Don Miles Explained

Don Miles
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:13 March 1936
Birth Place:Indianapolis, Indiana
Death Place:Houston, Texas
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 9
Debutyear:1958
Debutteam:Los Angeles Dodgers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 20
Finalyear:1958
Finalteam:Los Angeles Dodgers
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.182
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs scored
Stat3value:2
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Donald Ray Miles (March 13, 1936 – April 26, 2011) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played in eight games for the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 1958 season.

Miles was a four-sport star in football, basketball, baseball, and track at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis from 1950-54. He attended college at Indiana Central (today the University of Indianapolis) where he continued to play the same four sports as a freshman in 1954-55, starring as fullback on the football team as well as in the outfield in baseball.[1] Miles returned for his sophomore year and played football in the fall of 1955,[2] then quit school mid-year to sign with the Dodgers.

Notes and References

  1. News: Hoosier Power Hitter Also In Dodger Plans . The Kokomo Tribune . April 17, 1956 .
  2. News: Hounds Like New Coach And Feeling Is Mutual . The Indianapolis News . September 6, 1955 .