One more vote would have secured a place for Miller in the hallowed halls of Cooperstown.
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Earlier last year his side secured a place in the 2007 World Cup thanks to a good run in the ICC Trophy.
Laird will get a chance to play those kind of shots next week since he has already secured a place at the Open, via US qualifying.
Despite all the hard knocks, Japan scored a last minute 3-2 victory over Iran, and secured a place in the World Cup to be held in France next June.
Wimbledon champion Roger Federer has already secured a semifinal place, but the result of his match against Juan Martin del Potro will decide who tops the group.
Kingston played the final quarter of Ghana's win over Sudan last weekend - a victory which secured the Black Stars a place in the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
Nieminen, the world number 29, secured his place with a 6-4 3-6 7-5 win over Argentine sixth seed Guillermo Canas.
Championship leader Maze's second place secured a ninth podium spot of the season, taking her overall points for the season to 999.
The Hornets, who led the Championship earlier in the season, secured a play-off place on goal difference after a 1-1 draw at Blackpool on Sunday.
The visitors had secured their place with a 1-0 weekend defeat of Luxembourg, but this result left Marco van Basten's side in second place behind Romania.
The Wigan-based company said it has a new management team in place and had since secured a rescue deal with its landlords.
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They took Thompson out for dinner last week and secured his agreement to take a place on the board.
But Ghana secured the deserved three points and a place in the knock-out round when Yartey scored the winner.
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Scotland secured their place in the final with a walkover victory against a Zimbabwe XI.
England secured their place in the final with a 146-run victory over West Indies on Tuesday, although they were beaten by Australia - their first defeat in 17 matches - in their final group game.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic continued his march to yet another semifinal against Federer as he secured his third-round place with a 6-4 6-4 6-4 win over 20-year-old American Ryan Harrison that finished as the evening light waned.
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Manchester City would argue they are also involved, having secured a Boxing Day win over Newcastle to move into second place, two points behind their neighbours - although they have played two games more.
After three hours and 43 minutes, Nadal finally stood at championship point, and his place in history was secured when Djokovic sent a forehand long, prompting the world number one to fall to his knees in celebration while his family and friends leapt to their feet in the stands.
In Group F , Thomas Muller secured Bayern Munich's place in the next round following a 1-1 draw with ten-man Valencia.
But after a promising qualifying session on Saturday, where he secured fifth place on the starting grid, he eventually finished eighth.
The New York Police Department has secured the area behind 51 Park Place and 50 Murray Street as a crime scene.
England had secured their place among the top eight teams in the world with a victory over Japan earlier in the week.
Renault's Fernando Alonso chose the same tactic a lap later and it secured the double world champion the fourth place he had held for much of the race.
They gained illegal access to the roof, secured a remote satellite in an out-of-the-way place, and situated it so that the signal beamed off the next-door building into Billy's office.
The Australia side secured their place in the second round with their second victory, following a 53-run rout of Eagles.
Last night the Bulls advanced one step closer to that championship as they secured a 4-2 series lead over the Atlanta Hawks to cement their place in the Eastern Conference final for the first time since 1998.
As far as the rest of humanity goes, ever since the persistent Dennis Tito secured his place as the first tourist in space, he has become a rallying point for enthusiasts trying to get access to space for a broader (ie, poorer) range of customers.
The New York Police Department secured the area in lower Manhattan - between 51 Park Place and 50 Murray Street - as a crime scene after the aircraft piece was found.
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