1926
Born June 16, 1926
Detroit, MI, USA
Bob Miller Notable
b. June 16, 1926 · Philadelphia Phillies 1949–1958
Bob Miller spent all 10 of his major-league seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies as a pitcher, from 1949 to 1958.
He went 42 and 42 with a 3.96 earned run average, pitching 822 innings in 261 games. He struck out 263, completed 23 of his 69 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 261 games he batted .184, with 41 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 4 doubles.
He was born in Detroit, MI, USA on June 16, 1926, and died on November 27, 2020. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | PHI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | PHI | 35 | 61 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .180 |
| 1951 | PHI | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .429 |
| 1952 | PHI | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1953 | PHI | 35 | 55 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .182 |
| 1954 | PHI | 30 | 50 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .160 |
| 1955 | PHI | 40 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .278 |
| 1956 | PHI | 49 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .091 |
| 1957 | PHI | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .250 |
| 1958 | PHI | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 261 | 223 | 21 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 64 | 0 | .184 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1950 | PHI | 11 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 174.0 | 190 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 3.57 |
| 1951 | PHI | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 34.1 | 47 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 6.82 |
| 1952 | PHI | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 1953 | PHI | 8 | 9 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 157.1 | 169 | 70 | 42 | 63 | 4.00 |
| 1954 | PHI | 7 | 9 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 150.0 | 176 | 76 | 39 | 42 | 4.56 |
| 1955 | PHI | 8 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 89.2 | 80 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 2.41 |
| 1956 | PHI | 3 | 6 | 49 | 6 | 5 | 122.1 | 115 | 44 | 34 | 53 | 3.24 |
| 1957 | PHI | 2 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 60.1 | 61 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 2.69 |
| 1958 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 36 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11.69 |
| Career | — | 42 | 42 | 261 | 69 | 15 | 822.0 | 889 | 362 | 247 | 263 | 3.96 |
On this day & linked events
2020
Died November 27, 2020
1949
Major-league debut: Bob Miller
Bob Miller made a major-league debut on September 16, 1949.
1958
Final major-league game: Bob Miller
Bob Miller played a final major-league game on August 10, 1958.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain