| Roy McMillan | ||
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| Shortstop | ||
| Born: July 17, 1929 | ||
| Died: November 2, 1997 (aged 68) | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 17, 1951 for the Cincinnati Reds |
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| August 3, 1966 for the New York Mets |
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| Batting average | . Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 243 | |
| Hits | 1639 | |
| Runs batted in | 594 | |
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Roy David McMillan (July 17, 1929 - November 2, 1997) was a shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters From 1951 through 1966, McMillan played for the Cincinnati Reds (1951-60), Milwaukee Braves (1961-64) and New York Mets (1964-66). The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. He batted and threw right-handed. Following his retirement as a player, McMillan managed the Milwaukee Brewers (1972) and New York Mets (1975). He was born in Bonham, Texas. Bonham is a city in Fannin County, Texas, United States. The population was 9990 at the 2000 census
In a 16-season career, McMillan posted a . 243 average with 68 home runs and 594 RBI in 2093 games. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has
McMillan, who spent 10 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, was his team’s glue between the infield and outfield in the 1950s. Baseball teams take turns one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat The outfield is a Sporting term used in Cricket and Baseball to refer to the area of the Field of play further from the Batsman He won the very first three Gold Gloves for the shortstop position (1957 in MLB, 1958-59 in the National League), and in 1954, he set a since-surpassed major league record of 129 double plays. For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians (4-0 All-Star Game This article is about Baseball. For double play Magnetic tape, see Audio tape length and thickness.
Twice named to the NL All-Star team (1956-57), McMillan also played with the Milwaukee Braves and New York Mets and finished his career in 1966. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League In 1975 he returned to Milwaukee as manager of the Brewers, and in 1975 replaced Yogi Berra as the Mets manager. Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12 1925 in St Louis Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball player and manager
Roy McMillan was inducted to the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1971. The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame was instituted in 1958 to recognize the career of former Cincinnati Reds players managers and front-office executives Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at He died in Bonham, Texas at age of 68.
All-Star
In 1957, McMillan and six of his Redleg teammates—Ed Bailey, Johnny Temple, Don Hoak, Gus Bell, Wally Post and Frank Robinson—were voted into the National League All-Star starting lineup, the result of a ballot stuffing campaign by Redlegs fans. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Milwaukee Braves over New York Yankees (4-3 Lew Burdette, MVP Lonas Edgar Bailey Jr (April 15 1931 – March 23 2007 was an American Catcher who played in Major League Baseball from through. John Ellis Temple ( August 8, 1927 – January 9, 1994) was a Major League Baseball Second baseman who played for the Donald Albert (Don Hoak ( February 5, 1928 in Roulette Pennsylvania – October 9, 1969 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) was David Russell "Gus" Bell Jr ( November 15 1928 - May 7 1995) was an American center and Right fielder Walter Charles Post ( July 9, 1929 - January 6, 1982) was a Right fielder in Major League Baseball. Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont Texas) is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball player The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Ballot stuffing is the illegal act of one person submitting multiple Ballots during a Vote in which only one ballot per person is permitted Bell remained on the team as a reserve, but Post was taken off altogether. Bell and Post were replaced as starters by Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired Willie Howard Mays Jr (born May 6 1931 is a retired American Baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
| Preceded by Yogi Berra |
New York Mets Manager 1975 |
Succeeded by Joe Frazier |
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