Ward Miller (baseball)
Appearance
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 | |
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 Cincinnati Reds season, he hit .310 and had nine stolen bases.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "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
Categories:
- 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