Bob Miller (millebo04)

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Robert Lane Miller born Robert Lane Gemeinweiser (nicknamed "Righty"; Mets also had a lefthanded Bob Miller on 1962 team)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 182 lb.

Debut June 26, 1957
Final Game September 28, 1974
Born February 18, 1939 in St. Louis, MO USA
Died August 6, 1993 in Rancho Bernardo, CA USA (automobile accident)

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[edit] Biographical Information

Bob Miller had a seventeen year career in the major leagues as a pitcher. One of four major league players with the name "Bob Miller", he roomed with another Bob Miller while with the 1962 New York Mets.

A journeyman pitcher in the second part of his career, he had 12 stops in the major leagues. He pitched in the 1965, 1966, and 1971 World Series.

As an 18-year-old rookie with the 1957 St. Louis Cardinals, one of his teammates was 42-year-old Walker Cooper, who had played his first major league game when Miller was one year old in 1940. Another teammate, Stan Musial, was 36 years old and had broken in when Miller was 2 years old in 1941.

He was the first pitching coach in Toronto Blue Jays history, advising their pitchers from 1977 to 1979. He also was a member of the San Francisco Giants coaching staff in 1985. At the time of his death, Miller was the advance scout for the Giants.

[edit] Notable Achievements

NL Games Pitched Leader (1964)
Won three World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1963 & 1965; he did not play in the 1963 World Series) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1971)