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Larry Milbourne

Larry Milbourne Notable

b. February 14, 1951 · Houston Astros 1974–1976, Seattle Mariners 1977–1980, 1984, New York Yankees 1981–1983, Minnesota Twins 1982, Cleveland Indians 1982, Philadelphia Phillies 1983

Larry Milbourne played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Houston Astros in 1974 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1984.

Across 989 games he batted .254, with 623 hits and 290 runs. He finished with 11 home runs, 71 doubles and 41 stolen bases.

He played 471 games at second base, with 1,136 assists and 53 errors. He turned 258 double plays. He also played 280 games at shortstop and 112 games at third base.

He was born in Port Norris, NJ, USA on February 14, 1951. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1974 HOU 1121363138 210 910146 .279
1975 HOU 731511732 121 96141 .212
1976 HOU 591452236 400 714106 .248
1977 SEA 862422453 1002 216203 .219
1978 SEA 932343153 622 20965 .226
1979 SEA 1233564099 1342 2619205 .278
1980 SEA 1062583168 660 2619137 .264
1981 NYY 611632451 721 129142 .313
1982 CLE/MIN/NYY 12541640107 1352 2620323 .257
1983 NYY/PHI 72136830 410 69173 .221
1984 SEA 792112256 511 2212160 .265
Career 9892448290623 712411 18413317641 .254

On this day & linked events

1951

Born February 14, 1951

Port Norris, NJ, USA

1974

Major-league debut: Larry Milbourne

Larry Milbourne made a major-league debut on April 6, 1974.

1984

Final major-league game: Larry Milbourne

Larry Milbourne played a final major-league game on September 29, 1984.

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