Books and articles about Doc Miller

The Canadian-born Miller lost the 1911 batting race to Honus Wagner, who had 100 fewer at-bats, by just one point. Miller did lead the NL with 192 hits and also finished second with 36 doubles. In 1913, no longer a regular, he led the NL with 20 pinch hits and 56 pinch at-bats. (WOR)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 13, 1910: The Cubs trade OF Doc Miller to Boston (NL) for righty Lew Richie. » July 17, 1911: Boston Braves infielder Buck Herzog and OF Doc Miller fail to show up for a game and are suspended by the club. After a conference with the club president, they rejoin the team. John McGraw, anxious to retrieve former Giant Herzog to shore up a weak infield, will swap C Hank Gowdy and SS Al Bridwell to Boston for Herzog on the 21st. » September 12, 1911: In the nitecap of a game billed as a pitchers' duel, Boston's Cy Young and the Giants' Christy Mathewson face each other before 10,000, Boston's largest crowd of the year. Young gives up three homers and nine runs in less than three innings. After the Giants build a 9–0 lead, John McGraw lifts Mathewson, who pitched just two innings, preferring to save his ace for the pennant race against Chicago and Philadelphia. This is the only time the two pitchers ever face each other. Mathewson adds to New York's scoring in the 3rd by swiping home. The Giants coast, 11–2. In the field, Matty also helps when, with Doc Miller on 1B in the 2nd inning, a line drive to center by Hank Gowdy results in a DP (8-4-1-3). New York wins the 1st game, 9–3, and now lead the Cubs by two games.