Otto Miller
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Miller (right) and teammate Sherry Smith, with the Brooklyn Robins in 1916
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| Catcher | |||
| Born: June 1, 1889 Minden, Nebraska |
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| Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Brooklyn, New York |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 16, 1910, for the Brooklyn Superbas | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 4, 1922, for the Brooklyn Robins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .245 | ||
| Home runs | 5 | ||
| Runs batted in | 231 | ||
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Lowell Otto Miller (1 June 1889 – 29 March 1962) was a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1910 through 1922 for Brooklyn teams the Superbas (1910, 1913), Dodgers (1911–1912) and Robins (1914–1922). Nicknamed "Moonie", Miller batted and threw right-handed, and was listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 196 pounds (89 kg).
Career
In a 13-season career, Miller was a .245 hitter (695-for-2836) with five home runs and 231 RBIs in 927 games played, including 229 runs, 97 doubles, 33 triples, and 40 stolen bases. In eight postseason games, he went 3-for-22 for a .136 average.
As a catcher, he collected 3870 outs with 1053 assists and committed 135 errors in 5058 chances for a .973 fielding percentage.
His best season was 1920, when he posted a career-high .289 average and led National League catchers with .986 fielding percentage.
Miller was also a participant in a historical play in the fifth inning of Game 5 of the 1920 World Series. He was tagged by Cleveland Indians second baseman Bill Wambsganss for the third out in the only unassisted triple play in World Series history.[1]
After his playing career ended, Miller managed the Atlanta Crackers in 1923 and was a coach for the Dodgers and Boston Red Sox.
Miller died in Brooklyn at the age of 72, when he fell from a hospital window after cataract surgery.[2]
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Bill Wambsganss (top left, in white) tags out Miller to complete an unassisted triple play in Game 5 of the 1920 World Series
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Wambsganss, and his tripple (sic) play victims, Kilduff, Mitchell & Miller of the Brooklyn B.B. Club LCCN89712599.jpg
Bill Wambsganss, and his unassisted triple play victims: Pete Kilduff, Clarence Mitchell and Miller
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Otto Miller (1912 baseball card).jpg
Miller's 1912 baseball card
Postseason appearances
See also
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Otto Miller at Find a Grave
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with short description
- Brooklyn Dodgers players
- Brooklyn Robins players
- Brooklyn Superbas players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Baseball players from Nebraska
- 1889 births
- 1962 deaths
- Minor league baseball managers
- Major League Baseball coaches
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- Accidental deaths from falls
- Accidental deaths in New York (state)
- Sharon Giants players
- Duluth White Sox players
- Atlanta Crackers managers
- Atlanta Crackers players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- People from Minden, Nebraska
