Dots Miller
| Dots Miller | |||
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| First baseman / Second baseman | |||
| Born: September 9, 1886 Kearny, New Jersey |
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| Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Saranac Lake, New York |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 16, 1909, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 27, 1921, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .263 | ||
| Home runs | 32 | ||
| Hits | 1526 | ||
| Runs batted in | 714 | ||
| Stolen bases | 177 | ||
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John Barney "Dots" Miller (September 9, 1886 – September 5, 1923) was a professional baseball player who played first base and second base in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1921. He would play for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, and St. Louis Cardinals.
Career
Miller started his major league career with the Pirates. In his rookie season, he drove in 87 runs and helped Pittsburgh win the National League pennant and their first World Series title. Miller was the regular second baseman from 1909 to 1911 but then moved over to first base.
Reportedly, he got the nickname "Dots" after someone asked Miller's thick-accented teammate Honus Wagner where they could find John Miller. Wagner pointed to Miller and replied, "Dots (That's) Miller."
In 1913, Miller was traded to the Cardinals, where he continued his good hitting and fielding for the next few years.
In 1918 Miller's career was interrupted while he served in World War I.[1]
Miller became manager of a Pacific Coast League team, the San Francisco Seals, in 1922. He led the club to the pennant in his first year.[2] The next season, he fell ill with tuberculosis and died on September 5.[3]
Soccer
Miller was also noted as a soccer player.[4]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "The Ballplayers – Dots Miller". baseballlibrary.com. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ↑ "Dots Miller's Obit". thedeadballera.com. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ↑ May 22, 1909 Sporting Life
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1886 births
- 1923 deaths
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Easton (minor league baseball) players
- McKeesport Tubers players
- San Francisco Seals (baseball) managers
- San Francisco Seals (baseball) players
- Baseball players from New Jersey
- Minor league baseball managers
- American soccer players
