Thomas P. Miller (c. 1850 – May 29, 1876), nicknamed "Reddy",
was an American
Major League Baseball catcher who played a total of 59 games during his two-season career. He played four
games
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for the
Philadelphia Athletics
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, and 56 games for the
St. Louis Brown Stockings
The St. Louis Brown Stockings were a professional baseball club based in St. Louis, Missouri
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, both of the
NAPBBP
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.
His career statistical totals include: 230
at bat
In baseball, an at bat (AB) or time at bat is a batter's turn batting against a pitcher. An at bat is different from a plate appearance. A batter is credited with a plate appearance regardless of what happens during their turn at bat, but a batt ...
s, 19
runs scored, two
doubles, and a .187
batting average.
Biography
Miller was born in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
He died of kidney problems in Philadelphia on May 29, 1876, a week after he played in an exhibition game and appeared to be in good health. He is interred at Evergreen Memorial Park in
Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, after having been moved from Lafayette Cemetery in Philadelphia.
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See also
* List of baseball players who died during their careers
References
External links
1850s births
1876 deaths
Baseball players from Philadelphia
Major League Baseball catchers
19th-century baseball players
Philadelphia Athletics (NA) players
St. Louis Brown Stockings (NA) players
Burials in Pennsylvania
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