1913
Born December 26, 1913
Cleveland, OH, USA
Al Milnar Notable
b. December 26, 1913 · Cleveland Indians 1936, 1938–1943, St. Louis Browns 1943, 1946, Philadelphia Phillies 1946
Al Milnar played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1936 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1946.
He went 57 and 58 with a 4.18 earned run average, pitching 996 innings in 188 games. He struck out 350, completed 49 of his 127 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 208 games he batted .203, with 79 hits and 41 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 15 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1940, with 4.
He was an All-Star in 1940.
He was born in Cleveland, OH, USA on December 26, 1913, and died on June 30, 2005. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1940 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | CLE | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .300 |
| 1938 | CLE | 24 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .154 |
| 1939 | CLE | 41 | 79 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .253 |
| 1940 | CLE | 37 | 94 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 0 | .181 |
| 1941 | CLE | 35 | 82 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 1 | .171 |
| 1942 | CLE | 40 | 70 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 0 | .171 |
| 1943 | CLE/SLB | 22 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .240 |
| 1946 | PHI/SLB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Career | — | 208 | 390 | 41 | 79 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 107 | 1 | .203 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | CLE | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22.0 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 7.36 |
| 1938 | CLE | 3 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 68.1 | 90 | 38 | 26 | 29 | 5.00 |
| 1939 | CLE | 14 | 12 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 209.0 | 212 | 88 | 99 | 76 | 3.79 |
| 1940 | CLE | 18 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 3 | 242.1 | 242 | 88 | 99 | 99 | 3.27 |
| 1941 | CLE | 12 | 19 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 229.1 | 236 | 111 | 116 | 82 | 4.36 |
| 1942 | CLE | 6 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 157.0 | 146 | 72 | 85 | 35 | 4.13 |
| 1943 | CLE/SLB | 2 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 53.2 | 74 | 44 | 44 | 19 | 7.38 |
| 1946 | PHI/SLB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14.2 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2.45 |
| Career | — | 57 | 58 | 188 | 127 | 7 | 996.1 | 1043 | 463 | 495 | 350 | 4.18 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Died June 30, 2005
1936
Major-league debut: Al Milnar
Al Milnar made a major-league debut on April 30, 1936.
1946
Final major-league game: Al Milnar
Al Milnar played a final major-league game on June 10, 1946.
Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain