Eddie Milner

Eddie Milner

Eddie Milner, born Edward James Milner (May 21, 1955 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball center fielder who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1980-86, 1988) and San Francisco Giants (1987). Milner batted and threw left-handed. His cousin, John, also was a major league player.

Milner was one of the best defensive center fielders of the 1980s. A fast runner and a good-contact hitter, in 1986 he had a 20-game hitting streak and belted 15 home runs.

On August 2, 1986, Milner collected his team's only hit in a game for fifth time, tying Cesar Tovar's MLB record (1975).

In a seven-year career, Milner was a .253 hitter with 42 home runs and 195 RBI in 804 games.

Milner suffered from cocaine addiction during his baseball career. Commissioner Peter Ueberroth suspended him for the entire 1988 season after he relapsed, but he was reinstated before the All-Star break after completing a drug rehabilitation program.

Eddie Milner graduated from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio .

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/milneed01.shtml Career statistics at "Baseball Reference"]


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