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Debut: September 22, 1916 |
Hack Miller came to Boston in August 1918 from Oakland in the Pacific Coast League. After 1918, he returned to Oakland where in 1919-21, he batted .346, .347 and .347. In 1920, he collected 280 hits in 199 games. Miller joined the Chicago Cubs and hit .352 in 1922, and hit 20 home runs the following year.
Miller's father was known as "Sebastian the Strong Man" and his son was seldom modest about his own strength. He got his nickname Hack because of his resemblance to Russian wrestler Hackenschmidt. Miller smashed large stones and hammered nails through 2-inch thick boards with his fist.
Batting
Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG TB SH HBP 1916 22 BRO NL 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 .333 .500 1.000 3 0 0 1918 24 BOS AL 12 29 2 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 .276 .276 .345 10 0 0 1922 28 CHC NL 122 466 61 164 28 5 12 78 3 3 26 39 .352 .389 .511 238 6 2 1923 29 CHC NL 135 485 74 146 24 2 20 88 6 5 27 39 .301 .343 .482 234 8 4 1924 30 CHC NL 53 131 17 44 8 1 4 25 1 0 8 11 .336 .379 .504 66 3 1 1925 31 CHC NL 24 86 10 24 3 2 2 9 0 1 2 9 .279 .303 .430 37 0 1 6 Seasons 349 1200 164 387 65 11 38 205 10 9 64 103 .322 .361 .490 588 17 8
Fielding
Year Ag Tm Lg Pos G PO A E DP FP lgFP RF lgRF 1916 22 BRO NL OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.33 1.99 1918 24 BOS AL OF 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 .963 1.00 2.21 1922 28 CHC NL OF 116 219 15 10 3 .959 .963 2.02 2.28 1923 29 CHC NL OF 129 256 17 6 4 .978 .964 2.12 2.30 1924 30 CHC NL OF 32 54 1 3 0 .948 .964 1.72 2.28 1925 31 CHC NL OF 21 35 1 5 1 .878 .967 1.71 2.36 Position Total OF 311 575 34 24 8 .962 .964 1.96 2.29
World Series Batting
Year Team Opp G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB 1918 BOS CHC 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
Minor League Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB BA SLG
1914 Wausau WIL 72 279 40 93 12 1 9 134 9 .333 .480
1915 St. Boniface NL 122 490 66 150 22 12 14 208 14 .306 .424
1916 Winnipeg NL 123 448 74 150 25 11 10 227 32 .335 .507
1917 Oakland PCL 193 696 76 206 40 12 3 279 7 .296 .401
1918 Oakland PCL 102 414 45 131 22 3 6 174 18 .316 .420
1919 Oakland PCL 54 217 36 75 18 5 5 118 9 .346 .544
1920 Oakland PCL 199 806 107 280 45 10 17 396 22 .347 .491
1921 Oakland PCL 184 726 130 252 54 10 11 137 359 14 .347 .494
1925 Oakland PCL 149 574 66 184 38 4 16 99 278 8 .321 .484
1926 Oakland/ PCL 35 42 3 11 2 0 0 4 13 1 .262 .310
Houston TL 69 281 38 103 16 2 9 60 150 2 .367 .534
1927 Houston/ TL
Beaumont TL 60 191 28 65 14 2 2 32 89 0 .340 .466
Danville TIL 52 196 24 61 10 2 3 32 84 3 .311 .429
1929 Houston TL 48 171 21 49 9 0 6 23 76 3 .286 .444
TOTALS 1462 5531 754 1810 327 74 101 387 2585 142 .327 .467
Minor Leagues: WIL - Wisconsin-Illinois League; NL - Northern League; PCL - Pacific Coast League; TL - Texas League; TIL - Three-I League.