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Bill Miller
William Paul Miller (Lefty and Hooks)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 26, 1927 in Minersville, PA
Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1952
Final Game: May 8, 1955
Died: July 1, 2003 in Lititz, PA
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1952 24 NYY AL 4 6 .400 3.48 21 13 6 5 2 0 88.0 78 43 34 4 49 45 2 0 1 380 96 1.443 8.0 0.4 5.0 4.6 0.92
1953 25 NYY AL 2 1 .667 4.76 13 3 3 0 0 1 34.0 46 19 18 3 19 17 1 0 0 163 78 1.912 12.2 0.8 5.0 4.5 0.89
1954 26 NYY AL 0 1 .000 6.35 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 9 4 4 0 1 6 0 0 0 26 54 1.765 14.3 0.0 1.6 9.5 6.00
1955 27 BAL AL 0 1 .000 13.50 5 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 6 6 0 10 1 4 0 0 0 25 28 3.250 6.8 0.0 22.5 9.0 0.40
4 Seasons 6 9 .400 4.24 41 18 9 5 2 1 131.2 136 72 62 7 79 1 72 3 0 1 594 82 1.633 9.3 0.5 5.4 4.9 0.91
162 Game Avg. 7 10 .400 4.24 47 21 10 6 2 1 152 157 83 71 8 91 83 3 0 1 685 82 1.633 9.3 0.5 5.4 4.9 0.91
NYY (3 yrs) 6 8 .429 3.95 36 17 9 5 2 1 127.2 133 66 56 7 69 68 3 0 1 569 87 1.582 9.4 0.5 4.9 4.8 0.99
BAL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 13.50 5 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 6 6 0 10 1 4 0 0 0 25 28 3.250 6.8 0.0 22.5 9.0 0.40

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1952 24 NYY AL 21 30 28 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .214 .214 .286 .500 42 8 0 0 2 1
1953 25 NYY AL 13 11 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .300 .500 35 3 0 0 1 1
1954 26 NYY AL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 27 BAL AL 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 460 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
4 Seasons 41 43 40 4 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 .225 .225 .300 .525 47 12 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 170 158 16 36 12 0 0 12 0 0 0 40 .225 .225 .300 .525 47 47 0 0 12
NYY (3 yrs) 36 42 39 4 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 .205 .205 .282 .487 36 11 0 0 3 0
BAL (1 yr) 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 460 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1952 NYY AL 24 P 21 18 2 15 1 0 .944 0.81 .967 1.03
1953 NYY AL 25 P 13 11 1 10 0 0 1.000 0.85 .955 0.88
1954 NYY AL 26 P 2 1 5.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.06 0.95
1955 BAL AL 27 P 5 1 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.20 1.000 2.02 0.82
4 Seasons P 41 2 9.2 30 3 26 1 0 .967 27.00 0.71 .963 2.05 0.95
4 Seasons TOT 41 2 9.2 30 3 26 1 0 .967 27.00 0.71 .930 2.05 0.95

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Transactions

Before 1945 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent.

Before 1949 Season: Sent from the Philadelphia Athletics to the New York Giants in an unknown transaction.

December 4, 1950: Drafted by Syracuse (International) from the New York Giants in the 1950 minor league draft.

August 1, 1951: Purchased by the New York Yankees from Syracuse (International).

December 1, 1954: Sent by the New York Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles to complete an earlier deal made on November 17, 1954. The New York Yankees sent players to be named later, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Willy Miranda, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos and Gene Woodling to the Baltimore Orioles for players to be named later, Billy Hunter, Don Larsen and Bob Turley.

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