Stu Miller
[edit] Biography
Born on December 26, 1927 in Northampton, Massachusetts, Stu Miller (Stuart Leonard Miller) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 16 year career. Miller broke into the bigs on August 12, 1952 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 2.05 ERA in 88 innings pitched in 1952, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Stu Miller's best season was 1965, when he posted a 1.89 ERA, won 14 games, notched 24 saves and struck out 104 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1952
| STL
| N
| 12
| 11
| 6
| 3
| 2.05
| 64
| 25
| 20
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 88
| 63
| 3
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1953
| STL
| N
| 40
| 18
| 7
| 8
| 5.56
| 79
| 86
| 85
| 8
| 2
| 4
| 137.2
| 161
| 19
| 47
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| 19
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 5.79
| 22
| 36
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 46.2
| 55
| 5
| 29
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4.91
| 5
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7.1
| 12
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| 24
| 15
| 5
| 8
| 4.47
| 55
| 65
| 53
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 106.2
| 109
| 16
| 51
| 12
| 3
| 4
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| 27
| 15
| 5
| 9
| 4.50
| 60
| 71
| 57
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 114
| 121
| 19
| 56
| 12
| 3
| 4
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| 38
| 13
| 7
| 9
| 3.63
| 60
| 53
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 124
| 110
| 15
| 45
| 6
| 4
| 3
|
| 1958
| SF
| N
| 41
| 20
| 6
| 9
| 2.47
| 119
| 60
| 50
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 182
| 160
| 16
| 49
| 3
| 2
| 2
|
| 1959
| SF
| N
| 59
| 9
| 8
| 7
| 2.84
| 95
| 66
| 53
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 167.2
| 164
| 15
| 57
| 13
| 1
| 5
|
| 1960
| SF
| N
| 47
| 3
| 7
| 6
| 3.90
| 65
| 49
| 44
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 101.2
| 100
| 9
| 31
| 5
| 0
| 3
|
| 1961
| SF
| N
| 63
| 0
| 14
| 5
| 2.66
| 89
| 41
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 122
| 95
| 4
| 37
| 11
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| SF
| N
| 59
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 4.12
| 78
| 55
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 107
| 107
| 8
| 42
| 7
| 5
| 2
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| 71
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 2.24
| 114
| 36
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 112.1
| 93
| 5
| 53
| 13
| 1
| 3
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| 66
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 3.06
| 87
| 37
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 97
| 77
| 7
| 34
| 14
| 1
| 3
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| 67
| 0
| 14
| 7
| 1.89
| 104
| 26
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 119.1
| 87
| 5
| 32
| 10
| 1
| 1
|
| 1966
| BAL
| A
| 51
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 2.25
| 67
| 24
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 92
| 65
| 5
| 22
| 6
| 1
| 4
|
| 1967
| BAL
| A
| 42
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 2.55
| 60
| 28
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 81.1
| 63
| 5
| 36
| 12
| 1
| 1
|
| 1968
| ATL
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.00
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 407
| 93
| 67
| 67
| 3.61
| 732
| 546
| 478
| 24
| 5
| 54
| 1192
| 1137
| 113
| 423
| 61
| 20
| 27
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 297
| 0
| 38
| 36
| 2.37
| 432
| 151
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 100
| 502
| 385
| 27
| 177
| 55
| 5
| 12
|
| Total
|
|
| 704
| 93
| 105
| 103
| 3.24
| 1164
| 697
| 610
| 24
| 5
| 154
| 1694
| 1522
| 140
| 600
| 116
| 25
| 39
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1952
| STL
| N
| P
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1953
| STL
| N
| P
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 38
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| P
| 19
| 4
| 46.2
| 8
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 1
| .960
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| P
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| P
| 38
| 13
| 124
| 12
| 24
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .973
|
| 1958
| SF
| N
| P
| 41
| 20
| 182
| 9
| 34
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 3
| 1
| .977
|
| 1959
| SF
| N
| P
| 59
| 9
| 167.2
| 15
| 40
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 0
| .965
|
| 1960
| SF
| N
| P
| 47
| 3
| 101.2
| 5
| 25
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| .938
|
| 1961
| SF
| N
| P
| 63
| 0
| 122
| 10
| 29
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| SF
| N
| P
| 59
| 0
| 107
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| P
| 71
| 0
| 112.1
| 7
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 2
| .967
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| P
| 66
| 0
| 97
| 8
| 15
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .920
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| P
| 67
| 0
| 119.1
| 18
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| BAL
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 92
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| BAL
| A
| P
| 42
| 0
| 81.1
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| ATL
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 704
| 49
| 1353.2
| 152
| 341
| 14
| 35
| 0
| 7
| 81
| 34
| 5
| .972
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1952
| STL
| N
| 12
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .120
| .154
| .120
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| STL
| N
| 42
| 43
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .186
| .239
| .233
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| 20
| 13
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .308
| .357
| .308
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| 29
| 25
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .160
| .364
| .200
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 26
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .154
| .353
| .192
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| 38
| 35
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .057
| .057
| .057
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| SF
| N
| 42
| 50
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 5
| .120
| .228
| .140
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| SF
| N
| 59
| 45
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .044
| .104
| .044
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| SF
| N
| 47
| 25
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .259
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| SF
| N
| 64
| 20
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .333
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| SF
| N
| 60
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .176
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| 71
| 16
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .313
| .313
| .500
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| 66
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .111
| .222
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| 67
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .063
| .118
| .125
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| BAL
| A
| 51
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .105
| .105
| .105
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| BAL
| A
| 42
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| ATL
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 419
| 298
| 24
| 40
| 0
| 12
| .134
| .213
| .151
| 5
| 0
| 29
| 63
| 1
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 297
| 71
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 8
| .127
| .139
| .197
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 26
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 716
| 369
| 28
| 49
| 0
| 20
| .133
| .200
| .160
| 8
| 1
| 30
| 89
| 1
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1949).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Harvey Haddix and Ben Flowers to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Murry Dickson and Herm Wehmeier (May 11, 1956).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to New York Giants in exchange for Jim Hearn (October 11, 1956).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Mike McCormick and John Orsino to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jack Fisher, Billy Hoeft and Jimmie Coker (December 15, 1962).
- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Atlanta Braves (April 1, 1968).
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