1876
Born December 2, 1876
Greenville, IN, USA
Roscoe Miller Notable
Roscoe Miller played for three clubs across four seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1901 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1904.
He went 39 and 45 with a 3.45 earned run average, pitching 772 innings in 102 games. He struck out 198, completed 74 of his 88 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 102 games he batted .160, with 46 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 8 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He led the league in saves once, in 1903, with 3.
He was born in Greenville, IN, USA on December 2, 1876, and died on April 18, 1913. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | DET | 38 | 130 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 30 | 2 | .208 |
| 1902 | DET/NYG | 30 | 81 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .148 |
| 1903 | NYG | 15 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .161 |
| 1904 | PIT | 19 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .043 |
| Career | — | 102 | 288 | 19 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 79 | 2 | .160 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | DET | 23 | 13 | 38 | 36 | 1 | 332.0 | 339 | 109 | 98 | 79 | 2.95 |
| 1902 | DET/NYG | 7 | 20 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 221.1 | 235 | 98 | 68 | 54 | 3.98 |
| 1903 | NYG | 2 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 85.0 | 101 | 39 | 24 | 30 | 4.13 |
| 1904 | PIT | 7 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 134.1 | 133 | 50 | 39 | 35 | 3.35 |
| Career | — | 39 | 45 | 102 | 88 | 5 | 772.2 | 808 | 296 | 229 | 198 | 3.45 |
On this day & linked events
1913
Died April 18, 1913
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