John Milner

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: December 28, 1949 in Atlanta, GA us

Died: January 4, 2000 in East Point, GA

Buried: College Park Cemetery, College Park, GA

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from South Fulton HS (East Point, GA).

High School: South Fulton HS (East Point, GA)

Debut: September 15, 1971 (Age 21-261d, 13,195th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1982 (Age 32-279d)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: John David Milner

Nicknames: The Hammer

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Relatives: Cousin of Eddie Milner

1979 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.5

3436

855

131

.249

455

RBI

498

OBP

.344

SLG

.413

OPS

.757

OPS+

112

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-10 / in Starts: 11-7
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1973	NLCS g1	Oct 6	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	4	1.64	-0.020	51.09	-0.42%	0.29	1B
2	1973	NLCS g2	Oct 7	NYM	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	5	.73	-0.080	24.27	-1.67%	-0.59	1B
3	1973	NLCS g3	Oct 8	NYM		CIN	W,9-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	5	.27	-0.013	11.09	-0.29%	0.28	1B
4	1973	NLCS g4	Oct 9	NYM		CIN	L,1-2	CG(12)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.294	.143	.437	5	1.25	-0.122	48.20	-2.75%	-0.35	1B
5	1973	NLCS g5	Oct 10	NYM		CIN	W,7-2	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.364	.176	.540	4	.73	0.068	60.50	3.14%	0.90	1B
6	1973	WS g1	Oct 13	NYM	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.385	.238	.623	5	1.47	0.096	76.94	2.77%	0.72	1B
7	1973	WS g2	Oct 14	NYM	@	OAK	W,10-7	CG(12)	7	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.394	.259	.653	5	1.41	0.110	74.45	3.84%	2.35	1B
8	1973	WS g3	Oct 16	NYM		OAK	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.267	.421	.267	.688	5	1.23	-0.063	77.40	-2.21%	0.29	1B
9	1973	WS g4	Oct 17	NYM		OAK	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.242	.405	.242	.647	5	.35	-0.053	21.22	-1.79%	-2.41	1B
10	1973	WS g5	Oct 18	NYM		OAK	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.413	.270	.683	5	.94	0.027	77.50	1.25%	0.42	1B
11	1973	WS g6	Oct 20	NYM	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.400	.268	.668	5	1.09	-0.049	97.47	-2.41%	-0.47	1B
12	1973	WS g7	Oct 21	NYM	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.389	.250	.639	5	.68	-0.046	113.75	-4.27%	-0.53	1B
1979 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	1979	NLCS g1	Oct 2	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-2	GS-11	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.95	-0.118	29.81	-2.14%	-1.10	LF
14	1979	NLCS g2	Oct 3	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	5	1.44	-0.036	41.29	-0.70%	-0.34	LF
15	1979	NLCS g3	Oct 5	PIT		CIN	W,7-1	GS-5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	5	.44	0.001	7.72	0.02%	-0.39	LF
16	1979	WS g2	Oct 11	PIT	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	5	1.24	0.001	65.95	0.24%	0.21	LF
17	1979	WS g4	Oct 13	PIT		BAL	L,6-9	GS-8	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.267	.600	5	1.04	0.159	63.24	5.35%	1.81	LF
18	1979	WS g6	Oct 16	PIT	@	BAL	W,4-0	GS-7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.318	.222	.540	5	1.23	-0.087	94.62	-3.93%	-0.91	LF
1981 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	1981	NLDS g3	Oct 9	MON	@	PHI	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.04	-0.001	.49	0.00%	-0.09	PH
20	1981	NLDS g4	Oct 10	MON	@	PHI	L,5-6	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	8	2.29	0.120	51.68	1.49%	1.00	PH
21	1981	NLCS g4	Oct 17	MON		LAD	L,1-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
									79	65	6	15	1	0	0	5	14	3	5	0	0	0		2	0	0	.231	.367	.246	.613

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