# Dee Miles

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{{Short description|American baseball player (1909–1976)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Dee Miles
|image=Dee Miles.jpg
|position=[Outfielder](/source/Outfielder)
|birth_date={{Birth date|1909|2|15}}
|birth_place= [Kellerman, Alabama](/source/Kellerman%2C_Alabama), US
|death_date={{death date and age|1976|11|2|1909|2|15}}
|death_place=[Birmingham, Alabama](/source/Birmingham%2C_Alabama), US
|bats=Left
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=July 7
|debutyear=1935
|debutteam=Washington Senators
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=July 5
|finalyear=1943
|finalteam=Boston Red Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
|stat1value=.280
|stat2label=[Home run](/source/Home_run)s
|stat2value=2
|stat3label=[Runs batted in](/source/Runs_batted_in)
|stat3value=143
|teams=
* [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)) ({{mlby|1935}}–{{mlby|1936}})
* [Philadelphia Athletics](/source/Philadelphia_Athletics) ({{mlby|1939}}–{{mlby|1942}})
* [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) ({{mlby|1943}})
}}
'''Wilson Daniel Miles''' (February 15, 1909 – November 2, 1976) was an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) [outfielder](/source/outfielder). He played in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) from 1935 to 1943 for the [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)), [Philadelphia Athletics](/source/Philadelphia_Athletics), and [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox).  He was a 1928 graduate of [Hueytown High School](/source/Hueytown_High_School) in Alabama where he was also Captain and Quarterback of the football team.<ref>Hueytown High School Retrospect (1928)</ref>

==Career==
Miles began his professional career with the [Chambersburg Young Yanks](/source/Chambersburg_Maroons) of the [Blue Ridge League](/source/Blue_Ridge_League) in 1930. He made it to the major leagues with the [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)) in 1935 and served primarily as a backup outfielder, and in all but one of his games with the Senators, he played [right field](/source/right_field). He was not in the major leagues in 1937 or 1938, but was in the Senators' organization when he was traded to the [Philadelphia Athletics](/source/Philadelphia_Athletics) for US$30,000 and outfielder [Bill Nicholson](/source/Bill_Nicholson_(baseball)). Miles remained with the Athletics from 1939 through 1942 and had his most productive seasons with them, hitting both of his career home runs as a member of that team. He was acquired by the [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) for the 1943 season and played in 45 games with them before being traded in July to San Francisco of the [Pacific Coast League](/source/Pacific_Coast_League) for [Catfish Metkovich](/source/Catfish_Metkovich).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/milesde01.shtml#TRANS|title=Dee Miles Statistics – Transactions|accessdate=2008-03-23|publisher=Sports Reference, Inc.}}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==
{{Portal|Biography}}
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/milesde01.shtml Dee Miles] – Baseball-Reference.com
*{{Find a Grave}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miles, Dee}}
Category:1909 births
Category:1976 deaths
Category:Baseball players from Alabama
Category:Major League Baseball outfielders
Category:Boston Red Sox players
Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
Category:Philadelphia Athletics players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:Chambersburg Young Yanks players
Category:Sportspeople from Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Category:Burials at Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)
Category:Hueytown High School alumni

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