Ralph Joseph Miller (February 29, 1896 in

Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...

– March 18, 1939 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) was a

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player who played

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from -. He would play for the

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and Washington Senators. In 163 games over 3 seasons, Miller posted a .248

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with 48 runs, 3

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and 54

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. In the

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, he hit .182 (2-for-11) with 2 RBI.

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