John Milner Notable

b. December 28, 1949 · New York Mets 1971–1977, Pittsburgh Pirates 1978–1982, Montreal Expos 1981–1982

John Milner played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the New York Mets in 1971 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 1982.

Across 1,215 games he batted .249, with 855 hits and 455 runs. He finished with 131 home runs, 140 doubles, 504 walks and 31 stolen bases.

He played 547 games at first base, with 4,074 putouts and 38 errors. He turned 378 double plays. He also played 440 games in the outfield.

He was born in Atlanta, GA, USA on December 28, 1949, and died on January 4, 2000. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	2	1978, 1979

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1971	NYM	9	18	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	.167
1972	NYM	117	362	52	86	12	2	17	38	51	74	2	.238
1973	NYM	129	451	69	108	12	3	23	72	62	84	1	.239
1974	NYM	137	507	70	128	19	0	20	63	66	77	10	.252
1975	NYM	91	220	24	42	11	0	7	29	33	22	1	.191
1976	NYM	127	443	56	120	25	4	15	78	65	53	0	.271
1977	NYM	131	388	43	99	20	3	12	57	61	55	6	.255
1978	PIT	108	295	39	80	17	0	6	38	34	25	5	.271
1979	PIT	128	326	52	90	9	4	16	60	53	37	3	.276
1980	PIT	114	238	31	58	6	0	8	34	52	29	2	.244
1981	MON/PIT	65	135	12	32	6	0	5	18	17	9	0	.237
1982	MON/PIT	59	53	6	9	2	0	2	10	10	5	1	.170
Career	—	1215	3436	455	855	140	16	131	498	504	473	31	.249

On this day & linked events

1949

Born December 28, 1949

Atlanta, GA, USA

2000

Died January 4, 2000

1971

Major-league debut: John Milner

John Milner made a major-league debut on September 15, 1971.

1982

Final major-league game: John Milner

John Milner played a final major-league game on October 3, 1982.

Image: New York Mets, public domain