Dyar Miller

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Dyar K Miller

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
School Utah State University
Debut June 9, 1975
Final Game September 2, 1981
Born May 29, 1946 in Batesville, IN USA

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In 1989, Dyar Miller was a player/coach for the Orlando Juice of the Senior Professional Baseball Association. In 7 appearances, he had a 3.18 ERA.

Dyar Miller enjoyed a solid seven year career as a relief pitcher between 1975 and 1981. Miller's career wasn't relatively short because he hung them up early, but because he broke into the majors late, at 29 years old. He was buried in the minor leagues by the Orioles astounding pitching talent in the early to mid 1970's. With guys like Jim Palmer, Mike Flanagan, Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson, Doyle Alexander, Mike Torrez and Ross Grimsley gracing the mound in Baltimore, there weren't many roster spots available coming out of spring training.

For example, Miller's 12-10 record, and 3.23 ERA in AA in 1970 was NOT enough to earn him a promotion to AAA the following season. Similar years followed, and he was 27 before earing a spot in AAA, where he put together two solid seasons, but still languished. But he made the most of hs promotion once it came, giving the Orioles two-plus solid years of relief work before going over to the Angels, and later the Mets (after an unsuccessful 10 game stint in Toronto).

The 1981 baseball strike seems to have precipitated the end of Miller's career, even though he was still pitching very well at the time. He worked on his Indiana farm during the strike, according to a 1981 New York Times article, and while he did return to the Mets when the strike ended, he last pitched on September 2nd of that year.

After his playing career ended, Miller was a coach with the AAA Louisville Redbirds under manager Jim Fregosi. When Fregosi left Louisville to become the Chicago White Sox manager in 1986, Miller briefly became the Redbirds' manager. Miller was a member of the Chicago White Sox coaching staff in 1987 and 1988. He is currently the pitching coach for the Memphis Redbirds, the AAA franchise of the St. Louis Cardinals, and has been working in their organization since 1995.