1898
Born February 28, 1898
Wagram, OH, USA
Jake Miller Notable
Jake Miller divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Cleveland Indians from 1924, then the Chicago White Sox through 1933.
He went 60 and 58 with a 4.09 earned run average, pitching 1,069 innings in 200 games. He struck out 305, completed 58 of his 139 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 204 games he batted .171, with 63 hits and 26 runs. He finished with 2 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He was born in Wagram, OH, USA on February 28, 1898, and died on August 20, 1975. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | CLE | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1925 | CLE | 32 | 71 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | .183 |
| 1926 | CLE | 18 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .083 |
| 1927 | CLE | 34 | 58 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .138 |
| 1928 | CLE | 25 | 52 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .135 |
| 1929 | CLE | 29 | 75 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | .200 |
| 1930 | CLE | 24 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .303 |
| 1931 | CLE | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .077 |
| 1933 | CHW | 30 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .189 |
| Career | — | 204 | 368 | 26 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 104 | 3 | .171 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | CLE | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 1925 | CLE | 10 | 13 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 190.1 | 207 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 3.31 |
| 1926 | CLE | 7 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 82.2 | 99 | 30 | 18 | 24 | 3.27 |
| 1927 | CLE | 10 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 0 | 185.1 | 189 | 66 | 48 | 53 | 3.21 |
| 1928 | CLE | 8 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 158.0 | 203 | 78 | 43 | 37 | 4.44 |
| 1929 | CLE | 14 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 206.0 | 227 | 82 | 60 | 58 | 3.58 |
| 1930 | CLE | 4 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 88.1 | 147 | 70 | 38 | 31 | 7.13 |
| 1931 | CLE | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 41.1 | 45 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 4.35 |
| 1933 | CHW | 5 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 105.2 | 130 | 66 | 47 | 30 | 5.62 |
| Career | — | 60 | 58 | 200 | 139 | 3 | 1069.2 | 1260 | 486 | 340 | 305 | 4.09 |
On this day & linked events
1975
Died August 20, 1975
1924
Major-league debut: Jake Miller
Jake Miller made a major-league debut on September 11, 1924.
1933
Final major-league game: Jake Miller
Jake Miller played a final major-league game on September 24, 1933.