Frank Lee Miller (May 13, 1886,
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– 19 February 1974,
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), a.k.a. "Bullet", was 27 years old when he entered the professional baseball scene on July 12, 1913, with the
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Frank Lee Miller (May 13, 1886,
Allegan, MichiganAllegan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,838. It is the county seat of Allegan County. The city lies within Allegan Township, but is administratively autonomous....
– 19 February 1974,
Allegan, MichiganAllegan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,838. It is the county seat of Allegan County. The city lies within Allegan Township, but is administratively autonomous....
), a.k.a. "Bullet", was 27 years old when he entered the professional baseball scene on July 12, 1913, with the
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Miller pitched only one game in the 1913 season, taking a loss. He returned to the Majors with the
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in 1916, where he pitched an average of 30 games a year through the 1919 season.
He again left the scene for the 1920-21 seasons, but returned to the field again in 1922, this time wearing the uniform of the Boston Braves.
He played his last Major League game 30 July 1923.
He died 19 February 1974, aged 87, in his hometown,
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and was interred in Rowe Cemetery, Cheshire Township,
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