Rick Miller
Richard Alan Miller
Born: April 19, 1948
Grand Rapids, MI USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
College: Michigan State University
Career: 1971-1985
Draft: Round 2 (1969 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Michigan State
Minor League Statistics
Rick Miller compiled a career batting average of .269 with 28 home runs and 369 RBI in his 1482-game career with the Boston Red Sox and California Angels. He began playing during the 1971 season and last took the field during the 1985 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1971 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 15 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | .333 | .452 | .576 | 1.028 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1972 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 89 | 111 | 98 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 27 | .214 | .291 | .367 | .658 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1973 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 143 | 503 | 441 | 65 | 115 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 59 | .261 | .339 | .372 | .711 | 164 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
1974 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 114 | 323 | 280 | 41 | 73 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 37 | 47 | .261 | .347 | .350 | .697 | 98 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
1975 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 77 | 131 | 108 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 20 | .194 | .326 | .231 | .557 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
1976 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 105 | 313 | 269 | 40 | 76 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 47 | .283 | .359 | .361 | .720 | 97 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
1977 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 86 | 220 | 189 | 34 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 30 | .254 | .341 | .333 | .674 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
1978 | AL | California Angels | 132 | 547 | 475 | 66 | 125 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 13 | 54 | 70 | .263 | .341 | .339 | .680 | 161 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
1979 | AL | California Angels | 120 | 488 | 427 | 60 | 125 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 69 | .293 | .367 | .365 | .733 | 156 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
1980 | AL | California Angels | 129 | 470 | 412 | 52 | 113 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 71 | .274 | .349 | .337 | .687 | 139 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
1981 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 97 | 351 | 316 | 38 | 92 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 36 | .291 | .349 | .377 | .725 | 119 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
1982 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 135 | 456 | 409 | 50 | 104 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 41 | .254 | .323 | .325 | .648 | 133 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
1983 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 104 | 293 | 262 | 41 | 75 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 30 | .286 | .356 | .363 | .719 | 95 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1984 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 95 | 141 | 123 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 22 | .260 | .348 | .317 | .665 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1985 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 41 | 51 | 45 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .333 | .392 | .378 | .770 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 1482 | 4440 | 3887 | 552 | 1046 | 161 | 35 | 28 | 369 | 78 | 65 | 454 | 583 | .269 | .346 | .350 | .696 | 1361 | 68 | 16 | 60 | 23 | 23 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1971 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 14 | 10 | 93.0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .969 | 3.000 | 2.214 |
1972 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 75 | 15 | 286.0 | 80 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .967 | 2.738 | 1.160 |
1973 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 137 | 116 | 1091.7 | 301 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .978 | 2.515 | 2.226 |
1974 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 105 | 74 | 708.3 | 253 | 7 | 3 | 3 | .989 | 3.304 | 2.476 |
1975 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 65 | 21 | 286.7 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .981 | 3.234 | 1.585 |
1976 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 82 | 64 | 612.0 | 220 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .991 | 3.294 | 2.732 |
1977 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 79 | 54 | 532.7 | 118 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .992 | 2.078 | 1.557 |
1978 | AL | California Angels | OF | 129 | 120 | 1105.7 | 353 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .989 | 2.947 | 2.806 |
1979 | AL | California Angels | OF | 117 | 108 | 952.3 | 349 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .989 | 3.327 | 3.009 |
1980 | AL | California Angels | OF | 118 | 102 | 923.7 | 299 | 11 | 5 | 3 | .984 | 3.021 | 2.627 |
1981 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 95 | 89 | 811.3 | 219 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .987 | 2.485 | 2.358 |
1982 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 127 | 113 | 1035.0 | 277 | 6 | 5 | 2 | .983 | 2.461 | 2.228 |
1983 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 66 | 55 | 524.3 | 141 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .993 | 2.489 | 2.197 |
1983 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 2 | 2 | 12.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.250 | 5.500 |
1984 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 31 | 12 | 146.0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .974 | 2.281 | 1.194 |
1984 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 8 | 4 | 42.7 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.125 | 6.000 |
1985 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 8 | 2 | 30.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 1.125 |
Totals | 1258 | 961 | 9193.3 | 2840 | 74 | 42 | 23 | .986 | 2.853 | 2.316 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1975 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1979 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | 4 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 7 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1975 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | LF | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | .500 |
1979 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | CF | 4 | 4 | 35.7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.037 | 4.000 |
Totals | 6 | 4 | 42.7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.586 | 2.833 |
Awards
1978 - AL Gold Glove OF
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