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Dots Miller
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Birthdate: 9/9/1886
Died: 9/5/1923
Height / Weight: ' " / 170 lbs.
Place of Birth: Kearny, NJ, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Baseball player Jack Miller, Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman, holding a baseball bat at West Side Grounds in game against Chicago Cubs  1909 Photo SUMMARYInformal full-length portrait of baseball player Dots Miller of the National League's Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team, holding a baseball bat, standing in a batting stance at home plate on the field at West Side Grounds, located between West Polk Street, South Wolcott Avenue (formerly Lincoln Street), West Taylor Street, and South Wood Street in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. Baseball players are standing and crouching in the background. A man wearing street clothes is standing in front of the baseball players in the background. NOTES This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer may have been published in the newspaper.  SDN-055772, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.

A slashing, line drive hitter, Dots Miller parlayed his speed on the base paths and fine defensive play at second base to play in the majors for almost 12 seasons during the dead ball era. He debuted with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1909 and hit .279, with 31 doubles, 13 triples, 3 Hr, 87 RBIs which helped the Pirates win the pennant. In World Series, batting second in the batting order rookie Dots Miller was 8-for-24, a .333 average, walked 4 times, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBIs and, he stole 3 bases to help the Pirates beat Detroit in the World Series, 4 games-to-3. And, rookie John Miller at second and legendary shortstop Honus Wagner formed one of the top double play combinations in this era. In 1912, Miller lined 33 doubles, 12 triples, 4 Hr and again drove in 87 runs. He was traded to the Cardinals in 1914 and played there until 1919. Dots Miller stole 177 bases and was caught just 30 times. Baseball History


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
12 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1909 PIT (NL) 151 560 71 156 31 13 3 87 39 0 14 0 0 3 29 0 .279 .329 SLG
1910 PIT (NL) 120 444 45 101 13 10 1 48 33 41 11 0 0 2 25 0 .227 .284 SLG
1911 PIT (NL) 137 470 82 126 17 8 6 78 51 48 17 0 0 7 28 0 .268 .348 SLG
1912 PIT (NL) 148 567 74 156 33 12 4 87 37 45 18 0 0 4 20 0 .275 .324 SLG
1913 PIT (NL) 154 580 75 158 24 20 7 90 37 52 20 0 0 1 25 0 .272 .317 SLG
1914 STL (NL) 155 573 67 166 27 10 4 88 34 52 16 0 0 9 18 0 .290 .339 SLG
1915 STL (NL) 150 553 73 146 17 10 2 72 43 48 27 19 0 6 24 0 .264 .324 SLG
1916 STL (NL) 143 505 47 120 22 7 1 46 40 49 18 0 0 5 10 0 .238 .300 SLG
1917 STL (NL) 148 544 61 135 15 9 2 45 33 52 14 0 0 3 18 0 .248 .295 SLG
1919 STL (NL) 101 346 38 80 10 4 1 24 13 23 6 0 0 3 16 0 .231 .265 SLG
1920 PHI (NL) 98 343 41 87 12 2 1 27 16 17 13 6 0 1 15 0 .254 .289 SLG
1921 PHI (NL) 84 320 37 95 11 3 0 23 15 27 3 5 0 1 7 0 .297 .330 SLG
12 years   1589 5805 711 1526 232 108 32 715 391 454 177 30 0 45 235 0 .263 .314 .SLG



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