Cannon Ball Miller

Joseph "Cannon Ball" Miller (birthdate unknown) was an American baseball pitcher in the pre-Negro leagues. Prior to his first known games played for the Page Fence Giants,[1] Miller pitched for multiple amateur teams in the Nebraska League with the first known record being his 1890 resigning with the Omaha Lafayettes. [4]

Cannon Ball Miller
Pitcher
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
debut
1895, for the Page Fence Giants
Last appearance
1906, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Teams

Often referred to as "Kid" Miller in the Nebraska League, Miller held the nation's amateur record of striking out 22 of 27 batters in 1890 while pitching for the Lincoln Giants[5] shortly before they disbanded. During this Pre-Page Fence Giants era, he teamed up with Frank Maupins (later also of the Page Fence Giants) to form a formidable battery with the reorganized Lincoln Giants. [6]

During his recorded 4 years in the Nebraska League, Miller played with 7 different teams: the Omaha Lafayettes, Lincoln Giants, Nebraska City Steam, Prospect Hills, N.B. Falconers, Fontanelle, and Council Bluffs Maroons. [7][8][9][10][11][12]

Miller played a few seasons for Chicago teams Columbia Giants and Chicago Union Giants.[2][13]

He played with many popular players of the day, including Sol White, William Binga, Rube Foster, Harry Hyde, Walter Ball, and Charles "Joe" Green.[2]

References
  1. "Pounded at 'Haha" Minneapolis Journal, Minneapolis, MN, April 22, 1895, Page 6, Column 3
  2. "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
  3. "Brownies Humble Giants" Upper Des Moines-Republican, Algona, IA, Wednesday, June 24, 1903, Page 1, Columns 4 and 5
  4. "Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, March 30, 1890, Part II, Page 15, Image 15 « Nebraska Newspapers". nebnewspapers.unl.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  5. "Omaha daily bee. - 1890-08-03 - 9". 1890-08-03. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, August 14, 1891, Page 2, Image 2 « Nebraska Newspapers". nebnewspapers.unl.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  7. "Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, March 30, 1890, Part II, Page 15, Image 15 « Nebraska Newspapers". nebnewspapers.unl.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  8. "Omaha daily bee. - 1890-08-03 - 9". 1890-08-03. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. "Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, September 14, 1890, Part Three, Page 17, Image 17 « Nebraska Newspapers". nebnewspapers.unl.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  10. "Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, January 11, 1891, Part Two, Image 9 « Nebraska Newspapers". nebnewspapers.unl.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  11. "Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, August 29, 1892, Page 2, Image 2 « Nebraska Newspapers". nebnewspapers.unl.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  12. "Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, July 15, 1894, Part I, Page 6, Image 6 « Nebraska Newspapers". nebnewspapers.unl.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  13. Riley, James A. (2002), The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues, New York: Carroll & Graf, p. 551, ISBN 0786709596
  • Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com


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