| Clyde Milan | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Milan with the Washington Senators in 1913. | |
| Outfielder /Manager | |
| Born:(1887-03-25)March 25, 1887 Linden, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| Died: March 3, 1953(1953-03-03) (aged 65) Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 19, 1907, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 22, 1922, for the Washington Senators | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .285 |
| Hits | 2,100 |
| Home runs | 17 |
| Runs batted in | 617 |
| Stolen bases | 495 |
| Managerial record | 69–85 |
| Winning % | .448 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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| As player As manager As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jesse Clyde Milan (MILL-in;[1] March 25, 1887 – March 3, 1953) was an American professionalbaseball player who spent his entire career as anoutfielder with theWashington 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 forstolen bases in a season with 88 in 1912, a mark surpassed three years later byTy Cobb. Milan was mostly acenter fielder.
He was born inLinden, 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, hebatted .285 with 17home runs and 617runs batted in over 1982 games. He accumulated 495 stolen bases (tied for 37th all-time withWillie Keeler) and 1004runs scored. Milan had 2,100hits in 7,359 careerat bats, which was 37th best among all players when he retired.[2] He ended with a .353 all-timeon-base percentage. Defensively, he recorded a .953fielding percentage at all three outfield positions.
As aplayer-manager (1922 only), with the Senators, he was 69–85, a .448 lifetimewinning percentage, after which he managedminor league teams and spent 17 seasons (1928–29 and 1938 until his death) as acoach with Washington. His brother,Horace Milan, was briefly his teammate with the Senators.
Milan suffered a fatal heart attack inOrlando, Florida on March 3, 1953, during the Senators'spring training camp, where Milan was beginning what would have been his 18th season as a Washington coach.
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