Did not have a nickname but it could have been suitcase, vagabond, or traveling man…or threesome (see below)….One of three Bob Millers who played in the
late 1950’s early 1960’s….this Bob Miller was the most successful of the group…Played on 10 different
teams over 17 years, seven of which occurred over three seasons…it all started
with the hometown boy makes Cardinal pitching staff…given up to expansion,
landing in the Polo Grounds ....first pick by the infant Mets….rude awakening went 1-12 and
4.89 ERA….maybe found solace via a teammate Bob Gerald Miller….In 1963 was traded to LAD…initially a starter
then reliever with good results…275 games later in Dodger Blue spent 2 years in Minnesota 1968-69….started the
3rd game of ALCS playoff which was odd because he was mostly a reliever and ace Jim Kaat was
available….Maybe Billy M or Cal G had money on losing the series….1970 starts in
Cleveland, then White Sox, then finishing with crosstown Cubs….1971 is another
tri fecta…Cubs, Padres, and Pirates….hidden in the many uniform changes in 1971 was
possibly his finest season with a 1.45 ERA….stays with Pirates 1972 and
released at the end despite a decent season…again embarks on his third trifecta
in 1973…. Padres, Tigers, Mets….one more season with just one team; the Mets in
1974….a long, strange career....passed away in 1993.
I think he got in some pitching time in the 1971 WS.
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