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Fred Lynn League
4-8-2074
John Milton Shortstop
Retired (1968, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .283 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .798 Status Deceased (1999) Option Years 0  
H 2219 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 08-04-1931
HR 226 Drafted Round 4, Pick 51
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(94 games)
RBI 987
SB 230
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control C-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (97.5%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1951 KC-CLE
34
122
10
32
4
3
2
7
6
 14 3 2
3
 0 4
.702
.308
.393
.131
.262
1952 CLE
136
492
52
127
21
4
13
59
32
 76 2 2
6
 2 22
.701
.305
.396
.138
.258
1953 CLE
131
469
51
122
20
8
6
45
47
 77 2 0
8
 5 18
.705
.330
.375
.115
.260
1954 CLE
129
445
59
134
25
8
7
58
45
 61 1 2
4
 1 22
.806
.365
.440
.139
.301
1955 CLE
135
512
61
146
24
6
15
77
45
 79 2 1
14
 5 9
.788
.345
.443
.158
.285
1956 CLE
135
517
88
160
32
6
14
76
57
 82 7 2
14
 2 10
.860
.384
.476
.166
.309
1957 CLE
135
549
80
158
26
5
20
78
63
 98 1 2
19
 5 19
.824
.361
.463
.175
.288
1958 CLE
135
590
115
181
31
11
23
75
54
 93 2 1
16
 2 4
.880
.366
.514
.207
.307
1959 CLE
126
445
74
121
20
8
10
44
56
 77 2 2
12
 1 1
.775
.354
.420
.148
.272
1960 CLE
135
584
84
171
32
8
13
62
62
 95 0 3
26
 6 5
.801
.359
.442
.149
.293
1961 CLE
135
567
116
165
32
10
21
73
70
 87 2 3
14
 4 4
.863
.369
.494
.203
.291
1962 CLE
135
580
97
165
28
6
18
67
41
 88 4 4
22
 4 2
.780
.334
.447
.162
.284
1963 CLE
119
408
56
116
20
2
17
66
37
 72 0 3
12
 4 1
.810
.342
.468
.184
.284
1964 CLE
142
508
85
142
30
9
15
65
52
 86 2 4
20
 4 7
.809
.346
.463
.183
.280
1965 CLE
139
514
101
144
28
5
19
68
67
 83 1 2
18
 2 4
.828
.363
.465
.185
.280
1966 CLE
112
317
42
76
10
1
9
38
43
 60 3 2
11
 4 0
.697
.334
.363
.123
.240
1967 CLE
79
152
17
43
7
0
2
17
19
 20 1 0
9
 1 2
.735
.366
.368
.086
.283
1968 CLE-KC
24
59
8
16
4
3
2
12
7
 5 0 0
2
 1 0
.891
.348
.542
.271
.271
Total
2116
7830
1196
2219
394
103
226
987
803
 1253 35 35
230
 53 134
.798
.351
.447
.163
.283
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01John Milton has retired from the Kansas City Coroners
1968-04-24The Kansas City Coroners have acquired John Milton from the waiver wire.
1968-04-24The Kansas City Coroners have demoted Joe Schmidt to the minor leagues.
1968-04-20The Cleveland Knights have promoted Joe Cruz to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have designated John Milton for assignment.
1951-09-23The Cleveland Knights have promoted John Milton to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have sent Larry Cort to the minors.
1951-07-11A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Knights and the Kansas City Coroners. The Kansas City Coroners receive Herm Wehmeier from the Cleveland Knights in exchange for John Milton.
1951-06-05The Kansas City Coroners have promoted John Milton to the major league team. The Kansas City Coroners have sent Mark Scantlebury to the minors.