Major League Baseball Player. He will be remembered as a top-notch reliever during his era and an off-speed specialist. For sixteen seasons (1952 to 1953 and 1955 to 1968), he was a pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, New York/San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves. Born Stuart Leonard Miller, he served with the United States Navy, prior to being signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1949. He marked his Major League debut with St. Louis on August 12, 1952 and in 12 games that year, he recorded 6 wins with an impressive 2.05 ERA. The following two seasons (1954 and 1955), he struggled with an elevated ERA which led to a return to the Minor Leagues, where he worked on his mechanics. Following a brief stint with the Phillies (1955), Miller was acquired by the Giants and led the league in 1958 with a 2.47 ERA. In 1961, exclusively as a reliever, he produced a career-high 14 wins and 17 saves (the later tied with Elroy Face of the Pirates). He achieved all-star status that year. Miller may be best remembered for supposedly being "blown off the mound" by a gust of wind at Candlestick Park during the All-Star Game, played on July 11, 1961. The action resulted in a bizarre balk call. He would go on to win the game. In 1962, Miller experienced World Series action as he pitched in two games with the Giants' pennant-winning squad. After that season (1962), he was acquired by Baltimore and led the league with 27 saves and 71 appearances in 1963. In 1965, he matched his career high in victories with 14 and yielded an impressive 1.89 ERA. One-year later in 1966, he was a contributor to the Orioles' world championship title. In 704 career regular season games, he compiled a 105 win, 103 loss record with a lifetime 3.24 ERA in 1,693 innings-pitched. Additionally, Miller earned places in the history books, as he concluded a no-hit game started by Steve Barber with the Orioles against the Detroit Tigers on April 30, 1967. However, Baltimore lost the contest. A few weeks later on May 14, 1967, Miller gave up Mickey Mantle's 500th career home run. After retiring from baseball, Miller was the proprietor of a liquor store.