Eddie Milner

Edward James "Eddie" Milner Jr. (May 21, 1955 – November 2, 2015) was an American professional baseball player.[1] He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds (1980–86, 1988) and San Francisco Giants (1987), primarily as a center fielder. Milner batted and threw left-handed.

Eddie Milner
Milner with the Nashville Sounds in 1979
Center fielder
Born: (1955-05-21)May 21, 1955
Columbus, Ohio
Died: November 2, 2015(2015-11-02) (aged 60)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 2, 1980, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
July 29, 1988, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average.253
Home runs42
Runs batted in195
Teams

Baseball career

Milner was drafted out of Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio by the Reds in 1976. He was a part of the disappointing transition of the championship Cincinnati Reds teams of the 1970s. The Reds transitioned from players including Ken Griffey Sr., George Foster, and Ray Knight, taking their chances with players including Milner, Gary Redus, and Clint Hurdle. A highlight of Milner's career was a 20-game hitting streak 1986 in which he belted 15 home runs.

Milner suffered from cocaine addiction during his baseball career. Commissioner Peter Ueberroth suspended him for the entire 1988 season after he relapsed, but he was reinstated before the All-Star break after completing a drug rehabilitation program. The Reds released him on July 31, ending his major league career.[1]

Career statistics

In a nine-year major league career, Milner played in 804 games, accumulating 607 hits in 2,395 at bats for a .253 career batting average along with 42 home runs, 195 runs batted in and an on-base percentage of .333. Defensively, he finished his career with a .987 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions. Along with César Tovar, Milner is regarded as the all-time major league leader in breaking up no-hit attempts with five.[2] On August 2, 1986, Milner collected his team's only hit in a game for fifth time, tying Tovar's major league record (1975).[3]

Personal life

Milner's cousin, John Milner, was also a major league player.[1]

Milner died on November 2, 2015, in Cincinnati. The cause of death was not revealed.[4][5]

References
  1. "Eddie Milner statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  2. The Fans Speak Out. Baseball Digest. August 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. "10 Things I Didn't Know about One Hitters". hardballtimes.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  4. "Former Reds outfielder Eddie Milner dies at 60". wcpo.com. WCPO Cincinnati. November 4, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  5. "Obituary from The Columbus Dispatch". November 4, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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