Ox Miller
John Anthony Miller
Born: May 4, 1915
Gause, TX US
Deceased: August 13, 2007
Beeville, TX US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 1937-1953
Major League Statistics
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Ox Miller compiled a career record of 124 wins and 118 losses and a 3.98 ERA in his 352-game pitching career with the Osceola Indians, Corpus Christi Spudders, Lincoln Links, Chattanooga Lookouts, Chattanooga Lookouts/Montgomery Rebels, Toledo Mud Hens, San Diego Padres, San Antonio Missions, Laredo Apaches and Corpus Christi Aces. He began playing during the 1937 season and last took the field during the 1953 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | NEAR2 | Osceola Indians | 15 | 10 | .600 | 4.24 | 33 | 193.0 | 201 | 117 | 91 | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 1938 | D | RGVL | Corpus Christi Spudders | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.97 | 25 | 19 | 177.0 | 185 | 99 | 78 | 83 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | D | NESL | Lincoln Links | 21 | 12 | .636 | 3.40 | 40 | 257.0 | 259 | 150 | 97 | 107 | ||||||||||||
| 1940 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 8 | 14 | .364 | 4.29 | 41 | 20 | 195.0 | 214 | 112 | 93 | 81 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 13 | 12 | .520 | 5.27 | 39 | 22 | 181.0 | 221 | 123 | 106 | 72 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 9 | 15 | .375 | 4.22 | 39 | 22 | 196.0 | 194 | 115 | 92 | 88 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts/Montgomery Rebels | 11 | 13 | .458 | 3.05 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 198.0 | 198 | 84 | 67 | 71 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 6 | 4 | .600 | 5.76 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 129 | 70 | 64 | 40 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.99 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 115.0 | 122 | 54 | 51 | 36 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.67 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 76.0 | 97 | 38 | 31 | 24 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.61 | 21 | 11 | 142.0 | 127 | 64 | 57 | 36 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1952 | B | GULF3 | Laredo Apaches | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 45.0 | 58 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1953 | B | GULF3 | Corpus Christi Aces | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2.21 | 17 | 11 | 122.0 | 147 | 79 | 30 | 29 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 124 | 118 | .512 | 3.98 | 352 | 150 | 19 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1997.0 | 2152 | 1134 | 883 | 0 | 765 | 0 | 311 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | NEAR2 | Osceola Indians | 39 | 89 | 89 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .360 | .360 | .551 | .910 | 49 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | D | RGVL | Corpus Christi Spudders | 90 | 90 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .278 | .278 | .456 | .733 | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 1939 | D | NESL | Lincoln Links | 46 | 108 | 108 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .278 | .500 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 49 | 80 | 80 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .288 | .488 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 41 | 71 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .141 | .141 | .183 | .324 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 40 | 64 | 64 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .219 | .281 | .500 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts/Montgomery Rebels | 36 | 83 | 71 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | .169 | .272 | .254 | .525 | 18 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 24 | 42 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .167 | .268 | .194 | .463 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 25 | 52 | 43 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 11 | .302 | .423 | .605 | 1.028 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1945 | AA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 14 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .185 | .267 | .222 | .489 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1947 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 21 | 57 | 48 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | .125 | .208 | .250 | .458 | 12 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1952 | B | GULF3 | Laredo Apaches | 11 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .318 | .318 | .727 | 1.045 | 16 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1953 | B | GULF3 | Corpus Christi Aces | 20 | 50 | 50 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .300 | .300 | .540 | .840 | 27 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 376 | 852 | 810 | 29 | 186 | 26 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 71 | .230 | .259 | .354 | .613 | 287 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | NEAR2 | Osceola Indians | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | D | RGVL | Corpus Christi Spudders | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | D | NESL | Lincoln Links | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts/Montgomery Rebels | P | 35 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 4 | .902 | 1.057 |
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 23 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 2 | .973 | 1.565 |
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 17 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 1.235 |
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 13 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 1.154 |
| 1947 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 21 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .966 | 1.333 |
| 1952 | B | GULF3 | Laredo Apaches | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | B | GULF3 | Corpus Christi Aces | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 352 | 28 | 109 | 8 | 7 | .945 | .389 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | Northeast Arkansas League | Osceola Indians | SLA | ||
| 1938 | D | Texas Valley League | Corpus Christi Spudders | SLA | ||
| 1939 | D | Western League | Lincoln Links | SLA | ||
| 1940 | A1 | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | |||
| 1941 | A1 | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1942 | A1 | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1943 | A1 | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts/Montgomery Rebels | WS1 | ||
| 1944 | AA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens | SLA | ||
| 1945 | AA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | |||
| 1945 | AA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens | SLA | ||
| 1946 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens | SLA | ||
| 1947 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SLA | ||
| 1952 | B | Gulf Coast League | Laredo Apaches | |||
| 1953 | B | Gulf Coast League | Corpus Christi Aces |
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