John Milner

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: December 28, 1949 in Atlanta, GA us

Died: January 4, 2000 in East Point, GA

Buried: College Park Cemetery, College Park, GA

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from South Fulton HS (East Point, GA).

High School: South Fulton HS (East Point, GA)

Debut: September 15, 1971 (Age 21-261d, 13,195th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1982 (Age 32-279d)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: John David Milner

Nicknames: The Hammer

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Relatives: Cousin of Eddie Milner

1979 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.5

3436

855

131

.249

455

RBI

498

OBP

.344

SLG

.413

OPS

.757

OPS+

112

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	PIT	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	2	Apr 11	PIT	@	STL	W,4-3	GS	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 12	PIT	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	4	Apr 13	PIT	@	STL	W,3-0	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 14	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	7 (1)	Apr 18	PIT		STL	W,12-10	CG	42	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
7	8	Apr 19	PIT		STL	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	1B
8	9	Apr 20	PIT		STL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
9	11 (1)	Apr 22	PIT	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	19 (7)	May 3	PIT		ATL	L,1-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
11	23 (3)	May 9	PIT	@	SDP	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
12	27 (3)	May 14	PIT	@	SFG	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
13	30 (2)	May 17	PIT	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
14	33 (2)	May 21 (2)	PIT		SDP	W,3-2	GF	9	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	44 (10)	Jun 1	PIT		NYM	W,13-3	GF	13	4.0	6	0	0	6	1	PR 1B
16	45	Jun 2	PIT		PHI	W,9-3	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
17	51 (5)	Jun 8 (2)	PIT	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	13	1	0	14	3	1B
18	54 (2)	Jun 12	PIT	@	CIN	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
19	57 (2)	Jun 15	PIT		HOU	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
20	61 (3)	Jun 18 (2)	PIT	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	62	Jun 19	PIT	@	ATL	L,3-4	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
22	63	Jun 20	PIT	@	HOU	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
23	64	Jun 21	PIT	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
24	65	Jun 22	PIT	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
25	70 (4)	Jun 28	PIT	@	MON	W,4-3	GF	18	4.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	73 (2)	Jul 1	PIT		STL	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
27	74	Jul 2	PIT		STL	L,5-7	CG	47	11.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
28	75	Jul 3	PIT		CHC	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
29	76	Jul 4 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	8	1	1	10	2	1B
30	78 (1)	Jul 5	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
31	79	Jul 6	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	CG	79	20.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
32	80	Jul 10	PIT	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
33	81	Jul 11	PIT	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
34	83 (1)	Jul 13	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
35	86 (2)	Jul 16	PIT		SFG	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
36	88 (1)	Jul 18	PIT		LAD	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
37	89	Jul 19	PIT		LAD	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	7	4	0	11	2	1B
38	90	Jul 20 (1)	PIT		LAD	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
39	91	Jul 20 (2)	PIT		LAD	W,8-7	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B RF
40	92	Jul 22	PIT	@	SDP	W,4-3	GF	10	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
41	93	Jul 23	PIT	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
42	96 (2)	Jul 26	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	39	9.1	10	0	0	10	3	1B
43	98 (1)	Jul 28	PIT	@	LAD	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
44	99	Jul 29	PIT	@	LAD	L,2-10	CG	38	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	106 (6)	Aug 6 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,2-0	GF	16	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
46	110 (3)	Aug 10 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,7-1	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
47	114 (3)	Aug 13	PIT		NYM	L,3-5	GF	9	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH 1B
48	115	Aug 15	PIT		MON	W,7-3	GF	16	4.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
49	116	Aug 16	PIT		MON	W,5-0	GF	12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
50	117	Aug 17 (1)	PIT		MON	W,5-1	GF	14	4.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
51	118	Aug 17 (2)	PIT		MON	L,2-4	GF	10	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR 1B
52	119	Aug 19	PIT	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
53	120	Aug 20	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
54	121	Aug 21	PIT	@	HOU	L,5-12	GS	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B LF
55	122	Aug 22	PIT	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
56	123	Aug 23	PIT	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
57	124	Aug 24	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
58	126 (1)	Aug 26	PIT		ATL	L,2-4	GS	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
59	127	Aug 27	PIT		ATL	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
60	128	Aug 28	PIT		CIN	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
61	129	Aug 29	PIT		CIN	L,7-8	GS	37	8.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
62	130	Aug 30	PIT		CIN	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
63	131	Aug 31	PIT		CIN	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	132	Sep 1 (1)	PIT		HOU	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
65	134 (1)	Sep 3	PIT		HOU	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
66	136 (1)	Sep 6	PIT	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS	26	7.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
67	137	Sep 7	PIT	@	ATL	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
68	138	Sep 8	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
69	140 (1)	Sep 10	PIT	@	STL	W,7-6	GF	18	3.0	2	0	0	2	1	PR 1B
70	142 (1)	Sep 12	PIT	@	MON	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
71	143	Sep 13	PIT	@	MON	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
72	144	Sep 14	PIT	@	MON	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
73	145	Sep 16	PIT		PHI	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
74	147 (1)	Sep 19	PIT		NYM	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
75	148	Sep 20	PIT		NYM	L,6-9	CG	51	11.0	9	3	1	13	0	1B
76	149	Sep 21	PIT		NYM	W,9-4	GS	23	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
77	150	Sep 22	PIT		MON	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	12	0	1	13	2	1B
78	151	Sep 23	PIT		MON	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
							81gm		573.1	510	32	6	548	48