Bing Miller

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Bing Miller

Outfielder
Born: August 30, 1894(1894-08-30) Vinton, Iowa
Died: May 7, 1966(1966-05-07) (aged 71) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1921 for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
September 5, 1936 for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.311
Home runs	116
Runs batted in	992
Teams
Washington Senators (1921) Philadelphia Athletics (1922-26, 1928-34) St. Louis Browns (1926-27) Boston Red Sox (1935-36)
Career highlights and awards
.311 batting average, 94th all-time Led AL in games played, 1930 Starting outfielder on 1929 and 1930 World Champions

Edmund John "Bing" Miller (August 30, 1894 - May 7, 1966) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and coach. Born in Vinton, Iowa, he was 6' (183 cm) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg) and hit and threw right-handed. He debuted in the Major Leagues on April 16, 1921 with the Washington Senators, but in 1922 Miller was traded to the Philadelphia Athletics for whom he spent the prime years of his career.

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v t e Philadelphia Athletics 1929 World Series Champions

Max Bishop Joe Boley George Burns Mickey Cochrane Jimmy Dykes George Earnshaw Howard Ehmke Jimmie Foxx Walter French Lefty Grove Mule Haas Bing Miller Jack Quinn Eddie Rommel Al Simmons Homer Summa Rube Walberg Manager Connie Mack Assistant Manager Earle Mack

Regular season

v t e Philadelphia Athletics 1930 World Series Champions

Max Bishop Joe Boley Mickey Cochrane Jimmy Dykes George Earnshaw Jimmie Foxx Lefty Grove Mule Haas Eric McNair Bing Miller Jimmy Moore Jack Quinn Bill Shores Al Simmons Rube Walberg Manager Connie Mack

Regular season

Ballparks

Spring Training: Barrs Field; Terry Park Ballfield; Wilmington Park; McCurdy Field; Connie Mack Field; McKechnie Field; Scottsdale Stadium I; Phoenix Municipal Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Important figures

Hall of Fame members	Home Run Baker Chief Bender Mickey Cochrane Eddie Collins Dennis Eckersley Rollie Fingers Jimmie Foxx Lefty Grove Rickey Henderson Catfish Hunter Reggie Jackson Nap Lajoie Connie Mack Eddie Plank Al Simmons Rube Waddell Dick Williams

Wall of Fame members	Sam Chapman Jack Coombs Jimmy Dykes George Earnshaw Ferris Fain Bob Johnson Eddie Joost Bing Miller Wally Moses Rube Oldring Bobby Shantz Eddie Rommel Elmer Valo Rube Walberg Gus Zernial

Franchise record holders	Don Baylor Bert Campaneris José Canseco Jason Giambi Ben Grieve Dave Kingman Bill Lamar Mark McGwire Cy Morgan Danny Murphy Elmer Myers Roy Grover Blue Moon Odom Scott Perry Vic Power Pete Suder

Retired numbers

World Series
Champions (9)

American League
Championships (15)

Minors

v t e Members of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame

Inducted as Phillies	Roberts • Ashburn • Klein • Alexander • Ennis • Bunning • Delahanty • Williams • Hamner • Owens • Carlton • Schmidt • Bowa • Short • Simmons • Allen • Jones • Thompson • Callison • Luzinski • McGraw • Cravath • Maddox • Taylor • Magee • Hamilton • Boone • Green • Vukovich • Samuel • Kalas • Daulton • Kruk

Inducted as Athletics	Mack • Foxx • Grove • Simmons • Cochrane • Dykes • Plank • Waddell • Collins • Moses • Johnson • Valo • Bender • Coombs • Baker • Shantz • Joost • Rommel • Fain • Miller • Chapman • Earnshaw • Zernial • Walberg • Oldring

Persondata
Name	Miller, Bing
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player and coach
Date of birth	August 30, 1894
Place of birth	Vinton, Iowa
Date of death	May 7, 1966
Place of death	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania