1975
Born August 4, 1975
State College, PA, USA
Eric Milton Notable
b. August 4, 1975 · Minnesota Twins 1998–2003, Philadelphia Phillies 2004, Cincinnati Reds 2005–2007, Los Angeles Dodgers 2009
Eric Milton played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Minnesota Twins in 1998 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2009.
He went 89 and 85 with a 4.99 earned run average, pitching 1,582 innings in 271 games. He struck out 1,127 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 275 games he batted .176, with 36 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 5 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 2001. He threw a no-hitter in 1999.
He was born in State College, PA, USA on August 4, 1975. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2001 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1999 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | MIN | 32 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .444 |
| 1999 | MIN | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | MIN | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | MIN | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | MIN | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| 2003 | MIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | PHI | 34 | 65 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 0 | .154 |
| 2005 | CIN | 34 | 56 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .143 |
| 2006 | CIN | 28 | 49 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | .224 |
| 2007 | CIN | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| 2009 | LAD | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 275 | 205 | 20 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 90 | 0 | .176 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | MIN | 8 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 172.1 | 195 | 108 | 70 | 107 | 5.64 |
| 1999 | MIN | 7 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 206.1 | 190 | 103 | 63 | 163 | 4.49 |
| 2000 | MIN | 13 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 200.0 | 205 | 108 | 44 | 160 | 4.86 |
| 2001 | MIN | 15 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 220.2 | 222 | 106 | 61 | 157 | 4.32 |
| 2002 | MIN | 13 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 171.0 | 173 | 92 | 30 | 121 | 4.84 |
| 2003 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17.0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2.65 |
| 2004 | PHI | 14 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 201.0 | 196 | 106 | 75 | 161 | 4.75 |
| 2005 | CIN | 8 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 186.1 | 237 | 134 | 52 | 123 | 6.47 |
| 2006 | CIN | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 152.2 | 163 | 88 | 42 | 90 | 5.19 |
| 2007 | CIN | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 31.1 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 5.17 |
| 2009 | LAD | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23.2 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 3.80 |
| Career | — | 89 | 85 | 271 | 270 | 0 | 1582.1 | 1665 | 878 | 453 | 1127 | 4.99 |
On this day & linked events
1998
Major-league debut: Eric Milton
Eric Milton made a major-league debut on April 5, 1998.
1999
Eric Milton's No-Hitter
Eric Milton threw a no-hitter for the Minnesota Twins against the Anaheim Angels on September 11, 1999, winning 7–0.
2009
Final major-league game: Eric Milton
Eric Milton played a final major-league game on June 27, 2009.