Cannon Ball Miller

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Joseph "Cannon Ball" Miller
Pitcher
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
debut
1895, for the Page Fence Giants
Last appearance
1906, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Teams

Joseph "Cannon Ball" Miller (birthdate unknown) was an African-American baseball pitcher in the pre-Negro leagues. His first known games were played for the Page Fence Giants.[1]

Miller played a few seasons for Chicago teams Columbia Giants and Chicago Union Giants.[2][4]

He played with many popular players of the day, including Sol White, William Binga, Rube Foster, Harry Hyde, Walter Ball, and Charles "Joe" Green.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Pounded at 'Haha" Minneapolis Journal, Minneapolis, MN, April 22, 1895, Page 6, Column 3
  2. ^ a b c d "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
  3. ^ "Brownies Humble Giants" Upper Des Moines-Republican, Algona, IA, Wednesday, June 24, 1903, Page 1, Columns 4 and 5
  4. ^ Riley, James A. (2002), The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues, New York: Carroll & Graf, p. 551, ISBN 0786709596

External links

  • Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com