Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Ndị Padres nọ n'ọnọdụ ikpeazụ na National League West na ndekọ 42<unk>76, egwuregwu 26 site na nke mbụ, ma gbanwere Miller na National League East nke na-eduga na Pittsburgh Pirates na August 10, 1971 maka Johnny Jeter na Ed Acosta. Miller gara n'ihu na-enwe ihe ịga nke ọma na bullpen, na-emechi oge na Pirates na ndekọ 1<unk>2 na atọ na-azọpụta na 16 anya, niile na enyemaka, na-agwụcha na 1.29 ERA. Miller gbara egwuregwu nke abụọ nke National League Championship Series nke 1971
, na-abata na nke isii ma na-enyefe atọ hits, atọ na-eje ije na abụọ na-agba ọsọ na atọ innings nke ọrụ na egwuregwu nke ndị Pirates jidere iji merie San Francisco Giants site na akara ikpeazụ nke 9 <unk> 4. Ọ gbara na enyemaka n'egwuregwu atọ na 1971 World Series megide Baltimore Orioles nke ndị Pirates meriri na egwuregwu asaa, na-apụta na enyemaka na mfu atọ Pirate (na nke mbụ, nke abụọ na nke isii nke usoro egwuregwu), na-efunahụ na Egwuregwu 6 mgbe ọ kwụsịrị àjà na-efe efe na Brooks Robinson nke wetara mmeri ahụ.