Eddie Milner was born on Saturday, May 21, 1955, in Columbus, Ohio. Milner was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1980, with the Cincinnati Reds. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Eddie Milner baseball stats page.
"Eddie Milner made a name for himself corralling pitchers; mistakes with his glove in the outfield and burning up the basepaths with his legs in the 1980s – a name he knows he tarnished by allowing drug use to prematurely end his stay in the game he loved." - Baseball Historian John Wickline (SABR Baseball Biography Project, Eddie Milner, Source)
Eddie Milner![]() Eddie 'Greyhound' Milner Autograph on a 1986 Topps Baseball Card (#544 | Checklist) |
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Eddie MilnerEddie Milner Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Eddie MilnerEddie Milner Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1980 | 25 | Reds | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1981 | 26 | Reds | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .400 |
| 1982 | 27 | Reds | 113 | 407 | 61 | 109 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 41 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .268 | .338 | .378 |
| 1983 | 28 | Reds | 146 | 502 | 77 | 131 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 68 | 2 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .261 | .350 | .384 |
| 1984 | 29 | Reds | 117 | 336 | 44 | 78 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 51 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .232 | .333 | .342 |
| 1985 | 30 | Reds | 145 | 453 | 82 | 115 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 61 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .254 | .342 | .347 |
| 1986 | 31 | Reds | 145 | 424 | 70 | 110 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 47 | 36 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .259 | .317 | .446 |
| 1987 | 32 | Giants | 101 | 214 | 38 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .328 | .374 |
| 1988 | 33 | Reds | 23 | 51 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .236 | .196 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 9 Years | 804 | 2,395 | 376 | 607 | 111 | 28 | 42 | 0 | 195 | 286 | 14 | 280 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 28 | .253 | .333 | .376 | ||
Eddie MilnerEddie Milner Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1981 Reds | LF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1981 Reds | RF | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1982 Reds | CF | 30 | 24 | 678 | 56 | 1.9 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.19 |
| 1982 Reds | LF | 64 | 36 | 1,176 | 103 | 1.6 | 102 | 98 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.34 |
| 1982 Reds | RF | 37 | 36 | 780 | 65 | 1.8 | 64 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.22 |
| 1983 Reds | CF | 139 | 129 | 3,447 | 409 | 2.9 | 405 | 395 | 10 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 3.17 |
| 1984 Reds | CF | 108 | 79 | 2,316 | 300 | 2.8 | 295 | 287 | 8 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 3.44 |
| 1985 Reds | CF | 135 | 108 | 3,006 | 359 | 2.7 | 353 | 341 | 12 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 3.17 |
| 1986 Reds | CF | 127 | 98 | 2,808 | 305 | 2.4 | 302 | 296 | 6 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.90 |
| 1987 Giants | CF | 84 | 40 | 1,398 | 134 | 1.6 | 133 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 2.57 |
| 1988 Reds | CF | 11 | 8 | 246 | 30 | 2.7 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 3.18 |
| 1988 Reds | LF | 2 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.82 |
| 1988 Reds | RF | 2 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| CF Totals | 634 | 486 | 13,899 | 1,593 | 2.5 | 1,572 | 1,533 | 39 | 21 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 3.05 | |
| LF Totals | 68 | 37 | 1,212 | 104 | 1.5 | 103 | 99 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.29 | |
| RF Totals | 41 | 37 | 834 | 70 | 1.7 | 69 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.23 | |
| 8 Years | 743 | 560 | 15,945 | 1,767 | 2.4 | 1,744 | 1,698 | 46 | 23 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.95 | |
Eddie MilnerEddie Milner Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1980 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1981 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 1982 Reds | 18 | 12 | .600 | 6 | 4 | n/a | 101.8 | 10.2 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
| 1983 Reds | 41 | 12 | .774 | 11 | 1 | n/a | 55.8 | 8.4 | 15.2 | - | - | - |
| 1984 Reds | 21 | 13 | .618 | 18 | 4 | n/a | 48.0 | 6.7 | 11.6 | - | - | - |
| 1985 Reds | 35 | 13 | .729 | 17 | 9 | n/a | 151.0 | 14.6 | 13.7 | - | - | - |
| 1986 Reds | 18 | 11 | .621 | 17 | 12 | n/a | 28.3 | 7.6 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
| 1987 Giants | 10 | 9 | .526 | 25 | 11 | n/a | 53.5 | 6.5 | 11.3 | - | - | - |
| 1988 Reds | 2 | 2 | .500 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.7 | 25.5 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 9 Years | 145 | 72 | .668 | 108 | 48 | n/a | 57.0 | 8.6 | 12.3 | - | - | - |
Eddie MilnerEddie Milner Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1980 Cincinnati Reds | 57 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
| 1981 Cincinnati Reds | 20 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
| 1982 Cincinnati Reds | 20 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
| 1983 Cincinnati Reds | 20, 21 | $88,000.00 | - | - |
| 1984 Cincinnati Reds | 20 | $215,000.00 | - | - |
| 1985 Cincinnati Reds | 20 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
| 1986 Cincinnati Reds | 20 | $350,000.00 | - | - |
| 1987 San Francisco Giants | 20 | $490,000.00 | - | - |
| 1988 Cincinnati Reds | 9 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
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On August 24, 1983, Chicago Cubs starting pitching Chuck Rainey took a 3-0 no-hitter into the ninth inning at Wrigley Field. Though the first six innings it was a perfect game, but Eddie Milner led off the seventh with a walk. After playing spoiler with the bases on balls, Milner did it again in the ninth, breaking up the no-no with a clean single and two outs already recorded.
Did you know that Eddie Milner is the only Cincinnati Reds player - who batted lefty & threw lefty - to swipe forty-or-more bases during the 1980s? In fact, only on identical type of player (BL/TL) swiped 40+ in the 1970s (Bobby Tolan) and in the 1990s (Deion Sanders)!
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