Bob L. Miller

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Bob L. Miller was a righthanded pitcher for the Mets in 1962, 1973 and 1974. He appeared in 92 games and had a 4.41 earned run average as a member of the team. Miller recorded 127 strikeouts as a Met.

Bob joined the Mets for their inaugural year after four seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. In '62, he had a won-lost record of 1-12 in 143 and two-thirds innings pitched. His lone victory was a 2-1 complete game over the Cubs in Chicago on September 29.

Miller was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tim Harkness and Larry Burright on December 1, 1962. He pitched for seven other major league teams over the next ten seasons. During this period, Bob became a member of World Championship teams with the Dodgers in 1963 and 1965 and with the Pirates in 1971.

After spending most of the '73 season with the Padres and Tigers, Miller was reacquired by the Mets on September 23. He appeared in one game for the team during its run to the National League East Division title. Bob pitched a perfect eighth inning in an 8-5 loss to the Expos on September 26 at Shea Stadium.

In 1974, Miller led the Mets with 58 games pitched in his final major league season. He recorded 2 wins and 2 saves while posting a 3.58 ERA with 35 strikeouts. Bob's wins in '74 came on April 30 at Los Angeles and June 24 at Chicago. In both of his saves on April 28 (at San Francisco) and July 8 (vs. San Diego at Shea), Harry Parker was the winning pitcher for the Mets. Miller also recorded the final out of a 6-2 Mets win over the Phillies at Shea on July 3, another game in which Parker recorded the victory.

Miller went on to career as a coach in the major and minor leagues. In 1977, he became the first pitching coach for the Toronto Blue Jays, with whom he stayed for three seasons. He had the same job with the San Francisco Giants in 1985 and remained with them as a scout until his tragic death in a car accident in 1993.