1917
Born July 17, 1917
Glenolden, PA, USA
Henry Miller Notable
b. July 17, 1917 · Philadelphia Stars 1938–1941, 1943–1948
Henry Miller spent all 11 of his major-league seasons with the Philadelphia Stars as a pitcher, from 1938 to 1948.
He went 35 and 25 with a 4.48 earned run average, pitching 474 innings in 89 games. He struck out 280, completed 30 of his 59 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 90 games he batted .175, with 30 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1947.
He was born in Glenolden, PA, USA on July 17, 1917, and died on August 30, 1972. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1947 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | PS | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .067 |
| 1939 | PS | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1940 | PS | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .071 |
| 1941 | PS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1943 | PS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1944 | PS | 11 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| 1945 | PS | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .133 |
| 1946 | PS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1947 | PS | 16 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .156 |
| 1948 | PS | 18 | 43 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Career | — | 90 | 171 | 22 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .175 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | PS | 5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 45.0 | 38 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 5.40 |
| 1939 | PS | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 29.0 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 4.34 |
| 1940 | PS | 3 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 39.1 | 63 | 43 | 20 | 23 | 9.84 |
| 1941 | PS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5.40 |
| 1943 | PS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.36 |
| 1944 | PS | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 68.2 | 70 | 21 | 19 | 36 | 2.75 |
| 1945 | PS | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 46.1 | 49 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 2.72 |
| 1946 | PS | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9.2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10.24 |
| 1947 | PS | 8 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 112.1 | 102 | 48 | 48 | 79 | 3.85 |
| 1948 | PS | 7 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 111.2 | 108 | 50 | 51 | 68 | 4.03 |
| Career | — | 35 | 25 | 89 | 59 | 2 | 474.0 | 487 | 236 | 199 | 280 | 4.48 |
On this day & linked events
1972