John Allen Miller (March 14, 1944 – April 23, 2023) was a

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player who played with the 1966

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and 1969

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. He is one of only two players to hit a

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in his

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and

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major league at-bats. The other is Paul Gillespie. Miller's first and last major league at-bat home runs (off Lee Stange and Jim Merritt respectively) were the only two home runs he hit in his MLB career. Following his major league career, Miller played for three seasons in Japan, from until for the

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. There, he primarily played first base, batting .245 with 79 home runs over those three seasons. Miller died on April 23, 2023.John Miller
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