on one occasion, with miller playing right field, the manager had wanted sweeney to switch from pitcher to right field to bring in miller to pitch in the 9th inning. sweeney refused the move and walked off the field, and because of the rules during that time, miller had to pitch the game with only two outfielders. he went on to lose the game, and sweeney was suspended for a game to violating the manager's order. instead of serving the suspension, sweeney quit the team and joined the st. louis maroons of union association, leaving radbourn to shoulder the team's pitching duties for the rest of the season. it was that season that radbourn set his all-time record for wins with 60, which under today's rules would have only been 59 because in one game, he relieved miller with providence having the lead after five innings. on september 13, when the team departing on a lengthy road trip, they decided not to bring miller along with them, thus ending his short tenure with the team. he compiled a 3–2 record with them in five starts and one relief appearance that resulted in a late-inning loss.