1915
Born May 4, 1915
Gause, TX, USA
Ox Miller Notable
Ox Miller played for three clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1943 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1947.
He went 4 and 6 with a 6.38 earned run average, pitching 91.7 innings in 24 games. He struck out 27. Across 26 games he batted .259, with 7 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 1 double.
He was born in Gause, TX, USA on May 4, 1915, and died on August 13, 2007. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | SLB/WSH | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1945 | SLB | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 |
| 1946 | SLB | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .286 |
| 1947 | CHC | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .429 |
| Career | — | 26 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .259 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | SLB/WSH | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 11.25 |
| 1945 | SLB | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 28.1 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1.59 |
| 1946 | SLB | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35.1 | 52 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 6.88 |
| 1947 | CHC | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16.0 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 10.13 |
| Career | — | 4 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 91.2 | 123 | 65 | 33 | 27 | 6.38 |
On this day & linked events
2007
Died August 13, 2007
1945
Dick Fowler's No-Hitter
Dick Fowler threw a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Athletics against the St. Louis Browns on September 9, 1945, winning 1–0.