Bing Miller
[edit] Biography
Bing Miller (Edmund John Miller) was born on August 30, 1894 in Vinton, Iowa. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1921 for the Washington Senators. In 1921, his rookie year, he hit .288 with 9 home runs and 71 RBI. Miller played for the Washington Senators, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 16 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Bing Miller's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1922, when he slugged 21 home runs, hit for a .335 average and knocked in 90 runs. However, others believe that it was 1929, when he hit for a .331 average and knocked in 93 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1921
| WAS
| A
| 114
| 420
| 57
| 121
| 9
| 71
| .288
| .334
| .457
| 28
| 8
| 25
| 50
| 4
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| PHI
| A
| 143
| 535
| 90
| 179
| 21
| 90
| .335
| .371
| .551
| 29
| 12
| 24
| 42
| 7
| 16
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1923
| PHI
| A
| 123
| 458
| 68
| 137
| 12
| 64
| .299
| .344
| .450
| 25
| 4
| 27
| 34
| 4
| 16
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| PHI
| A
| 113
| 398
| 62
| 136
| 6
| 62
| .342
| .376
| .462
| 22
| 4
| 12
| 24
| 10
| 21
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1925
| PHI
| A
| 124
| 474
| 78
| 151
| 10
| 81
| .319
| .355
| .485
| 29
| 10
| 19
| 14
| 8
| 22
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| STL
| A
| 94
| 353
| 60
| 117
| 4
| 50
| .331
| .382
| .470
| 27
| 5
| 22
| 12
| 7
| 19
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| PHI
| A
| 38
| 110
| 13
| 32
| 2
| 13
| .291
| .355
| .436
| 6
| 2
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| TOT
| A
| 132
| 463
| 73
| 149
| 6
| 63
| .322
| .376
| .462
| 33
| 7
| 33
| 18
| 7
| 27
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| STL
| A
| 143
| 492
| 83
| 160
| 5
| 75
| .325
| .375
| .449
| 32
| 7
| 30
| 26
| 9
| 22
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| PHI
| A
| 139
| 510
| 76
| 168
| 8
| 85
| .329
| .372
| .471
| 34
| 7
| 27
| 24
| 8
| 19
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| PHI
| A
| 147
| 556
| 84
| 184
| 8
| 93
| .331
| .380
| .489
| 32
| 16
| 40
| 25
| 4
| 13
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| PHI
| A
| 154
| 585
| 89
| 177
| 9
| 100
| .303
| .357
| .438
| 38
| 7
| 47
| 22
| 3
| 19
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| PHI
| A
| 137
| 534
| 75
| 150
| 8
| 77
| .281
| .338
| .425
| 43
| 5
| 36
| 16
| 10
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| PHI
| A
| 95
| 305
| 40
| 90
| 7
| 58
| .295
| .343
| .446
| 17
| 4
| 20
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| PHI
| A
| 67
| 120
| 22
| 33
| 2
| 17
| .275
| .346
| .400
| 7
| 1
| 12
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| PHI
| A
| 81
| 177
| 22
| 43
| 1
| 22
| .243
| .309
| .339
| 10
| 2
| 16
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| BOS
| A
| 78
| 138
| 18
| 42
| 3
| 26
| .304
| .356
| .442
| 8
| 1
| 10
| 8
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| BOS
| A
| 30
| 47
| 9
| 14
| 1
| 6
| .298
| .377
| .447
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1820
| 6212
| 946
| 1934
| 116
| 990
| .311
| .359
| .461
| 389
| 96
| 383
| 340
| 80
| 210
| 128
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1921
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 247
| 13
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1922
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 314
| 19
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1923
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 262
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1924
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 172
| 11
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1924
| PHI
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 66
| 7
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1925
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 115
| 0
| 0
| 190
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1925
| PHI
| A
| 1B
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 87
| 6
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1926
| STL
| A
| OF
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 219
| 12
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1926
| PHI
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1926
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 53
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1926
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1926
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1926
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 272
| 13
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1927
| STL
| A
| OF
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 309
| 9
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1928
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 298
| 8
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1929
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 145
| 0
| 0
| 311
| 10
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1930
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 309
| 10
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1931
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 305
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1932
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 180
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1933
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1933
| PHI
| A
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1934
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 72
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1935
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1936
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1601
| 0
| 0
| 3342
| 126
| 102
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 177
| 14
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Washington Senators with Jose Acosta to Philadelphia Athletics as part of 3-team trade in which Washington Senators sent Frank O'Rourke to Boston Red Sox; Philadelphia Athletics sent Joe Dugan to Boston Red Sox; and Boston Red Sox sent Roger Peckinpaugh to Washington Senators (January 10, 1922).
- Traded by Philadelphia Athletics to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Baby Doll Jacobson (June 15, 1926).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Sam Gray (December 13, 1927).
- Released by Philadelphia Athletics (January 14, 1935).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (January 15, 1935).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (September 27, 1936).
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