| Russ Miller | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 25 March 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Etna, Ohio, US |
| Death Place: | Bucyrus, Ohio, US |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 24 |
| Debutyear: | 1927 |
| Debutteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 27 |
| Finalyear: | 1928 |
| Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 1–13 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 5.40 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 23 |
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Russell Lewis Miller (March 25, 1900 – April 30, 1962), was a professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) during 1927 and 1928 for the Philadelphia Phillies. Listed at 5inchesft11inchesin (ftin) and, he threw and batted right-handed.
Miller's minor league baseball career spanned 1925 to 1932, as he compiled a 49–43 win–loss record pitching a total of 162 games for seven different teams.[1] He spent time with farm teams of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1927 and Chicago Cubs in 1929.
Miller's major league career consisted of 35 appearances for the Philadelphia Phillies; two in 1927 (both starts) and 33 in 1928 (12 starts).[2] His two appearances in 1927 came in late September;[3] after losing his first start on September 24 to the Chicago Cubs,[4] he won his second start on September 29 against the Boston Braves, pitching a complete game while allowing just one run.[5] In 1928, Miller accrued an 0–12 record,[2] taking losses both as a starting pitcher and as a reliever;[6] he did earn two saves.[2] Overall with the Phillies, Miller had a 1–13 record with 5.40 ERA and 23 strikeouts in innings pitched.
Miller was born in Ohio in 1900. He was a younger brother of fellow major league pitcher J. Walter Miller (1898–1975); both played college baseball at Ohio State University.[7] Miller's senior entry in the Ohio State yearbook noted that he was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity and that he had earned three varsity letters in baseball.[8] In February 1942, he was working in agricultural extension for Ohio State,[9] and he was later the agricultural agent for Crawford County, Ohio, a position he held for 28 years, until his death. Miller died in 1962 in Bucyrus, Ohio, and was interred in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.[10] He was survived by his wife and two sons.[11] [12]