Otis L. Miller
Appearance
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Otis L. Miller | |
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Third baseman | |
Born: Belleville, Illinois | February 2, 1901|
Died: July 26, 1959 Belleville, Illinois | (aged 58)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 17, 1927, for the St. Louis Browns | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 29, 1932, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .274 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 91 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Otis Louis Miller (February 2, 1901 – July 26, 1959) was an American politician and baseball player.
Baseball career
[edit]Miller was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played for the St. Louis Browns (1927) and Boston Red Sox (1930–1932). Miller batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Belleville, Illinois. In a four-season career, Miller was a .274 hitter (229-for-837) with 95 runs and 91 RBI in 272 games played.[1]
Political career
[edit]Miller served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1949 until his death as a Republican.[2] His son Otis L. Miller, Jr. also served in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1961 and 1962.[3]
Miller died in Belleville, Illinois, at the age of 58.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Retrospect
- ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1959–1960,' Biographical Sketch of Otis L. Miller,' pg. 310
- ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1961–1962,' Biographical Sketch of Otis L. Miller (son), pg. 336
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Categories:
- 1901 births
- 1959 deaths
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Boston Red Sox players
- St. Louis Browns players
- Sportspeople from Belleville, Illinois
- Baseball players from St. Clair County, Illinois
- Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century Illinois politicians
- American athlete-politicians
- Saginaw Aces players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players
- Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
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