Roger Miller (baseball)

Roger Miller (born Roger Wesley Miller[1]) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Miller was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifteenth round of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft and played at the Major League level with the team in 1974.[2]

For others of the same name, see Roger Miller (disambiguation).
Roger Miller
Pitcher
Born: (1954-08-01)August 1, 1954
Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Died: April 26, 1993(1993-04-26) (aged 38)
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 1974, for the Milwaukee Brewers
Last MLB appearance
September 13, 1974, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average11.57
Strikeouts2
Teams

Roger was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 15th round (342nd overall) of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Uniontown Area High School in Uniontown, PA.

Miller died in an acetylene tank explosion in 1993 at the age of 38.[3]

References
  1. "Roger Miller". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  2. "Roger Miller". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  3. The Deadball Era


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