Milt Byrnes

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Milton John Byrnes
(Skippy)

  • Bats Left, Throws Left
  • Height 5' 10½", Weight 170 lb.

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“Why, Byrnes is the nearest replica of Tobin I’ve ever seen. Bats left-handed, throws left-handed, a drag bunter and fast as a deer. Great fly-chaser and has a good arm. Wouldn’t that give fans here something to cheer about if we’d wind up with a home-town boy in our outfield?” - Bill DeWitt to Ray J. Gillespie, 1943

Milt Byrnes was nicknamed "Skippy" after a popular comic strip of the era. On April 1, 1946, he was traded to the New York Yankees for catcher Ken Sears. Two weeks later, Byrnes was optioned by the Yankees to their farm team the Kansas City Blues. He never played in the majors again. Thus, Byrnes' only major league experience came during the war years, from 1943 to 1945 with the St. Louis Browns. Seeing regular time all around the outfield those years, he hit .274 in 390 games, playing 3 games during the World Series in 1944.

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