1927
Born July 26, 1927
Minersville, PA, USA
Bill Miller Notable
Bill Miller divided four seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Yankees from 1952, then the Baltimore Orioles through 1955.
He went 6 and 9 with a 4.24 earned run average, pitching 131.7 innings in 41 games. He struck out 72 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 41 games he batted .225, with 9 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Minersville, PA, USA on July 26, 1927, and died on July 1, 2003. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NYY | 21 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .214 |
| 1953 | NYY | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1954 | NYY | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1955 | BAL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Career | — | 41 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .225 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NYY | 4 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 88.0 | 78 | 34 | 49 | 45 | 3.48 |
| 1953 | NYY | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 34.0 | 46 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 4.76 |
| 1954 | NYY | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.35 |
| 1955 | BAL | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 13.50 |
| Career | — | 6 | 9 | 41 | 18 | 1 | 131.2 | 136 | 62 | 79 | 72 | 4.24 |
On this day & linked events
2003
Died July 1, 2003
1952
Virgil Trucks's No-Hitter
Virgil Trucks threw a no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers against the New York Yankees on August 25, 1952, winning 1–0.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain