John Miller (first baseman)
John Allen Miller (born March 14, 1944, in Alhambra, California) is a former Major League Baseball player who played with the 1966 New York Yankees and 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers.
| John Miller | |||
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| First baseman/Outfielder | |||
| Born: March 14, 1944 Alhambra, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 11, 1966, for the New York Yankees | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 27, 1969, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .164 | ||
| Home Runs | 2 | ||
| Runs | 4 | ||
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He is one of only two players to hit a home run in his first and last major league at-bats. The other is Paul Gillespie. Miller's first and last major league at-bat home runs (off Lee Stange and Jim Merritt respectively) were the only two home runs he hit in his MLB career.
Following his major league career, Miller played for three seasons in Japan, from 1970 until 1972 for the Chunichi Dragons. There, he primarily played first base, batting .245 with 79 home runs over those three seasons.
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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