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John Milner
John David Milner (The Hammer)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 28, 1949 in Atlanta, GA
High School: South Fulton (East Point, GA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1971
Final Game: October 3, 1982
Died: January 4, 2000 in Atlanta, GA
Relatives: Cousin of Eddie Milner
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1971 21 NYM NL 9 18 18 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .222 .389 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1972 22 NYM NL 117 423 362 52 86 12 2 17 38 2 1 51 74 .238 .340 .423 .762 119 153 8 5 5 0 1 73/9 RoY-3
1973 23 NYM NL 129 519 451 69 108 12 3 23 72 1 1 62 84 .239 .329 .432 .762 112 195 15 1 0 5 6 37
1974 24 NYM NL 137 576 507 70 128 19 0 20 63 10 2 66 77 .252 .337 .408 .745 109 207 18 0 0 3 9 *3
1975 25 NYM NL 91 255 220 24 42 11 0 7 29 1 1 33 22 .191 .302 .336 .638 81 74 5 2 0 0 4 73/8
1976 26 NYM NL 127 511 443 56 120 25 4 15 78 0 7 65 53 .271 .362 .447 .809 136 198 12 0 0 3 1 *73
1977 27 NYM NL 131 453 388 43 99 20 3 12 57 6 2 61 55 .255 .353 .415 .768 110 161 9 0 0 4 7 37/9
1978 28 PIT NL 108 333 295 39 80 17 0 6 38 5 0 34 25 .271 .342 .390 .732 101 115 6 0 0 4 6 73/9
1979 29 PIT NL 128 386 326 52 90 9 4 16 60 3 5 53 37 .276 .373 .475 .849 126 155 5 1 0 6 6 73
1980 30 PIT NL 114 292 238 31 58 6 0 8 34 2 2 52 29 .244 .378 .370 .748 108 88 5 0 1 1 2 37/9
1981 31 TOT NL 65 154 135 12 32 6 0 5 18 0 1 17 9 .237 .320 .393 .713 100 53 3 0 1 1 2 3/7
1981 31 PIT NL 34 66 59 6 14 1 0 2 9 0 0 5 3 .237 .292 .356 .648 81 21 2 0 1 1 0 /37
1981 31 MON NL 31 88 76 6 18 5 0 3 9 0 1 12 6 .237 .341 .421 .762 115 32 1 0 0 0 2 3
1982 32 TOT NL 59 65 53 6 9 2 0 2 10 1 0 10 5 .170 .308 .321 .628 75 17 1 1 0 1 1 /3
1982 32 MON NL 26 33 28 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 .107 .212 .107 .319 -8 3 1 0 0 1 0 /3
1982 32 PIT NL 33 32 25 5 6 2 0 2 8 1 0 6 3 .240 .406 .560 .966 164 14 0 1 0 0 1 /3
12 Seasons 1215 3985 3436 455 855 140 16 131 498 31 22 504 473 .249 .344 .413 .757 112 1420 87 10 7 28 45
162 Game Avg. 162 531 458 61 114 19 2 17 66 4 3 67 63 .249 .344 .413 .757 112 189 12 1 1 4 6
NYM (7 yrs) 741 2755 2389 315 586 100 12 94 338 20 14 338 368 .245 .339 .415 .754 113 992 67 8 5 15 28
PIT (5 yrs) 417 1109 943 133 248 35 4 34 149 11 7 150 97 .263 .361 .417 .778 112 393 18 2 2 12 15
MON (2 yrs) 57 121 104 7 21 5 0 3 11 0 1 16 8 .202 .306 .337 .642 81 35 2 0 0 1 2

