John Miller (first baseman)

John Allen Miller (March 14, 1944 – April 23, 2023) was a Major League Baseball player who played with the 1966 New York Yankees and 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers.

John Miller
First baseman/Outfielder
Born: (1944-03-14)March 14, 1944 Alhambra, California, United States
Died: April 23, 2023(2023-04-23) (aged 79) Laguna Beach, California, United States
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 11, 1966, for the New York Yankees
NPB: April 12, 1970, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
MLB: September 27, 1969, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
NPB: October 5, 1972, for the Chunichi Dragons
MLB statistics
Batting average	.164
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	4
NPB statistics
Batting average	.245
Home runs	79
Runs batted in	222
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Yankees (1966) Los Angeles Dodgers (1969) Chunichi Dragons (1970–1972)

He is one of only two players to hit a home run in his first and last 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 1970 until 1972 for the Chunichi Dragons. There, he primarily played first base, batting .245 with 79 home runs over those three seasons.

Miller died on April 23, 2023.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat
• List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their final major league at bat

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)