Mike Miley
Appearance
Mike Miley | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Yazoo City, Mississippi | March 30, 1953|
Died: January 6, 1977 Baton Rouge, Louisiana | (aged 23)|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 6, 1975, for the California Angels | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 3, 1976, for the California Angels | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .176 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 30 |
Teams | |
Michael Wilfred Miley (March 30, 1953 – January 6, 1977) was a professional baseball player who played two seasons for the California Angels of Major League Baseball. He died in a one-car crash in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[1]
Miley attended East Jefferson High School in Metairie, LA but may have been better known for his football playing days at Louisiana State University. His heroics and leadership as the Tigers quarterback earned him the nickname, "Miracle Mike".[2]
He was California's No. 1 draft pick in 1974 and played in 70 games in 1975 and 14 in 1976. Miley quarterbacked the Louisiana State football team into the Orange Bowl as a junior in 1974 but left school to sign with the Angels later that year.
See also
References
- ^ New York Times (January 7, 1977). "Angels' infielder Miley dies in auto accident". UPI. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ^ Once-famed LSU Bengals toothless in '75 season
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Mike Miley at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1953 births
- 1977 deaths
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- California Angels players
- El Paso Diablos players
- Salt Lake City Gulls players
- LSU Tigers baseball players
- LSU Tigers football players
- Baseball players from Mississippi
- People from Yazoo City, Mississippi
- Players of American football from Mississippi
- Road incident deaths in Louisiana
- American football quarterbacks
- American baseball shortstop stubs