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Rick Miller

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: April 19, 1948 in Grand Rapids, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI).

High School: Union HS (Grand Rapids, MI)

School: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

Debut: September 4, 1971 (Age 23-138d, 13,170th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1985 (Age 37-168d)
vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: Richard Alan Miller

Nicknames: Miller Time

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.5

3887

1046

.269

552

RBI

369

OBP

.346

SLG

.350

OPS

.696

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 21	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	10 (4)	Apr 29	BOS	@	TEX	L,6-7	GF	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	15 (4)	May 9	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-3	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	16	May 10	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
5	17	May 11	BOS	@	CAL	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	18	May 12	BOS	@	OAK	W,7-6	CG	49	12.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
7	19	May 13	BOS	@	OAK	W,9-6	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	20	May 14	BOS	@	OAK	L,5-6	GS	29	6.1	2	1	0	3	0	LF
9	21	May 16	BOS	@	MIL	W,5-1	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	22	May 17	BOS	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	23	May 18	BOS	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	27 (3)	May 23	BOS		BAL	W,6-5	GF	21	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
13	30 (2)	May 26	BOS		MIL	W,5-4	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
14	31	May 27	BOS		MIL	W,9-3	GF	31	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	32	May 28	BOS		MIL	W,4-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
16	34 (1)	May 30	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-0	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	35	Jun 1	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-1	GF	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
18	37 (1)	Jun 3	BOS	@	KCR	L,4-10	GF	32	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR RF
19	38	Jun 4 (1)	BOS	@	KCR	L,5-7	GF	21	4.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
20	39	Jun 4 (2)	BOS	@	KCR	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
21	40	Jun 6	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-0	GF	13	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	44 (3)	Jun 11	BOS		CAL	W,8-4	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	45	Jun 13	BOS		KCR	L,2-4	GF	8	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
24	46	Jun 14	BOS		KCR	W,11-3	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
25	47	Jun 15	BOS		KCR	L,9-13	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
26	51 (3)	Jun 19	BOS		TEX	W,12-0	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
27	55 (3)	Jun 24	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
28	56	Jun 25 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,8-1	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	60 (3)	Jun 28	BOS		DET	W,5-3		16	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	63 (2)	Jul 2 (1)	BOS		MIL	W,15-4	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
31	65 (1)	Jul 3	BOS		MIN	W,8-2	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	66	Jul 4	BOS		MIN	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	67	Jul 5	BOS		MIN	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
34	68	Jul 7	BOS	@	CAL	W,5-3	GF	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
35	71 (2)	Jul 10	BOS	@	OAK	W,4-2	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
36	72	Jul 11	BOS	@	OAK	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	73	Jul 12	BOS	@	OAK	W,7-6	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	75 (1)	Jul 14	BOS	@	MIN	L,6-7	GF	10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
39	78 (2)	Jul 17	BOS		CAL	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
40	80 (1)	Jul 19	BOS		CAL	W,8-2	GF	10	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
41	85 (4)	Jul 22 (2)	BOS		OAK	W,3-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
42	88 (2)	Jul 28 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
43	91 (2)	Jul 30 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	98 (6)	Aug 4	BOS		BAL	W,2-0	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	99	Aug 5	BOS		BAL	W,6-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
46	100	Aug 6	BOS		BAL	L,2-11	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	101	Aug 7	BOS		CLE	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	102	Aug 8	BOS		CLE	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	103	Aug 9	BOS		CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
50	111 (7)	Aug 18	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
51	112	Aug 19	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	114 (1)	Aug 20 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
53	117 (2)	Aug 25	BOS		TEX	W,4-0	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	119 (1)	Aug 27	BOS		TEX	W,10-3	GF	8	2.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
55	121 (1)	Aug 29	BOS		CHW	W,3-0	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
56	122	Aug 30	BOS		CHW	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	123	Sep 1	BOS		KCR	W,1-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
58	125 (1)	Sep 4 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,2-0	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
59	127 (1)	Sep 5	BOS	@	MIL	W,5-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
60	128	Sep 6	BOS		NYY	W,2-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
61	130 (1)	Sep 8	BOS		NYY	W,4-2	GF	8	2.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
62	132 (1)	Sep 10 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-1	GF	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
63	133	Sep 10 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,2-0	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	136 (2)	Sep 13	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-2	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	138 (1)	Sep 16	BOS		CLE	W,10-0	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	141 (2)	Sep 20 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,9-1	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	142	Sep 20 (2)	BOS		BAL	W,4-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
68	144 (1)	Sep 22	BOS		DET	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	146 (1)	Sep 24	BOS		DET	W,7-2	GF	10	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	147	Sep 26	BOS		MIL	L,4-6	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	148	Sep 27	BOS		MIL	W,7-5	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	149	Sep 28	BOS		KCR	W,3-1	GF	7	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
73	150	Sep 29	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
74	151	Sep 30	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
75	155 (3)	Oct 4	BOS	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
							75gm		285.2	78	7	3	88	0