Joe Miller (millejo01)
From BR Bullpen
Joseph Wick Miller
- Bats Unknown, Throws Unknown
- Weight 169 lb.
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" . . . ranked as one of the best second basemen . . . " - from the New York Clipper, when Joe Miller died in 1891
Joe Miller was apparently the only German-born player in the National Association (source: The American Game: Baseball and Ethnicity). He was in one game in 1872 and 28 more in 1875. He was also the manager for all 11 games of the 1872 Washington Nationals.
The book When Johnny Came Sliding Home does not list a Joe Miller on its rosters of amateur teams from 1866-70 but a number of times it does list "Miller" with no first name, so it is possible that Joe was active at that time.
In the National Association Joe was primarily a second baseman.
White Bear Lake, MN is a few miles northeast of Minneaplis-St. Paul.