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1973 23 NYM NL NLCS CIN W 5 22 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 .176 .364 .176 .540 3 1 0 0 0 1
1973 23 NYM NL WS OAK L 7 32 27 2 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 1 .296 .406 .296 .703 8 1 0 0 0 0
1979 29 PIT NL NLCS CIN W 3 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .182 .000 .182 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 29 PIT NL WS BAL W 3 11 9 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333 .455 .444 .899 4 0 0 0 0 1
1981 31 MON NL NLDS PHI W 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1981 31 MON NL NLCS LAD L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (6 Series) 21 79 65 6 15 1 0 0 5 0 0 14 5 .231 .367 .246 .613 16 2 0 0 0 3
1 NLDS 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 NLCS 9 34 27 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 4 .111 .294 .111 .405 3 1 0 0 0 2
2 WS 10 43 36 4 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 7 1 .306 .419 .333 .752 12 1 0 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1971 NYM NL 21 LF 3 3 23.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 36.5 0.7 1.0 -0.3 0 3.52 3.00 .967 1.88 1.53
1971 NYM NL 21 OF 3 3 23.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 36.5 0.7 1.0 -0.3 0 3.52 3.00 .978 2.19 1.93
1972 NYM NL 22 OF 91 84 754.1 173 160 7 6 0 .965 -7.1 -11.3 -5.1 -2.8 -2.4 -2 1.99 1.84 .978 2.18 1.96 RoY-3
1972 NYM NL 22 LF 88 81 728.1 168 157 7 4 0 .976 -4.1 -6.8 -3.1 -1.6 -1.5 -1 2.03 1.86 .974 1.92 1.67 RoY-3
1972 NYM NL 22 1B 10 10 85.0 79 73 6 0 9 1.000 0.2 2.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 8.36 7.90 .992 9.73 8.42 RoY-3
1972 NYM NL 22 RF 3 3 26.0 3 1 0 2 0 .333 -3.0 -138.5 -2.0 -1.2 -0.9 -1 0.35 0.33 1.000 2.04 1.73 RoY-3
1973 NYM NL 23 1B 95 93 832.0 827 771 47 9 66 .989 -1.9 -2.7 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 0 8.85 8.61 .992 9.83 8.40
1973 NYM NL 23 LF 29 29 247.0 39 33 4 2 0 .949 -3.8 -18.5 -5.8 -0.3 -5.6 2 1.35 1.28 .977 2.05 1.67
1973 NYM NL 23 OF 29 29 247.0 39 33 4 2 0 .949 -3.8 -18.5 -5.8 -0.3 -5.6 2 1.35 1.28 .977 2.23 1.96
1974 NYM NL 24 1B 133 131 1187.0 1231 1147 77 7 103 .994 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 -1.7 0.1 0 9.28 9.20 .991 7.58 7.52
1975 NYM NL 25 OF 31 29 253.2 66 63 2 1 0 .985 -0.2 -0.9 0.8 -0.6 1.4 -1 2.31 2.10 .977 2.29 2.01
1975 NYM NL 25 LF 30 28 242.2 63 60 2 1 0 .984 0.1 0.5 1.1 -0.3 1.4 -1 2.30 2.07 .973 2.10 1.71
1975 NYM NL 25 1B 29 23 211.1 231 204 25 2 21 .991 3.0 17.0 3.0 0.3 2.7 0 9.75 7.90 .990 9.97 8.52
1975 NYM NL 25 CF 2 1 11.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -32.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.64 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.45
1976 NYM NL 26 LF 112 111 916.2 200 191 6 3 2 .985 -0.7 -0.9 2.3 -0.5 2.7 -3 1.93 1.76 .976 2.02 1.59
1976 NYM NL 26 OF 112 111 916.2 205 195 7 3 2 .985 -0.7 -0.9 2.3 -0.5 2.7 -3 1.98 1.80 .979 2.34 2.03
1976 NYM NL 26 1B 12 4 50.2 46 44 2 0 4 1.000 -1.0 -23.7 -1.0 -0.9 -0.1 0 8.17 3.83 .991 9.97 8.61
1977 NYM NL 27 1B 87 81 715.2 724 672 48 4 64 .994 3.0 5.0 2.0 -0.3 2.4 1 9.05 8.28 .991 9.89 8.31
1977 NYM NL 27 OF 22 19 148.0 31 28 2 1 1 .968 -1.0 -8.1 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 0 1.82 1.36 .977 2.26 1.93
1977 NYM NL 27 LF 21 19 146.0 30 27 2 1 1 .967 -0.8 -6.6 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 0 1.79 1.38 .973 1.93 1.51
1977 NYM NL 27 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
1978 PIT NL 28 OF 69 66 477.2 119 118 1 0 0 1.000 4.7 11.8 4.7 3.8 0.9 0 2.24 1.72 .980 2.31 1.94
1978 PIT NL 28 LF 68 66 476.2 116 115 1 0 0 1.000 4.8 12.1 4.8 3.9 0.9 0 2.19 1.71 .978 1.99 1.55
