John Miller (first baseman) explained

John Miller
Position:First baseman/Outfielder
Birth Date:14 March 1944
Birth Place:Alhambra, California, United States
Death Place:Laguna Beach, California, United States
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 11
Debutyear:1966
Debutteam:New York Yankees
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 27
Finalyear:1969
Finalteam:Los Angeles Dodgers
Debut2league:NPB
Debut2date:April 12
Debut2year:1970
Debut2team:Chunichi Dragons
Final2league:NPB
Final2date:October 5
Final2year:1972
Final2team:Chunichi Dragons
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.164
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:2
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:4
Stat2league:NPB
Stat21label:Batting average
Stat21value:.245
Stat22label:Home runs
Stat22value:79
Stat23label:Runs batted in
Stat23value:222
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John Allen Miller (March 14, 1944 – April 23, 2023) was a Major League Baseball player who played with the 1966 New York Yankees and 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers.

He is one of only two players to hit a home run in his first and last major league at-bats. The other is Paul Gillespie. Miller's first and last major league at-bat home runs (off Lee Stange and Jim Merritt respectively) were the only two home runs he hit in his MLB career.

Following his major league career, Miller played for three seasons in Japan, from until for the Chunichi Dragons. There, he primarily played first base, batting .245 with 79 home runs over those three seasons.

Miller died on April 23, 2023.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=millejo04 John Miller