▁players ▁versus ▁Com ets ▁and ▁B elles ▁players . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁night ▁game ▁ever ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁v ener able ▁ball park ▁( J uly ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 ). ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁A AG P BL ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁year , ▁civ ic ▁groups ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁cities ▁agreed ▁to ▁fin ance ▁their ▁own ▁franch ises . ▁Then , ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Mil w au kee ▁Ch icks ▁and ▁Min ne apolis ▁Miller ettes ▁entered ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁played ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁American ▁Association ▁ball ▁par ks ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁periods ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁B rew ers ▁and ▁Min ne apolis ▁Mill ers ▁male ▁teams ▁were ▁on ▁road ▁tri ps . ▁As ▁expected , ▁the ▁games ▁schedule ▁and ▁frequent ▁travel s ▁from ▁one ▁city ▁to ▁another ▁increased ▁significantly . ▁Nevertheless , ▁Har ney ▁went ▁ 1 8 – 1 4 ▁(. 5 6 2 ) ▁with ▁ 8 8 ▁strike outs ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 . 8 4 ▁E RA . ▁In ▁comparison , ▁her ▁team mate ▁Nicol ▁sli pped ▁to ▁ 1 7 – 1 1 ▁(. 6 0 8 ) ▁but ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁with ▁ 0 . 9 3 ▁E RA . ▁The ▁Com ets , ▁now ▁managed ▁by ▁Mart y ▁Mc Man us , ▁again ▁placed ▁third ▁( 6 2 – 5 4 ) ▁and ▁made ▁the ▁play offs , ▁this ▁time ▁thanks ▁to