1978 PIT NL 28 1B 28 16 164.1 185 169 13 3 15 .984 -1.0 -7.3 -1.0 -0.7 -0.3 0 9.97 6.50 .992 9.98 8.32
1978 PIT NL 28 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1979 PIT NL 29 LF 64 60 448.1 116 109 2 5 1 .957 -4.4 -11.8 -1.4 -1.8 0.4 -3 2.23 1.73 .971 2.01 1.58
1979 PIT NL 29 OF 64 60 448.1 119 112 2 5 1 .958 -4.4 -11.8 -1.4 -1.8 0.4 -3 2.29 1.78 .980 2.33 2.00
1979 PIT NL 29 1B 48 25 270.1 276 255 18 3 27 .989 -3.2 -14.2 -3.2 0.8 -4.0 0 9.09 5.69 .992 9.89 8.59
1980 PIT NL 30 1B 70 52 511.1 539 502 32 5 48 .991 -4.5 -10.6 -4.5 -4.2 -0.3 0 9.40 7.63 .992 10.16 8.97
1980 PIT NL 30 OF 11 8 62.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 -2.9 -56.1 -0.9 -1.3 0.4 -2 1.16 0.73 .978 2.31 1.98
1980 PIT NL 30 LF 10 8 61.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 -2.8 -55.1 -0.8 -1.3 0.5 -2 1.18 0.80 .978 2.07 1.68
1980 PIT NL 30 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1981 TOT NL 31 1B 29 25 213.2 235 213 17 5 16 .979 0.4 2.2 -0.6 -1.0 0.4 1 9.69 7.93 .992 10.22 8.68
1981 PIT NL 31 1B 8 4 48.0 50 48 1 1 2 .980 -1.5 -37.5 -1.5 -1.5 0.0 0 9.19 6.13 .992 10.22 8.68
1981 PIT NL 31 LF 8 7 58.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -14.5 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 0 1.71 1.38 .973 2.13 1.79
1981 PIT NL 31 OF 8 7 58.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -14.5 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 0 1.86 1.50 .983 2.33 2.02
1981 MON NL 31 1B 21 21 165.2 185 165 16 4 14 .978 1.9 13.8 0.9 0.5 0.4 1 9.83 8.62 .992 10.22 8.68
1982 TOT NL 32 1B 6 2 27.0 26 24 2 0 5 1.000 -0.8 -35.6 -0.8 -0.2 -0.7 0 8.67 4.33 .992 10.23 8.88
1982 MON NL 32 1B 5 2 26.0 25 23 2 0 4 1.000 -0.8 -36.9 -0.8 -0.2 -0.7 0 8.65 5.00 .992 10.25 8.88
1982 PIT NL 32 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.90
11 Seasons 1B 547 462 4268.1 4399 4074 287 38 378 .991 -7.4 -2.1 -9.4 -7.5 -1.9 2 9.20 7.97 .991 9.29 8.29
10 Seasons OF 440 416 3388.2 782 737 26 19 4 .976 -15.4 -5.5 -6.4 -2.4 -4.3 -9 2.03 1.73 .979 2.28 1.98
10 Seasons LF 433 412 3347.2 761 719 25 17 4 .978 -11.7 -4.2 -3.7 -0.6 -3.3 -8 2.00 1.72 .975 2.00 1.61
4 Seasons RF 6 3 30.0 3 1 0 2 0 .333 -3.4 -136.0 -2.4 -1.5 -1.0 -1 0.30 0.17 1.000 2.04 1.75
1 Season CF 2 1 11.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -32.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.64 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.45
12 Seasons TOT 987 878 7657.0 5181 4811 313 57 382 .989 -22.8 -3.6 -15.8 -9.9 -6.2 -9 2 6.02 5.19 .979 6.19 5.48
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Transactions

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

December 8, 1977: Traded as part of a 4-team trade by the New York Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Atlanta Braves sent Willie Montanez to the New York Mets. The Texas Rangers sent Tommy Boggs, Adrian Devine and Eddie Miller to the Atlanta Braves. The Texas Rangers sent a player to be named later and Tom Grieve to the New York Mets. The Texas Rangers sent Bert Blyleven to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Nelson Norman and Al Oliver to the Texas Rangers. The New York Mets sent Jon Matlack to the Texas Rangers. The Texas Rangers sent Ken Henderson (March 15, 1978) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

October 22, 1980: Granted Free Agency.

January 23, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

August 20, 1981: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Montreal Expos for Willie Montanez.

July 6, 1982: Released by the Montreal Expos.

July 29, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March 28, 1983: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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