Clyde Milan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Clyde Milan

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1887

Place of Birth: Linden, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 03-Mar-1953

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Clyde Milan

  • 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 was listed as 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and 168 pounds (76 kg).
  • Like Cobb, Milan batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
  • In 16 seasons with Washington, 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.
  • Defensively, he recorded a .953 fielding percentage at all three outfield positions. 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 17 seasons (1928–29 and 1938 until his death) as a coach with Washington.
  • His brother, Horace Milan, was briefly his teammate with the Senators. He died 22 days before his 66th birthday, in Orlando, Florida.
  • During the Senators' 1953 spring training camp, where he was serving as a coach, he collapsed from the heat and suffered a fatal heart attack.

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