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Robert Lane Miller (February 18, 1939 – August 6, 1993) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. Miller was never a star pitcher, but his ability to fill in as a starter or reliever, as needed, allowed him to have a career that spanned 18 years in Major League Baseball. In his diverse journey through organized baseball, he played for three World Series champions—the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers, 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates—five league champions and four division winners, as well as for four teams that lost 100 or more games in a season.〔 Miller played for ten different teams during his major league career, tying a modern-day record (since 1900) with Dick Littlefield that has since been broken.〔Staff. ("People in Sports; Davis Joins Angels, Ninth Club of Career" ), ''The New York Times'', June 3, 1976. Accessed October 1, 2008.〕〔("Most Franchises Played For" ), Baseball-Reference. Acecssed October 6, 2008.〕 He played with three different teams in each of three different seasons: the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs in 1970; the Cubs, San Diego Padres and Pittsburgh Pirates in 1971; and the Padres, Detroit Tigers and New York Mets in 1973.〔 Steve Treder of ''Hardball Times'' described Miller as a "whatever-is-needed utility pitcher".〔 Former teammate Roy Hartsfield, who managed the Toronto Blue Jays when Miller was the team's pitching coach, called him "The Christian", a nickname he earned "because he suffers so much", noting that Miller was a part-time reliever with a sore arm, but that "when we came up with some other sore arms on the staff he would come in and suffer a few innings."〔 Besides, his 12 consecutive losses at the start of the season with the Mets tied a record since broken by Anthony Young.〔 ==Before professional baseball== Miller was born in St. Louis, Missouri as Robert Lane Gemeinweiser and later changed his last name to "Miller"; the circumstances of the name change are unknown.〔 He attended Beaumont High School in St. Louis, where he had a 22–1 record pitching for the school's baseball team, including a perfect 12–0 record in his senior year. In the 1956 American Legion Baseball championships, Miller won all three games for the St. Louis Stockhams to lead the team to the national title.〔via ''Associated Press''. ("Cardinals Sign Bonus Pitcher Third On Staff" ), ''St. Petersburg Times'', June 22, 1957. Accessed October 6, 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Miller (baseball, born 1939)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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