Roger Miller (baseball)
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American baseball player (1954-1993)
For others of the same name, see Roger Miller (disambiguation).
Baseball player
| Roger Miller | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1954年08月01日)August 1, 1954 Connellsville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: April 26, 1993(1993年04月26日) (aged 38) Mill Run, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 8, 1974, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 13, 1974, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 11.57 |
| Strikeouts | 2 |
| Teams | |
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Roger Wesley Miller (August 1, 1954 – April 26, 1993) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. Miller was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifteenth round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft and played at the Major League level with the team in 1974.[1]
Roger was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 15th round (342nd overall) of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Uniontown Area High School in Uniontown, PA.
Miller died in an explosion while working as a welder in a limestone mine in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Roger Miller". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ "Ex-Brewers pitcher killed". UPI. April 28, 1993. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
External links
[edit ]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Roger Miller at the SABR Baseball Biography Project, by Michael Trzinski. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
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