Clyde Milan
| Clyde Milan | |
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 Milan in 1913 | |
| Outfielder | |
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Born: March 25, 1887 Linden, Tennessee | |
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Died: March 3, 1953 (aged 65) Orlando, Florida | |
| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 19, 1907 for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 22, 1922 for the Washington Senators | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .285 |
| Hits | 2100 |
| Stolen bases | 495 |
| Home runs | 17 |
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As Manager
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Jesse Clyde Milan (March 25, 1887 – March 3, 1953) was an American baseball player who spent his entire career as an outfielder with the Washington Senators (1907–1922). He was not a powerful batter, but was adept at getting on base and was fleet of foot, receiving the nickname "Deerfoot" for his speed. He set a modern-rules record for stolen bases in a season with 88 in 1912, a mark surpassed three years later by Ty Cobb. Milan was mostly a center fielder.
He was born in Linden, Tennessee and died 22 days before his 66th birthday, in Orlando, Florida. During spring training as a coach, he collapsed from heat and had a heart attack.
In sixteen seasons, he batted .285 with 17 home runs and 617 runs batted in over 1982 games. He accumulated 495 stolen bases (tied for 37th all-time with Willie Keeler) and 1004 runs scored. Milan had 2100 hits in 7359 career at bats. He ended with a .353 all-time on-base percentage.
As a player-manager (1922 only), with the Senators, he was 69–85, a .448 lifetime winning percentage, after which he managed minor league teams and spent seventeen seasons (1928–29 and 1938 until his death) as a coach with Washington. His brother, Horace Milan, was briefly his teammate with the Senators.
See also
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
- List of Major League Baseball player–managers
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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