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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	35	8.1	7	0	0	7	0	1B
2	2	Apr 7	NYM	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
3	3	Apr 10	NYM		STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
4	4	Apr 11 (1)	NYM		STL	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
5	5	Apr 11 (2)	NYM		STL	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
6	6	Apr 14 (1)	NYM		PHI	L,1-2	CG	42	11.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
7	7	Apr 14 (2)	NYM		PHI	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
8	8	Apr 16	NYM	@	MON	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
9	9	Apr 17	NYM	@	MON	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
10	10	Apr 18	NYM	@	MON	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
11	11	Apr 20	NYM		PIT	W,5-2	CG	30	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
12	12	Apr 21	NYM		PIT	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
13	13	Apr 23	NYM	@	SDP	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
14	14	Apr 24	NYM	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	40	8.2	11	1	0	12	1	1B
15	15	Apr 25	NYM	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
16	16	Apr 26	NYM	@	SFG	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
17	17	Apr 27	NYM	@	SFG	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
18	18	Apr 28 (1)	NYM	@	SFG	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
19	19	Apr 28 (2)	NYM	@	SFG	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
20	20	Apr 29	NYM	@	LAD	L,7-8	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
21	21	Apr 30	NYM	@	LAD	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	7	1	1	9	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	NYM	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	50	13.1	12	0	0	12	0	1B
23	23	May 4	NYM		SDP	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
24	24	May 5 (1)	NYM		SDP	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
25	25	May 5 (2)	NYM		SDP	W,6-4	CG	42	10.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
26	26	May 7 (1)	NYM		SFG	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
27	27	May 7 (2)	NYM		SFG	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
28	28	May 8	NYM		SFG	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
29	29	May 10	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
30	30	May 11	NYM	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
31	31	May 12	NYM	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	34	8.1	7	0	0	7	1	1B
32	32	May 13	NYM	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
33	33	May 15	NYM	@	STL	L,1-10	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
34	34	May 16	NYM	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	16	0	0	16	2	1B
35	36 (1)	May 18	NYM		MON	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
36	37	May 19 (1)	NYM		MON	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
37	38	May 19 (2)	NYM		MON	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
38	39	May 20	NYM		CHC	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
39	40	May 21	NYM		CHC	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
40	41	May 22	NYM		CHC	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
41	42	May 24	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
42	43	May 25	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
43	44	May 26	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
44	45	May 27	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
45	46	May 28	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
46	47	May 29	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	40	9.2	10	0	1	11	0	1B
47	48	May 31	NYM		HOU	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	49	Jun 1	NYM		HOU	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
49	50	Jun 3	NYM		CIN	L,2-5	CG	44	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
50	51	Jun 4	NYM		CIN	L,3-6	CG	47	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
51	52	Jun 6	NYM		CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
52	53	Jun 7	NYM	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
53	54	Jun 8	NYM	@	HOU	W,6-5	CG	59	14.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
54	55	Jun 9	NYM	@	HOU	L,1-11	GS	38	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
55	56	Jun 11	NYM	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	45	10.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
56	60 (3)	Jun 16	NYM		LAD	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
57	61	Jun 17	NYM		ATL	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
58	62	Jun 18	NYM		ATL	L,1-6	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
59	63	Jun 19	NYM		ATL	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
60	64	Jun 20	NYM	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
61	65	Jun 21	NYM	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
62	66	Jun 22 (1)	NYM	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
63	67	Jun 22 (2)	NYM	@	PHI	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
64	68	Jun 24	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS	16	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
65	73 (4)	Jun 30 (1)	NYM		STL	L,2-5	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
66	74	Jun 30 (2)	NYM		STL	L,3-5	CG	44	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	75	Jul 2	NYM		PHI	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
68	76	Jul 3	NYM		PHI	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
69	77	Jul 4 (1)	NYM		PHI	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
70	78	Jul 4 (2)	NYM		PHI	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
71	79	Jul 5	NYM		SFG	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
72	80	Jul 6	NYM		SFG	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
73	81	Jul 7	NYM		SFG	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
74	82	Jul 8	NYM		SDP	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
75	83	Jul 9	NYM		SDP	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
76	84	Jul 10	NYM		SDP	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
77	85	Jul 12	NYM	@	LAD	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
78	86	Jul 13	NYM	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
79	87	Jul 14	NYM	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
80	88	Jul 16	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
81	89	Jul 17	NYM	@	SFG	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
82	90	Jul 19	NYM	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
83	93 (2)	Jul 25 (1)	NYM	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	47	9.1	4	1	0	5	1	1B
84	94	Jul 25 (2)	NYM	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
85	95	Jul 26	NYM	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
86	96	Jul 27	NYM		MON	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
87	97	Jul 28	NYM		MON	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
88	98	Jul 29	NYM		MON	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
89	99	Jul 30 (1)	NYM		PIT	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
90	100	Jul 30 (2)	NYM		PIT	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
91	101	Jul 31	NYM		PIT	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	102	Aug 1 (1)	NYM		CHC	L,4-7	CG	49	10.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
93	103	Aug 1 (2)	NYM		CHC	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
94	105 (1)	Aug 5	NYM	@	MON	W,10-4	GF	31	7.2	11	0	0	11	2	1B
95	106	Aug 6	NYM	@	PIT	L,8-9	CG	49	10.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
96	107	Aug 7	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-10	CG	45	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
97	108	Aug 8	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	40	8.1	11	0	0	11	1	1B
98	109	Aug 9	NYM		CIN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
99	110	Aug 10	NYM		CIN	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
100	111	Aug 11	NYM		CIN	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
101	112	Aug 12	NYM		LAD	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
102	113	Aug 13	NYM		LAD	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
103	114	Aug 14	NYM		LAD	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
104	115	Aug 16	NYM	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	52	12.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
105	116	Aug 17	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
106	117	Aug 18	NYM	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
107	118	Aug 19	NYM	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
108	120 (1)	Aug 21	NYM	@	HOU	W,10-2		18	5.0	6	0	0	6	1	PR 1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
109	131 (10)	Sep 1	NYM		ATL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
110	132	Sep 3 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
111	133	Sep 3 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
112	134	Sep 4	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
113	135	Sep 6	NYM	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
114	136	Sep 7	NYM	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	37	8.2	4	1	0	5	0	1B
115	137	Sep 8	NYM	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
116	138	Sep 9	NYM		MON	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
117	139	Sep 10	NYM		MON	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
118	140	Sep 11	NYM		STL	L,3-4	CG	99	25.0	26	2	0	28	2	1B
119	141	Sep 12	NYM		STL	L,5-12	CG	47	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
120	142	Sep 13 (1)	NYM		CHC	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
121	144 (1)	Sep 14	NYM		CHC	L,0-12	GS	33	5.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
122	146 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	NYM	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
123	147	Sep 16 (2)	NYM	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
124	148	Sep 18 (1)	NYM	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
125	149	Sep 18 (2)	NYM	@	MON	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
126	150	Sep 20	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	40	8.2	4	1	0	5	0	1B
127	151	Sep 21	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
128	152	Sep 22	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
129	153	Sep 24	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
130	154	Sep 25 (1)	NYM	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
131	156 (1)	Sep 26	NYM		PIT	L,5-11	CG	44	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
132	157	Sep 27	NYM		PIT	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	4	1B
133	158	Sep 28	NYM		PIT	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	16	1	1	18	2	1B
							133gm		1187.0	1147	77	7	1231	103