Clyde Milan

Jesse Clyde Milan
(Deerfoot)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 168 lb.

• Debut August 19, 1907
• Final Game September 22, 1922
• Born March 25, 1887 in Linden, TN USA
• Died March 3, 1953 in Orlando, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Clyde Milan is the all-time leader in stolen bases among players who played their entire career with one team, earning all 495 with the Washington Senators. He was the club's manager in 1922 and a member of their coaching staff in 1928 and 1929. From 1930 to 1935, he managed the Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association, and he was a Senators coach again from 1938 until his death in 1953. Milan suffered a heart attack in the Senators' clubhouse after hitting fungoes for a spring training session.

He is the brother of Horace Milan.

Preceded by George McBride

Washington Senators Manager 1922

Succeeded by Donie Bush

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1922	Washington Senators	American League	69-85	6th	Washington Senators	none
1923	Minneapolis Millers	American Association		3rd	none	none	replaced Joe Cantillon
1924	New Haven Profs	Eastern League	75-78	4th	none	none
1925	Memphis Chicks	Southern Association	80-73	4th	none	none
1926	Memphis Chicks	Southern Association	95-57	2nd	none	none
1927	Memphis Chicks	Southern Association	89-64	3rd	none	none
1930	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	85-68	3rd	none	none
1931	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	97-55	1st	none	none League Champs
1932	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	68-83	5th	none	none
1933	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	76-75	4th	none	none
1934	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	64-90	7th	none	none
1935	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	18-29	--	none	none	replaced by Bill Pierre June 6
	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	37-42	5th	Washington Senators	none	replaced Mule Shirley (38-33) on June 30
1936	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	23-24	--	Washington Senators	none	replaced by Joe Bonowitz (38-60) on June 14
1937	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	18-31	--	Washington Senators	none	replaced by Bill Rodgers (12-21) on June 9

Related Sites

• Clyde Milan at the SABR Bio Project