WTB: Dots Miller(s)
 

I would like to pick up some cheap, low-grade, but presentable Dots Miller cards, as many as six of them. Six of my relatives are also related to him and I'd like to get them a card each if possible. If you have a lower grade one you'd like to go to a relative of Dots, let me know your price. Thanks.

Very cool that you are related to him

For the record, I'm not related to him, but we have six relatives in common. I was born in the same town as he was(Kearny, NJ) and his house is a few blocks from my first house. His niece married into my family, so that is where the connection is.

Here is a picture of the house he lived in, slightly modernized

I love
 

New Jersey:).....great story

Oh thats cool sorry about misunderstanding

That is such a cool story. I only have an auto of him or I would give you one.

That's really cool and from what I've been told, very rare. Thanks for showing it.

Have 3 that will be glad to sell you. $60 for all three if your interested.
Just PM me.

I think it's really cool you're doing this, John. Good luck.

I have two so far and one other person who is on vacation is getting back to me, they have one...anyone else want to put a Dots in the hands of one of his family members? I'd like raw ones and low grade(but presentable), don't want anyone getting a real nice one or different from the others(I passed on the PSA3 above despite the great group price he gave me)

Dots.........
 

One of my favorite T206's. Very nice of you to give family members/relatives an original Dot's T206.

I'm back from Kentucky and the Miller Card I have has a Sweet Caporal back. It is raw, well-centered, and would probably grade G-VG as the corners are pretty worn. No significant creases.

It does have some pencil markings on the back. If you use your imagination it might say Dots Miller. From what I can tell it is not an autograph. I've seen copies of his autograph and it appears that he signed his name J. D. Miller and with much better handwriting.

I acquired the card in 1989 at a show in Cedar Rapids, IA. I traded an '89 Fleer Bill Ripken obscenity card for (6) raw T206 cards. Values aside, it was a great trade for me. Vintage for an 80's card...I'll make that trade every day of the week.

How "Dots" Miller got his "name"
 

The story I always heard about how Miller became "Dots" Miller is that at spring training one year a sports writer asked Honus Wagner who a new player was. Wagner, in his thick accent said "that's Miller" but it sounded like "Dots Miller". And the nickname stuck.

That is the story I've heard and the family tells. I tried finding it in some old newspapers, but couldn't find an origin. He had the name early in his Pirates career as evidence by this 1909 newspaper headline. I'm still looking for three more, so this is just an educational bump