Ward Miller Notable

b. July 5, 1884 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1909, Cincinnati Reds 1909–1910, Chicago Cubs 1912–1913, St. Louis Terriers 1914–1915, St. Louis Browns 1916–1917

Ward Miller played for five clubs across nine seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1909 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1917.

Across 769 games he batted .278, with 623 hits and 322 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 79 doubles and 128 stolen bases.

He played 619 games in the outfield, with 1,157 putouts and 55 errors.

He was born in Mount Carroll, IL, USA on July 5, 1884, and died on September 4, 1958. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1909	CIN/PIT	58	169	19	43	3	2	0	8	10	14	11	.254
1910	CIN	81	126	21	30	6	0	0	10	22	13	10	.238
1912	CHC	86	241	45	74	11	4	0	22	26	18	11	.307
1913	CHC	80	203	23	48	5	7	1	16	34	33	13	.236
1914	SLM	121	402	49	118	17	7	4	50	59	36	18	.294
1915	SLM	154	536	80	164	19	9	1	63	79	39	33	.306
1916	SLB	146	485	72	129	17	5	1	50	72	76	25	.266
1917	SLB	43	82	13	17	1	1	1	2	16	15	7	.207
Career	—	769	2244	322	623	79	35	8	221	318	244	128	.278

On this day & linked events

1884

Born July 5, 1884

Mount Carroll, IL, USA

1958

Died September 4, 1958

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