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John Milner

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John David Milner (December 28, 1949 – January 4, 2000) was an American first baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball. [1]

78 relations: Adrian Devine, Al Oliver, At bat, Atlanta, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Base on balls, Baseball, Basketball, Batting average, Bert Blyleven, Big Red Machine, Bill Robinson (outfielder), Cincinnati Reds, Cleon Jones, Cocaine, Dale Berra, Dave Parker, Double (baseball), Doubleheader (baseball), East Point, Georgia, Eddie Miller (outfielder), Farm team, Fastball, Fielding percentage, First baseman, Grand slam (baseball), Hamstring, Hank Aaron, Hit (baseball), Home run, Houston Astros, Jon Matlack, Ken Henderson, Lee Lacy, Lee Mazzilli, Left fielder, Lung cancer, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball scandals, Montreal Expos, National League, National League East, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, On-base percentage, Philadelphia Phillies, Pinch hitter, Pittsburgh Pirates, Plate appearance, ..., Rod Scurry, Rookie of the Year (award), Run (baseball), Run batted in, Slugging percentage, Spring training, St. Louis Cardinals, Strikeout, Substituted amphetamine, Texas Rangers (baseball), Three Rivers Stadium, Time (magazine), Tom Grieve, Tommy Boggs, Triple (baseball), United States, Walk-to-strikeout ratio, We Are Family (song), Willie Mays, Willie Montañez, Willie Stargell, World Series, 1968 Major League Baseball draft, 1973 National League Championship Series, 1973 World Series, 1979 National League Championship Series, 1981 Major League Baseball strike, 1981 National League Division Series. Expand index (28 more) »

Adrian Devine

Paul Adrian Devine (born December 2, 1951) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1973 to 1980 for the Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers.

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Al Oliver

Albert Oliver, Jr. (born October 14, 1946) is a former Major League Baseball player.

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At bat

In baseball, an at bat (AB) or time at bat is a batter's turn batting against a pitcher.

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Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital city and most populous municipality of the state of Georgia in the United States.

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Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball franchise based in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

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Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Base on balls

A base on balls (BB), also known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls, and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding.

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport played on a rectangular court.

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Batting average

Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batsmen in cricket and batters in baseball and softball.

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Bert Blyleven

Bert Blyleven (born Rik Aalbert Blijleven, April 6, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to, and was best known for his curveball.

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Big Red Machine

The Big Red Machine were the baseball teams of the Cincinnati Reds that dominated the National League from 1970 to 1979.

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Bill Robinson (outfielder)

William Henry Robinson, Jr. (June 26, 1943 – July 29, 2007) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball.

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Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Cleon Jones

Cleon Joseph Jones (born August 4, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player.

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Cocaine

Cocaine, also known as coke, is a strong stimulant mostly used as a recreational drug.

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Dale Berra

Dale Anthony Berra (born December 13, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball player who primarily played as an infielder from to.

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Dave Parker

David Gene Parker (born June 9, 1951), nicknamed "The Cobra", is an American former player in Major League Baseball.

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Double (baseball)

In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.

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Doubleheader (baseball)

A doubleheader (in the classic sense) is a set of two baseball games played between the same two teams on the same day in front of the same crowd.

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East Point, Georgia

East Point is a suburban city located southwest of the neighborhoods of Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia, United States.

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Eddie Miller (outfielder)

Edward Lee Miller (born June 29, 1957) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres in parts of seven seasons spanning 1977–1984.

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Farm team

In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, practice squad, or nursery club, is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher level at a given point.

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Fastball

The fastball is the most common type of pitch thrown by pitchers in baseball and softball.

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Fielding percentage

In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball.

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First baseman

First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner to score a run for that player's team.

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Grand slam (baseball)

In baseball, a grand slam is a home run hit with all three bases occupied by baserunners ("bases loaded"), thereby scoring four runs—the most possible in one play.

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Hamstring

In human anatomy, a hamstring is one of the three posterior thigh muscles in between the hip and the knee (from medial to lateral: semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris).

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Hank Aaron

Henry Louis Aaron (born February 5, 1934), nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", is a retired American Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder who serves as the senior vice president of the Atlanta Braves.

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Hit (baseball)

In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice.

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Home run

In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process.

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Houston Astros

The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas.

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Jon Matlack

Jonathan Trumpbour Matlack (born January 19, 1950) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher.

