Roger Miller (born Roger Wesley Miller) was a

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. Miller was drafted by the

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in the fifteenth round of the

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and played at the Major League level with the team in 1974. Roger was selected by the

in the 15th round (342nd overall) of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Uniontown Area High School in Uniontown, PA. Miller died in an acetylene tank explosion in 1993 at the age of 38.The Deadball Era
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