Dots Miller Notable

b. September 9, 1886 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1909–1913, St. Louis Cardinals 1914–1917, 1919, Philadelphia Phillies 1920–1921

Dots Miller played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1909 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1921.

He collected 1,526 hits over 1,589 games, batting .263 with 715 runs batted in. He finished with 32 home runs, 232 doubles, 108 triples and 177 stolen bases.

He played 737 games at first base, with 7,433 putouts and 97 errors. He turned 423 double plays. He also played 681 games at second base and 111 games at shortstop.

He was born in Kearny, NJ, USA on September 9, 1886, and died on September 5, 1923. 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
1909	PIT	151	560	71	156	31	13	3	87	39	49	14	.279
1910	PIT	120	444	45	101	13	10	1	48	33	41	11	.227
1911	PIT	137	470	82	126	17	8	6	78	51	48	17	.268
1912	PIT	148	567	74	156	33	12	4	87	37	45	18	.275
1913	PIT	154	580	75	158	24	20	7	90	37	52	20	.272
1914	STL	155	573	67	166	27	10	4	88	34	52	16	.290
1915	STL	150	553	73	146	17	10	2	72	43	48	27	.264
1916	STL	143	505	47	120	22	7	1	46	40	49	18	.238
1917	STL	148	544	61	135	15	9	2	45	33	52	14	.248
1919	STL	101	346	38	80	10	4	1	24	13	23	6	.231
1920	PHI	98	343	41	87	12	2	1	27	16	17	13	.254
1921	PHI	84	320	37	95	11	3	0	23	15	27	3	.297
Career	—	1589	5805	711	1526	232	108	32	715	391	503	177	.263

On this day & linked events

1886

Born September 9, 1886

Kearny, NJ, USA

1923

Died September 5, 1923

1909

Major-league debut: Dots Miller

Dots Miller made a major-league debut on April 16, 1909.

1921

Final major-league game: Dots Miller

Dots Miller played a final major-league game on September 27, 1921.

Image: Broadleaf, public domain