1868
Born September 10, 1868
Oil City, PA, USA
Dusty Miller Notable
b. September 10, 1868 · Baltimore Orioles 1889, St. Louis Browns 1890, Cincinnati Reds 1895–1899, St. Louis Perfectos 1899
Dusty Miller played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1889 and closing with the St. Louis Perfectos in 1899. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Reds, from 1895 to 1899.
Across 656 games he batted .301, with 771 hits and 445 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 139 doubles, 51 triples and 206 stolen bases.
He played 646 games in the outfield, with 1,142 putouts and 105 errors.
He was born in Oil City, PA, USA on September 10, 1868, and died on September 3, 1945. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | BAL | 11 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 3 | .150 |
| 1890 | STL | 26 | 96 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | .219 |
| 1895 | CIN | 132 | 529 | 103 | 177 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 112 | 33 | 34 | 43 | .335 |
| 1896 | CIN | 125 | 504 | 91 | 162 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 93 | 33 | 30 | 76 | .321 |
| 1897 | CIN | 119 | 440 | 83 | 139 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 48 | 17 | 29 | .316 |
| 1898 | CIN | 152 | 586 | 99 | 175 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 90 | 38 | 28 | 32 | .299 |
| 1899 | CIN/STL | 91 | 366 | 48 | 91 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 17 | 19 | .249 |
| Career | — | 656 | 2561 | 445 | 771 | 139 | 51 | 22 | 421 | 174 | 137 | 206 | .301 |
On this day & linked events
1945
Died September 3, 1945
1889
Major-league debut: Dusty Miller
Dusty Miller made a major-league debut on September 23, 1889.
1899
Final major-league game: Dusty Miller
Dusty Miller played a final major-league game on August 20, 1899.
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