Eddie Milner

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 173lb (180cm, 78kg)

Born: May 21, 1955 in Columbus, OH us

Died: November 2, 2015 in Cincinnati, OH

Buried: Glen Rest Cemetery, Reynoldsburg, OH

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 21st round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central State University (Wilberforce, OH).

Schools: Muskingum College (New Concord, OH), Central State University (Wilberforce, OH)

Debut: September 2, 1980 (Age 25-104d, 11,969th in MLB history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 29, 1988 (Age 33-069d)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: Eddie James Milner

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Relatives: Cousin of John Milner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

AB

2395

H

607

HR

BA

.253

R

376

RBI

195

SB

145

OBP

.333

SLG

.376

OPS

.709

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1976	21	CIN-min	Rk	67	290	231	51	59	14	3	2	27	17	5	49	23	.255	.389	.368	.757		85		3	5	2			BIL · PION
1977	22	CIN-min	A	110	486	414	62	111	15	8	3	30	35	9	56	46	.268	.358	.365	.723		151		3	11	2			SHL · WCRS
1978	23	CIN-min	A	133	561	497	79	141	16	16	8	44	28	12	55	49	.284	.355	.429	.784		213		2	4	3			TAM · FLOR
1979	24	CIN-min	AA,AAA	134	534	467	79	115	12	14	11	56	37	3	56	54	.246	.330	.403	.733		188		4	4	3			NVL,INA · SOUL,AA
1980	25	CIN-min	AAA	130	524	468	63	118	11	7	5	37	24	10	45	42	.252	.320	.338	.657		158		3	5	3			INA · AA
1980	25	CIN	NL	6	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
1981	26	CIN-min	AAA	127	515	453	69	130	14	6	3	42	26	8	55	43	.287	.364	.364	.728		165		1	4	2	1		INA · AA
1981	26	CIN	NL	8	6	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.200	.333	.400	.733	106	2	0	0	0	0	0	/79
1982	27	CIN	NL	113	452	407	61	109	23	5	4	31	18	12	41	40	.268	.338	.378	.716	99	154	7	2	2	0	1	798
1983	28	CIN	NL	146	584	502	77	131	23	6	9	33	41	12	68	60	.261	.350	.384	.734	101	193	11	1	12	1	2	*8
1984	29	CIN	NL	117	397	336	44	78	8	4	7	29	21	13	51	50	.232	.333	.342	.676	88	115	2	2	4	4	3	8
1985	30	CIN	NL	145	520	453	82	115	19	7	3	33	35	13	61	31	.254	.342	.347	.688	90	157	3	1	2	3	3	*8
1986	31	CIN	NL	145	462	424	70	110	22	6	15	47	18	11	36	56	.259	.317	.446	.762	105	189	3	0	1	1	2	*8
1987	32	SFG-min	AAA	17	68	62	10	17	2	1	0	8	5	0	4	6	.274	.313	.339	.652		21		0	1	1	0		PHX · PCL
1987	32	SFG	NL	101	239	214	38	54	14	0	4	19	10	9	24	33	.252	.328	.374	.702	89	80	2	0	1	0	3	8
1988	33	CIN-min	AAA,AA	35	153	138	16	30	3	1	0	8	1	6	13	15	.217	.283	.254	.537		35		0	1	1	0		NVL,CNG · AA,SOUL
1988	33	CIN	NL	23	55	51	3	9	1	0	0	2	2	2	4	9	.176	.236	.196	.432	24	10	0	0	0	0	0	8/79
9 Yrs				804	2718	2395	376	607	111	28	42	195	145	72	286	280	.253	.333	.376	.709	95	900	28	6	22	9	14
162 Game Avg.				162	548	483	76	122	22	6	8	39	29	15	58	56	.253	.333	.376	.709	95	181	6	1	4	2	3

CIN (8 yrs)				703	2479	2181	338	553	97	28	38	176	135	63	262	247	.254	.334	.376	.710	95	820	26	6	21	9	11
SFG (1 yr)				101	239	214	38	54	14	0	4	19	10	9	24	33	.252	.328	.374	.702	89	80	2	0	1	0	3

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Rest in Peace, Eddie sponsor(s) this page.

Thanks for being a part of one of my favorite baseball memories: your mad dash home from 1B on a Pete Rose single to beat Dwight Gooden on Mother's Day, 1986.

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