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Kevin Millar

Kevin Millar Notable

b. September 24, 1971 · Florida Marlins 1998–2002, Boston Red Sox 2003–2005, Baltimore Orioles 2006–2008, Toronto Blue Jays 2009

Kevin Millar played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Florida Marlins in 1998 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009.

Across 1,427 games he batted .274, with 1,284 hits and 648 runs. He finished with 170 home runs, 296 doubles, 564 walks and 7 stolen bases.

He played 800 games at first base, with 6,288 putouts and 39 errors. He turned 636 double plays. He also played 355 games in the outfield.

He hit three home runs in a game in 2004.

He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on September 24, 1971. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Player of the Week 2 2001, 2004

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1998 FLA 2211 000 0100 .500
1999 FLA 10535148100 1749 6740641 .285
2000 FLA 1232593667 14314 4236470 .259
2001 FLA 14444962141 39520 8539700 .314
2002 FLA 12643858134 41016 5740740 .306
2003 BOS 14854483150 30125 96601083 .276
2004 BOS 15050874151 36018 7457911 .297
2005 BOS 13444957122 2819 5054740 .272
2006 BAL 13243064117 26015 6459741 .272
2007 BAL 14047663121 26117 6376941 .254
2008 BAL 14553173124 25020 7271930 .234
2009 TOR 782512956 1407 2931490 .223
Career 142746886481284 29615170 6995648387 .274

On this day & linked events

1971

Born September 24, 1971

Los Angeles, CA, USA

1998

Major-league debut: Kevin Millar

Kevin Millar made a major-league debut on April 11, 1998.

2004

Kevin Millar's Three-Home-Run Game, 2004

Kevin Millar hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees on July 23, 2004.

2009

Final major-league game: Kevin Millar

Kevin Millar played a final major-league game on October 3, 2009.

Image: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0