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Clyde Milan

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left  •  Throws: Right
5-9, 168lb (175cm, 76kg)
Born: March 25, 1887 in Linden, TN us
Died: March 3, 1953 in Orlando, FL
Buried: Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, TX
Debut: August 19, 1907 (2,957th in major league history)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 SB
Last Game: September 22, 1922
vs. CHW 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: Jesse Clyde Milan
Nicknames: Deerfoot
View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen
View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject
Relatives: Brother of Horace Milan

Notable Events and Chronology for Clyde Milan Career

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September 11, 1912

Eddie Collins of the Philadelphia Athletics sets a major league record by stealing six bases in a game

August 28, 1913

1913 – Walter Johnson’s 14-game winning streak is ended, although it takes Boston 11 innings to beat him 1 – 0. Boston manages a 2nd-inning single by Steve Yerkes and doesn’t have another baserunner until Yerkes singles again in the 11th, and reaches third as the ball goes through the legs of CF Clyde Milan. A fielder’s choice and a single win it. Johnson strikes out 10, including five in a row, and walks none.

July 17, 1914

pennant hopes go with Milan loss 

July 19, 1915

1915 – The Washington Senators steal eight bases in one inning off Cleveland catcher Steve O’Neill. The 1st-inning thievery establishes a major league record for stolen bases in one frame. There are three thefts by Danny Moeller including second base, third base and home, two each by Clyde Milan and Eddie Ainsmith, and one by George McBride in the 11 – 4 Washington win. Walter Johnson allows just two hits in six innings before taking the afternoon off. Reliever Nick Altrock gives up the Cleveland scores.

July 27, 1915

1915 – The Senators score the game’s only run in the 1st when Clyde Milan swipes home against Cleveland pitcher Rip Hagerman. Hagerman allows just two hits in a losing effort, while Washington pitcher Bert Gallia gives up just one safety.

August 29, 1915

George Sisler again pitches against Walter Johnson and this time wins, 2 – 1

August 15, 1916

Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox and Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators engage in a memorable pitching duel

June 10, 1921

6/10/1921: The Tigers were in Washington for a strange game. In the top of the first inning, Harry Heilmann homered into the left field bleachers. It came off Harry Courtney with one runner on base. However, Heilmann was called out for batting out of turn by umpire Billy Evans. Detroit manager Ty Cobb had changed the lineup before the game but did not tell the players. Bobby Veach was skipped in the batting order in the initial frame. Veach batted in the fourth inning for the first time and homered to right field. In the fifth inning, Washington’s Bucky Harris was called out on the base paths because of interference by Clyde Milan who was coaching third base at the time. There was a lot of confusion on the field during that play and eventually Harris and Sam Rice ended up standing at third base. When Rice stepped off the bag he was tagged out.

January 14, 1922

Outfielder Clyde Milan is named the new manager of the Washington Senators. Milan took over for George McBride at the end of last season after McBride was hit in the face with a ball during batting practice. McBride began suffering vertigo and fainting spells and relinquished the manager’s job.

Biography

 
In 1912 Clyde Milan stole 88 bases to top Ty Cobb and lead the American League, breaking Cobb’s single-season record of 83 stolen bases set the previous year. He beat Cobb and Eddie Collins again in 1913, leading with 75 stolen bases, but Cobb regained the title and the record with 96 steals in 1915. Milan stole 495 bases lifetime. According to longtime owner Clark Griffith, he was the best centerfielder the Senators ever had. He played shallow, using his speed to catch up with deep fly balls. He was signed on the same scouting trip that netted Washington Walter Johnson, and the pair were roommates – well matched because of their gentle temperaments – for the next 15 years. Milan was the Senators’ player-manager in 1922 but was considered too easygoing. He managed in the minors until 1937, when he returned to Washington as a coach. He was 65 when, hitting fungos in the heat of spring training, he had a fatal heart attack. His brother Horace was also a Senators outfielder in 1915 and 1917.@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@

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