|
Robert Gerald Miller (born July 15, 1935 at Berwyn, Illinois) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for three different teams during his major league career. During the season, he was the youngest player in the major leagues that season, one of only three players that year who were 17 years old.〔(1953 American League Expanded Leaderboards ), Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed October 2, 2008.〕〔(1953 National League Expanded Leaderboards ), Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed October 2, 2008.〕 Miller had a 33-6 record in three seasons at Morton East High School, including three no-hitters. In his final season in high school, Miller pitched two no-hitters and had 106 strikeouts in the nine games he pitched.〔 ==Detroit Tigers (1953–56)== Miller was signed as a "bonus baby" amateur free agent by the hometown Detroit Tigers on June 20, 1953, receiving a $60,000 signing bonus from the team who outbid the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox to sign Miller. The other Tigers bonus baby signed that day was future-Hall of Famer Al Kaline, who received a bonus of $35,000 and had been pursued by every major league team other than the St. Louis Browns.〔via Associated Press. ("Tigers Pay $95,000 Bonus Money For School Hurler and Outfielder" ), ''The New York Times'', June 23, 1953. Accessed October 2, 2008.〕 As required by the Bonus Rule as it existed when he was signed, the Tigers had to immediately place Miller on their 40-man roster and keep him there for two years.〔Treder, Steve. ("Cash in the Cradle: The Bonus Babies" ), ''The Hardball Times'', November 1, 2004. Accessed October 2, 2008.〕 Miller made his major league debut on June 25, less than a week after being signed to the team. Taking the mound at age 17, he is the youngest Tiger hurler to start a game. Miller finished the season with a 1-2 record in 13 appearances (all but one in relief), and an ERA of 5.94 in 36⅓ innings of work.〔(Bob Miller ), Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed October 3, 2008.〕 In the season he had a 1-1 record and the only save of his career, appearing in 22 games (all but one in relief) and ending with a 2.45 ERA in 69⅔ innings. In the season he pitched to a 2-1 record in seven appearances (three of them starts, including his only complete game) and ending with an ERA of 2.49 in 25⅓ innings. Miller finished with an 0-2 record in the in 11 appearances (all but three in relief), and his ERA ballooned to 5.68 in 35⅔ innings of work.〔 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 1935)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|