1930
Born August 9, 1930
Mississippi City, MS, USA
Milt Bolling Notable
Milt Bolling played for three clubs across seven seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1952 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1958.
Across 400 games he batted .241, with 280 hits and 127 runs. He finished with 19 home runs, 50 doubles and 5 stolen bases.
He played 305 games at shortstop, with 904 assists and 70 errors. He turned 185 double plays.
He was born in Mississippi City, MS, USA on August 9, 1930, and died on January 19, 2013. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | BOS | 11 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .222 |
| 1953 | BOS | 109 | 323 | 30 | 85 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 41 | 1 | .263 |
| 1954 | BOS | 113 | 370 | 42 | 92 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 47 | 55 | 2 | .249 |
| 1955 | BOS | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1956 | BOS | 45 | 118 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 0 | .212 |
| 1957 | BOS/WSH | 92 | 278 | 29 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 59 | 2 | .227 |
| 1958 | DET | 24 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .194 |
| Career | — | 400 | 1161 | 127 | 280 | 50 | 7 | 19 | 94 | 114 | 188 | 5 | .241 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Died January 19, 2013
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain