Cat Milner

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Bloomer Holt Milner (Cat)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9½", Weight 162 lb.

• Born 1900

Outfielder/Firstbaseman Holt "Cat" Milner played in the minor leagues for 17 seasons between 1920 and 1942. Milner was out of O.B. in 1925, 1930, and 1935-1938. He led the 1928 South Atlantic League with 193 hits and the 1939 Alabama-Florida League with a .381 AVG. Overall Milner hit .325 in over 6600 AB.

Milner also managed fourteen seasons in the minors between 1931 and 1954.

[edit] Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1931	Augusta Wolves	Palmetto League	53-23	1st		League disbanded July 23
1932	Beckley Black Knights	Middle Atlantic League		1st (t)	none	Lost League Finals	replaced Frank Welch
1939	Troy (AL) Trojans	Alabama-Florida League	62-68	5th	Cleveland Indians
1940	Dothan Browns	Alabama State League	67-62	3rd	none	League Champs
1941	Dothan Browns	Alabama State League	79-40	1st	none	League Champs
1942	Dothan Browns	Georgia-Florida League	64-62	4th	St. Louis Browns	Lost in 1st round
1946	Valley Rebels	Georgia-Alabama League	72-58	2nd	none	Lost League Finals
1948	Dothan Browns	Alabama State League	64-62	3rd	none	League Champs
1949	Troy Tigers	Alabama State League	49-75	8th	Detroit Tigers
1950	Brewton Millers	Alabama State League		--	none	--	replaced by Cotton McCaskey May 10
1951	Dothan Browns	Alabama-Florida League		4th	none	League Champs	replaced Emory Lindsey
1952	Dothan Browns	Alabama-Florida League		3rd	none	Lost in 1st round	replaced Parks York May 15
1953	Graceville Oilers	Alabama-Florida League	64-53	2nd	none	Lost League Finals
1954	Graceville Oilers	Alabama-Florida League		--	none	--	replaced by Marcus Davis June 18