miller march september american professional baseball player manager played second base cincinnati_reds managed cardinals new_york_yankees including murderers row teams 1920s won american_league world series championships born cincinnati received degree law captain baseball team serve lawyer chose pursue professional baseball career played semi professional minor league baseball time signed reds player adept getting base excellent fielding second baseman earning nicknames rabbit little mighty defensive prowess later considered intelligent manager understood game despite fielding successful teams yankees 1920s continued personnel changes order maintain teams superiority elected early life born cincinnati father englishman worked mother native cincinnati brothers sister attended later studied law played college baseball baseball team shortstop named team captain seeing consumed baseball law professors summoned justify law program father devout methodist objected son playing baseball sundays played semi professional baseball team organized played pseudonym father opposition amateur status played team based leading team batting average receiving law degree cincinnati realized money playing baseball law professors advised play baseball admitted bar practiced law professional career early playing career began playing career minor league baseball class interstate league continued minor league starting career exclusively right handed hitter began bat left response offensive struggles season moving second base time paul handled fielding chances assists committing error game saints previous major_league_baseball mlb record set pulled delayed steal recorded baseball history cincinnati reds owner cincinnati_reds national_league kept eye played reds duly purchased contract saints season mlb debut april proved adept getting base batted reds season improved season finishing batting average stolen bases spending considerable time developing upper body strength hoped selected successor cincinnati manager season reds instead went played reds cuban american hampered broken ankle torn shoulder season reds traded return set mlb record june plate appearances bats walks sacrifice flies year batted cardinals led walks july tied record successful fielding chances game end season finished sixth voting award valuable player hit time career player manager cardinals season succeeding team owner preferring manner personality acquisition speed trade pittsburgh_pirates including chief wilson cardinals contended pennant finishing place cardinals best finish fell sixth sold team season offered chance buy team attempting raise money family sold team group headed hired run team day day operations office coached young helping correct batting stance duly succeeded team starting second baseman ended playing career managed team year contract retained new_york_yankees new_york_yankees american_league performing yankees owners sought replace wild manager president suggested replacement europe time appointment disliked wanted hire drinking buddy wool cap practice smoking pipes public felt mark working class interviewed johnson recommendation agreed knew baseball offered job initially want position yankees better position cardinals sporting news eventually convinced accept offer signed year contract hiring drove wedge owners culminated selling shares team having taken charge shy away making personnel changes taking yankees stressed fundamental baseball drilling yankees art player transaction acquiring eddie trading les current dollar terms led criticism press season yankees team finished fourth season obtained lewis boston_red_sox following year traded hank signed year contract remain yankees reported continually took players argument criticizing press yankees lost pennant best lukewarm advocate resisted discipline respect small stature soft spoken nature inability fight unable enforce yankees finished signed year contract remain team coming season experiencing criticism press wrote past leader men season developed yankees won pennant reaching world series time franchise history critics press lost world series new_york_giants response sought add pitching talent season acquired traded fan favorite bullet time hired team business manager aided player transactions yankees repeated champions season lost world series giants newly gained confidence owners retained manager yankees won world series preventing giants repeating champions consecutive season unable retain title following season finishing second washington senators come regret trade come starter straight win seasons years leading american_league wins strikeouts following year won games bullet december games season yankees struggled falling seventh place team games place wholesale changes yankees lineup replaced ward second base notably base beginning record consecutive games played streak team regulars remained lineup team continued struggle amid rumors replace stated miller manager long cares yankees fell seventh place season support duties yankees included keeping line star player clashed suspended indefinitely august misconduct playing field current dollar terms responded claiming fine suspension play believing insisted fine stand suspended long desired reinstated september challenge authority team season giving starting jobs season won fourth pennant yankees marking time team won pennant finishing seventh year prior yankees lost world series cardinals seven games winning pennant season matched mark seven seasons year yankees benefited development set american_league record regular season victories winning games yankees swept pittsburgh_pirates world series team known murderers row considered greatest teams baseball history remained confident team ability repeat champions season supplemented team acquiring minor leagues acquired attempting return peak years released august star continued struggle yankees reached world series winning sixth pennant years defeated cardinals games time team swept opponents consecutive world series continued roster offseason traded acquired tried base shortstop attempted acquire unsuccessful cases yankees fell standings season clear yankees win pennant began consulting coaches future team including replace left field august began losing weight complained feeling ill death fell ill september checked condition complicated development high fever yankees club physician consultation doctors decided administer blood despite best efforts died age september american_league canceled games following day respect viewing yankee stadium drew thousands fans moment silence held start game world series philadelphia overcame advantage runs seventh spectacular come victory series advantage interred native cincinnati yankees found difficult replace managed team final games season want manage team time season offered job turn declined eventually bob agreed serve yankees manager season leading team place finish playing managing profile listed feet inches pounds small stature inspired nicknames mighty manager known rabbit little ability cover ground infield excellent batter defensive second baseman ended playing career batting average fielding percentage led league walks times regularly posted base percentage near scored runs times regularly stole bases lifetime steals set single season caught stealing record national_league thrown times opposed successful steals finished managerial career record wins manager ranks 23rd time start season learned managerial strategy observing managerial style emphasized speed base stealing run plays contact hitting acquisition superstar dictated change emphasis power giving away outs slugging yankees 1920s recruited power hitters consistent opposed brilliant pitchers legacy umpire sportswriter writing competent second baseball listed collins best game later wrote greatest managers met ranked 37th best second baseman time new bill james historical baseball abstract yankees dedicated monument placing center field yankee stadium yankees legends granted honor eventually monument park dedicated monument calls splendid character contributions baseball yankees named field stadium spring training home included ballot failing receive number votes required election occasions elected hall_of_fame february posthumously inducted summer personal private man kept lived cincinnati winters playing reds cardinals began florida winter home managing yankees marry lived sister cincinnati invested real estate holdings florida sold years stock market crash fortunately took time away baseball enjoyed playing golf spare time
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