The Detroit Tigers signed him as a bonus baby for $60,000 at the same time they signed future Hall of Famer Al Kaline in 1953. With the bonus baby rules at the time, the player had to be placed on the MLB team’s roster right away, remaining there for two full years.
The tall six foot left hander debuted that June at age 17 & is still the youngest Tiger pitcher in their long history. He was used in relief most of the season, earning his first career win against the A.L. New York club at Tiger Stadium. He finished the year at 1-2 with a 5.94 ERA. He pitched for four seasons in Detroit as a reliever, going 4-6 in that time. He posted ERA’s under three in his second & third seasons.

If the ’62 Mets weren’t already confusing, it got worse when this Bob Miller reported to a team that already had a Bob Miller pitching for it. Not only that but the two Bob Millers would also be roommates together on the road. In classic Stengel fashion, Mets manager Casey Stengel just called the other Bob Miller “Nelson” to make things easier.
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On August 4th he earned a victory when Frank Thomas hit a walk off HR in the bottom of the 14th inning. In that month he would win another game in relief on August 21st, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates. On August 30th he took a loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Miller finished the year at 2-2 with a 7.08 ERA allowing 16 earned runs in 20 innings pitched over 17 appearances. At age 26 Bob Millers career would be over after the season.
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