Ward Miller (baseball)

Ward Miller
Ward Miller
	Outfielder
	Born: July 5, 1884; Mount Carroll, Illinois
	Died: September 4, 1958 (aged 74); Dixon, Illinois
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 14, 1909, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
	July 15, 1917, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.278
Home runs	8
Runs batted in	225
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1909); Cincinnati Reds (1909–1910); Chicago Cubs (1912–1913); St. Louis Terriers (1914–1915); St. Louis Browns (1916–1917);

Ward Taylor Miller (July 4, 1884 – September 4, 1958) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1909 to 1917 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Terriers, and St. Louis Browns.

Miller, a graduate of Northern Illinois University, made his major league debut on April 14, 1909.^[1] He played 15 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates during their pennant-winning 1909 season and had a batting average of .143 before he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds along with cash for Blaine Durbin.^[1] In 43 games with the Reds during the 1909 season, he hit .310 and had nine stolen bases.^[1]

In 769 games over eight seasons, Miller posted a .278 batting average (623-for-2244) with 322 runs, 8 home runs, 225 runs batted in, 128 stolen bases, and 318 bases on balls. Defensively, he recorded a .957 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ward Miller Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2008.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Ward Miller at Find a Grave

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