Miller signed with Detroit for $60,000 in 1953, debuted with the Tigers at age 17, but never had success with them. In 1962 he became the first Met to lose a game on his first pitch when he came on in the 12th inning of a 4-4 game and threw a screwball that the Braves' Del Crandall crushed for a home run. He was one of two Bob Millers with the 1962 Mets; they roomed together on the road. (NLM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 13, 1955: It's Friday the 13th and bad luck for the Tigers as Mickey Mantle homers from both sides of the plate for the first time. In all, Mantle has three home runs, the first two lefty against starter Steve Gromek, and the third off Bob Miller, all to the deep reaches of the right centerfield bleachers. Mick adds a single, good for five RBIs as New York beats Detroit 5–2. Whitey Ford goes seven innings for the win. Mantle joins Tony Lazzeri (1927), Ben Chapman (1932), and Bill Dickey (1939) as the only Yanks to hits three homers in a game at Yankee Stadium. » May 6, 1962: The Mets acquire Vinegar Bend Mizell from the Pirates for Jim Marshall, then send Don Zimmer to Cincinnati for P Bob Miller and infielder Cliff Cook.