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Ken Henderson

Kenneth Joseph Henderson (born June 15, 1946 in Carroll, Iowa) was an outfielder for the San Francisco Giants (1965–72), Chicago White Sox (1973–75), Atlanta Braves (1976), Texas Rangers (1977), New York Mets (1978), Cincinnati Reds (1978–79) and Chicago Cubs (1979–80).

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Lee Lacy

Leondaus "Lee" Lacy (born April 10, 1948) is an American former professional baseball outfielder.

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Lee Mazzilli

Lee Louis Mazzilli (born March 25, 1955), is a former Major League Baseball player, coach, and manager.

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Left fielder

In baseball, a left fielder (LF) is an outfielder who plays defense in left field.

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Lung cancer

Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

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Major League Baseball scandals

There have been many dramatic on-and-off-field moments in over 130 years of Major League Baseball.

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Montreal Expos

The Montreal Expos (Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec.

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National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest current professional team sports league.

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National League East

The National League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions.

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New York Mets

The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens.

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Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics, often referred to as the A's, are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.

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On-base percentage

In baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP; sometimes referred to as on-base average/OBA, as the statistic is rarely presented as a true percentage) is a statistic generally measuring how frequently a batter reaches base.

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Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Pinch hitter

In baseball, a pinch hitter is a substitute batter.

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Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Plate appearance

In baseball statistics, a player is credited with a plate appearance (denoted by PA) each time he completes a turn batting.

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Rod Scurry

Rodney Grant Scurry (March 17, 1956 – November 5, 1992) was a Major League pitcher for eight seasons, and was the first Major League Baseball player directly linked to the Pittsburgh drug trials that dogged baseball during the mid-1980s.

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Rookie of the Year (award)

A Rookie of the Year award is given by a number of sports leagues to the top-performing athlete in his or her first season within the league.

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Run (baseball)

In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured.

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Run batted in

A run batted in (RBI), plural runs batted in (RBI or RBIs), is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play).

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Slugging percentage

In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (SLG) is a measure of the batting productivity of a hitter.

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Spring training

In Major League Baseball (MLB), spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season.

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St. Louis Cardinals

The St.

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Strikeout

In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter racks up three strikes during a time at bat.

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Substituted amphetamine

Substituted amphetamines are a class of compounds based upon the amphetamine structure; it includes all derivative compounds which are formed by replacing, or substituting, one or more hydrogen atoms in the amphetamine core structure with substituents.

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Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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Three Rivers Stadium

Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1970 to 2000.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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Tom Grieve

Thomas Alan Grieve (born March 4, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player.

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Tommy Boggs

Thomas Winton Boggs (born October 25, 1955) is a former professional baseball pitcher.

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Triple (baseball)

In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Walk-to-strikeout ratio

In baseball statistics, walk-to-strikeout ratio (BB/K) is a measure of a hitter's plate discipline and knowledge of the strike zone.

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We Are Family (song)

"We Are Family" is a song recorded by American vocal group Sister Sledge.

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Willie Mays

Willie Howard Mays, Jr. (born May 6, 1931), nicknamed "The Say Hey Kid", is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder who spent almost all of his 22-season career playing for the New York/San Francisco Giants, before finishing with the New York Mets.

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Willie Montañez

Guillermo Montañez Naranjo (born April 1, 1948 in Cataño, Puerto Rico) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played with the California Angels (1966), Philadelphia Phillies (1970–75, 1982), San Francisco Giants (1975–76), Atlanta Braves (1976–77), New York Mets (1978–79), Texas Rangers (1979), San Diego Padres (1980), Montreal Expos (1980–81) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1981-82).

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Willie Stargell

Wilver Dornell Stargell (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" in the later years of his career, was an American professional baseball player.

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World Series

The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America, contested since 1903 between the American League (AL) champion team and the National League (NL) champion team.

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1968 Major League Baseball draft

The 1968 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft took place prior to the 1968 MLB season.

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1973 National League Championship Series

The 1973 National League Championship Series was played between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds from October 6 to 10.

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1973 World Series

The 1973 World Series matched the defending champions Oakland Athletics against the New York Mets; the A's won in seven games for their second of three consecutive World Series titles.

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1979 National League Championship Series

The 1979 National League Championship Series was played between the National League West champion Cincinnati Reds and the National League East champion Pittsburgh Pirates.

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1981 Major League Baseball strike

The 1981 Major League Baseball strike was the first work stoppage in Major League Baseball since the 1972 Major League Baseball strike that resulted in regular season games being cancelled.

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1981 National League Division Series

The 1981 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 1981 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 6, and ended on Sunday, October 11.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Milner

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