Norman Calvin Miller is a retired American

United States

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 professional baseball

Professional baseball

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 player who played outfielder

Outfielder

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 in the Major Leagues

Major League Baseball

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 from to for the Houston Astros

Houston Astros

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 and Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

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. Later in his career he served in the Astros' front office.

Miller was Jewish.http://books.google.com/books?id=9ZzxydPInwgC&pg=PA173&dq=norm+miller+baseball++jewish&hl=en&ei=RyBHTun5Eurs0gGomtTzBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=norm%20miller%20baseball%20%20jewish&f=false He batted left-handed

Left-handed

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, threw right-handed, stood 5 in 10 in (1.78 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (83.9 kg). Originally signed by the Los Angeles Angels

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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, he was selected by Houston in the 1964 Rule 5 draft

Rule 5 draft

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. His career was curtailed by a back injury, and he retired at the age of 28. Miller appeared in 540 games and notched 325 hits

Hit (baseball)

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 as a Major Leaguer.

Miller scored the winning run in the famous 1968 1-0 24-inning game between the Astros and New York Mets

New York Mets

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In 2009, Miller published a memoir entitled To All My Fans From 'Norm Who'?

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