1897
Born January 28, 1897
Omaha, NE, USA
Percy Miller Notable
b. January 28, 1897 · Chicago Giants 1921, St. Louis Stars 1922–1923, 1925–1926, Kansas City Monarchs 1922, 1926, Cleveland Elites 1926, Cleveland Hornets 1927, Nashville Elite Giants 1930, 1933–1934, Cleveland Cubs 1931, Newark Browns 1932, Detroit Stars 1937
Percy Miller played for nine clubs across 17 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Chicago Giants in 1921 and closing with the Detroit Stars in 1937.
Across 231 games he batted .244, with 110 hits and 57 runs. He finished with 10 home runs, 18 doubles and 7 stolen bases. He went 29 and 39 with a 5.86 earned run average, pitching 571.3 innings in 138 games. He struck out 302 and completed 29 of his 69 starts.
He was born in Omaha, NE, USA on January 28, 1897, and died on January 14, 1958. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | COG | 11 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .241 |
| 1922 | KCM/SLS | 20 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .186 |
| 1923 | SLS | 49 | 149 | 23 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .315 |
| 1925 | SLS | 41 | 56 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .161 |
| 1926 | CEL/KCM/SLS | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1927 | CHT | 23 | 35 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .371 |
| 1930 | NEG | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| 1931 | CCU | 10 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| 1932 | NWB | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1933 | NEG | 13 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| 1934 | NEG | 21 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .176 |
| 1937 | DTS | 12 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .103 |
| Career | — | 231 | 451 | 57 | 110 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 32 | 2 | 7 | .244 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | COG | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 47.2 | 61 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 4.15 |
| 1922 | KCM/SLS | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5.68 |
| 1923 | SLS | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 41.1 | 65 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 7.19 |
| 1925 | SLS | 11 | 4 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 116.2 | 124 | 71 | 36 | 58 | 5.48 |
| 1926 | CEL/KCM/SLS | 3 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 48.0 | 59 | 45 | 40 | 31 | 8.44 |
| 1927 | CHT | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 44.1 | 63 | 38 | 24 | 28 | 7.71 |
| 1930 | NEG | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 8.00 |
| 1931 | CCU | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 38.2 | 41 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 4.42 |
| 1932 | NWB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7.94 |
| 1933 | NEG | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 76.2 | 76 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 2.93 |
| 1934 | NEG | 2 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 61.0 | 73 | 46 | 34 | 39 | 6.79 |
| 1937 | DTS | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 54.1 | 66 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 6.63 |
| Career | — | 29 | 39 | 138 | 69 | 2 | 571.1 | 681 | 372 | 268 | 302 | 5.86 |
On this day & linked events
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