Eric Milton

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name=Eric Milton
position=Starting pitcher
team=New York Yankees
number=--
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1975|8|4
debutdate=April 5
debutyear=1998
debutteam=Minnesota Twins
statyear=2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=87-84
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=5.01
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=1107
teams=
*Minnesota Twins (by|1998-by|2003)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|2004)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|2005-by|2007)

Eric Robert Milton (born August 4, 1975 in State College, Pennsylvania) is an American left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees organization. Milton attended the University of Maryland, College Park.

Major league career

Milton was selected by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (20th pick) of the by|1996 amateur draft, and was among four players traded to the Minnesota Twins two years later in exchange for Chuck Knoblauch. On September 11, by|1999, he pitched a 7-0 no-hitter against the Anaheim Angels, the fifth no-hitter in Twins history and the last to date. [ [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/gallery/featured/GAL1137746/9/26/index.htm Sports American League (Baseball) Baseball AL West Division Major League Baseball - SI Vault ] ] He is the only person to pitch a no-hitter in Major League Baseball and also for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

With Minnesota, Milton had a record of 57-51, with 715 strikeouts and a 4.76 earned run average, and was selected to the by|2001 AL All-Star team. He went 1-0 with a 1.65 ERA with the Twins in the by|2002 and by|2003 playoffs, and was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for pitcher Carlos Silva and infielder Nick Punto following the 2003 season.

Milton led the Phillies in wins, starts and strikeouts in by|2004, going 14-6 with a 4.75 ERA and 171 strikeouts in 34 starts.

At the end of the 2004 season, he signed as a free agent with Cincinnati. The big contract and lack of performance has been regarded by many fans as one of the biggest blunders in Reds history.

Milton hit the disabled list with an elbow injury on May 9, by|2007, which ended his career with the Reds. Milton filed for free agency on October 9, 2007, and remained a free agent until signing a minor league deal with the New York Yankees on July 11, by|2008. [ [http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2008/07/yankees_sign_eric_milton_to_mi.html Yankees sign Eric Milton to minor-league deal - New York Yankees baseball - NJ.com ] ]

In a nine-season career, Milton has compiled an 86-79 record with 1,067 strikeouts and a 5.01 ERA in 1,489.0 innings pitched.

Career Stats

Yr Ag Tm Lg G GS W L S ERA CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K AVG IBB H BS-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1998 23 MIN AL 32 32 8 14 0 5.64 1 0 172.1 195 113 108 25 70 107 .282 0 0 01999 24 MIN AL 34 34 7 11 0 4.49 5 2 206.1 190 111 103 28 63 163 .243 2 0 02000 25 MIN AL 33 33 13 10 0 4.86 0 0 200.0 205 123 108 35 44 160 .260 0 0 02001 26 MIN AL 35 34 15 7 0 4.32 2 1 220.2 222 109 106 35 61 157 .257 0 0 02002 27 MIN AL 29 29 13 9 0 4.84 2 1 171.0 173 96 92 24 30 121 .258 0 0 02003 28 MIN AL 3 3 1 0 0 2.65 0 0 17.0 15 5 5 2 1 7 .234 0 0 02004 29 PHI NL 34 34 14 6 0 4.75 0 0 201.0 196 110 106 43 75 161 .255 6 0 02005 30 CIN NL 34 34 8 15 0 6.47 0 0 186.1 237 141 134 40 52 123 .302 2 0 02006 31 CIN NL 26 26 8 8 0 5.20 0 0 114.1 113 68 66 20 30 68 .269 3 0 02007 32 CIN NL 6 6 0 4 0 5.17 0 0 31.1 39 21 18 4 9 18 .298 0 0 0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TOTALS 266 265 87 84 0 5.01 9 4 1558.2 1635 923 868 265 447 1107 .266 14 0 010 Seasons

Stats as of June 22, 2007

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

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