingdon on July 4
1942	Madison Blues	Three-I League	55-62	4th	Chicago Cubs	Lost League Finals
1946	Milford Red Sox	Eastern Shore League	77-49	2nd	Boston Red Sox	Lost League Finals
1947	Milford Red Sox	Eastern Shore League	62-64	5th	Boston Red Sox
1948	El Paso Texans	Arizona-Texas League	74-66	3rd (t)	Boston Red Sox	Lost in 1st round
1949	Marion Red Sox	Ohio-Indiana League	73-64	4th	Boston Red Sox	League Champs
1950	Kinston Eagles	Coastal Plain League	70-68	4th	Boston Red Sox	Lost League Finals
1951	Roanoke Ro-Sox	Piedmont League	49-91	6th	Boston Red Sox
1952	Superior Blues	Northern League	81-42	1st	Chicago White Sox	League Champs
1953	Wisconsin Rapids White Sox	Wisconsin State League	53-70	6th	Chicago White Sox
1954	Waterloo White Hawks	Three-I League	66-69	5th	Chicago White Sox
1958	Clinton Pirates	Midwest League	35-54	8th	Pittsburgh Pirates		replaced Stan Wentzel (9-26) on June 9
1959	Dubuque Packers	Midwest League		--	Pittsburgh Pirates	--	replaced by John Armstrong on July 29
	San Angelo/Roswell Pirates	Sophomore League		8th	Pittsburgh Pirates		replaced Joe Bauman on August 1
1963	Quincy Jets	Midwest League		7th	New York Mets		replaced Sheriff Robinson on August 5