Larry Miller
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Larry Don Miller
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
- School University of Kansas
- Debut June 21, 1964
- Final Game September 13, 1966
- Born June 19, 1937 in Topeka, KS USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Larry Miller pitched in the major leagues during 1964-66. Twenty of his 48 pitching appearances were as a starter.
He is listed as the fifth starter for the 1964 Dodgers. He was 27 at the time, the same "baseball age" as Don Drysdale, although in reality Miller was nearly a year younger.
Larry was at the University of Kansas in 1957-58, a few years after Bob Allison had been there. He pitched for Moose Jaw in the Western Canada League in 1957, going 7-2.
He was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers in 1959 and pitched for Macon and Spokane in the Dodgers organization in 1959.
Miller missed the 1962-1963 seasons due to military service.
In 1964 he went 8-0 for the Albuquerque Dukes under Clay Bryant and came to the majors to make his debut in June 1964. Although the 1963 Dodgers had won the 1963 World Series, the 1964 Dodgers were less successful and ended up 80-82.
After the 1964 season Miller was traded to the New York Mets and appeared in 28 games for the 1965 Mets, who lost 112 games. He also spent part of the season with Buffalo, for whom he went 6-1.
On June 20, 1965, Miller and the Mets beat Drysdale and the Dodgers by the score of 3-2.
1966 was split between the Mets and Jacksonville, where he had a 3.08 ERA. Teammate Tom Seaver, eight years younger, had a 3.13 ERA. The two of them and Galen Cisco were the big winners for the Jacksonville team that year.
Miller pitched in the minors through 1969. In his last year he went 6-2 for Phoenix with 7 saves. Jesse Gonder, who had also been on the 1965 Mets, was a teammate in 1969 with Phoenix.
