| Doggie Miller | |
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| Catcher / Manager | |
| Born: August 15, 1864 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: April 6, 1909 (aged 44) Ridgewood, Queens, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 1, 1884, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1896, for the Louisville Colonels | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .267 |
| Home runs | 33 |
| Runs batted in | 567 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As manager | |
George Frederick "Foghorn" or "Calliope" Miller (August 15, 1864 – April 6, 1909) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1884 through 1896 for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys / Pirates, St. Louis Browns, and Louisville Colonels. In 1894, he was a player-manager for the Browns.
Born in Brooklyn, Miller entered minor league baseball at the age of 18 and advanced to the major leagues the next season. Primarily a catcher, Miller shunned the protective equipment that was becoming standard for that position, and that made catching too physically demanding to do every day. As a result, on days when his team was resting him as a catcher, they used him almost anywhere else on the field. He became the first major league player to appear in 20 or more games at all eight non-pitching positions.
After his last major league appearance in 1896, he was a minor league player, manager and part-owner at various points through 1903. Not much is known about the few years that Miller spent in retirement from professional baseball. He died in Brooklyn of kidney disease in 1909.