Roscoe Miller

Roscoe Clyde Miller (December 2, 1876 – April 18, 1913) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played parts of four seasons (1901–1904) with the Detroit Tigers, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates. For his career, he compiled a 39–45 record in 102 appearances, with a 3.45 earned run average and 198 strikeouts. His nicknames were "Roxy" and "Rubberlegs".

Baseball career Miller was born in 1876 in Greenville, Indiana. He started his professional baseball career in 1896.

in 1901, Miller started 36 games for the Detroit Tigers in their first season in the new American League, and finished with a record of 23–13. In 1901, he also had 35 complete games (still an American League rookie record), 3 shutouts, 79 strikeouts, and a 2.95 ERA–89 points below the league average.

Miller could not duplicate the success of his rookie season, losing 20 games in 1902, and never again having a winning record.

After the 1904 season, Miller returned to the minor leagues. In 1906, he pitched for the Des Moines Champions of the Western League, where he led the circuit with a 28–15 record. His professional baseball career ended in 1909.