Roscoe Miller
Roscoe Miller | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Greenville, Indiana, U.S. | December 2, 1876|
Died: April 18, 1913 Corydon, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 36)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 25, 1901, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 30, 1904, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 39–45 |
Earned run average | 3.45 |
Strikeouts | 198 |
Teams | |
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Roscoe Clyde Miller (December 2, 1876 – April 18, 1913)
Baseball career
Miller was born in 1876 in Greenville, Indiana. He started his professional baseball career in 1896.[2]
in 1901, Miller started 36 games for the Detroit Tigers in their first season in the new American League, and finished with a record of 23–13. In 1901, he also had 35 complete games (still an American League rookie record),[3] 3 shutouts, 79 strikeouts, and a 2.95 ERA–89 points below the league average.
Miller could not duplicate the success of his rookie season, losing 20 games in 1902, and never again having a winning record.
In 1904, Miller sprained his wrist in a carriage accident. He was riding with 14 Pirates players when the rear wheel suddenly collapsed. Several players, including Miller and Kitty Bransfield, were injured when the frightened horses bolted and dragged the carriage on its side.[4]
After the 1904 season, Miller returned to the minor leagues. In 1906, he pitched for the
Later years
In the spring of 1912, Miller traveled to Virginia to try out unsuccessfully for a minor league club. He did not make the club and was described at the time as "down and out, and penniless."[6] He died of tuberculosis one year later at his home near Corydon, Indiana, at age 36.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Roscoe Miller at Baseball-Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ a b "Roscoe Miller Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ Complete Games Records by Baseball Almanac at www.baseball-almanac.com
- ISBN 0-7864-1811-7.
- ^ Minor League Baseball: History: Top 100 Teams at www.minorleaguebaseball.com
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)