Ward Miller (baseball)
Ward Miller | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Mount Carroll, Illinois | July 5, 1884|
Died: September 4, 1958 Dixon, Illinois | (aged 74)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 14, 1909, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 15, 1917, for the St. Louis Browns | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .278 |
Home runs | 8 |
Runs batted in | 225 |
Teams | |
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Ward Taylor Miller (July 4, 1884 – September 4, 1958) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1909 to 1917 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Terriers, and St. Louis Browns.
Miller, a graduate of Northern Illinois University, made his major league debut on April 14, 1909.[1] He played 15 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates during their pennant-winning 1909 season and had a batting average of .143 before he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds along with cash for Kid Durbin.[1] In 43 games with the Reds during the 1909 season, he hit .310 and had nine stolen bases.[1]
In 769 games over eight seasons, Miller posted a .278 batting average (623-for-2244) with 322 runs, 8 home runs, 225 RBI, 128 stolen bases and 318 bases on balls. Defensively, he recorded a .957 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Ward Miller Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Ward Miller at Find a Grave
- 1884 births
- 1958 deaths
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Baseball players from Illinois
- Chicago Cubs players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- St. Louis Browns players
- St. Louis Terriers players
- People from Mount Carroll, Illinois
- Northern Illinois Huskies baseball players
- Waterloo Microbes players
- Madison Senators players
- Wausau Lumberjacks players
- Montreal Royals players
- Salt Lake City Bees players
- Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
- American baseball outfielder, 1880s birth stubs