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American baseball player (1945-2015)

Baseball player
Dick Mills
Pitcher
Born: (1945-01-29)January 29, 1945
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died: March 28, 2015(2015-03-28) (aged 70)
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 1970, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 13, 1970, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average2.45
Strikeouts3
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Richard Alan Mills (January 29, 1945 – March 28, 2015) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. Mills had originally been drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1965 amateur draft and by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the January 1966 draft, but did not sign with a Major League team until he was drafted by his hometown Boston Red Sox in June 1966. He made his Major League debut for Boston in 1970, coming into the sixth inning in relief of Chuck Hartenstein to finish an 8–2 blowout loss to the Cleveland Indians. His only other Major League appearance came in relief in another blowout, pitching two-thirds of an inning in an eventual 13–2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.

Mills is the father of Ryan Mills, who pitched for seven seasons in the Minnesota Twins minor league system. The elder Mills began a website about pitching and pitching instruction. On that website, he noted that the injury-plagued Mark Prior had scapular loading in his pitching mechanics.

He died of melanoma on March 28, 2015.

References

  1. "Dick Mills Statistics: Transactions". Sports Reference, Inc. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  2. "September 7, 1970 Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score". Sports Reference, Inc. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  3. "September 13, 1970 Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score". Sports Reference, Inc. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  4. "Ryan Mills Statistics (Minor Leagues)". Sports Reference, Inc. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  5. "All About Pitching". All About Pitching Ltd. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  6. "Mills family statement". Pitching.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.

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