Books and articles about Larry Milbourne

Milbourne spent his whole career as a utility man. In 1979 he led the AL with 12 pinch hits (in 30 at-bats) in his only successful season in that role. He excelled in the 1981 postseason for the Yankees, playing every game in place of the injured Bucky Dent at shortstop. Milbourne hit .316 with four runs scored in the five-game divisional playoff against Milwaukee. In the LCS against the A's, he scored the first run of the series in Game One and tied Game Two with a fourth-inning RBI single, batting .462 with four runs as New York swept in three. He dropped off to .250 in the World Series as the Yankees lost to Los Angeles, but he drove in the first run of New York's Game Two victory with the only extra-base hit of the game, a fifth-inning double. (JFC)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » July 15, 1978: Seattle's Larry Milbourne homers from both sides of the plate in a 7–6 win over Cleveland. These will be Milbourne's only home runs all season, spanning 93 games and 234 at bats. » November 18, 1980: The Yankees trade catcher Brad Gulden and cash to Seattle for infielder Larry Milbourne and a player to be named. That player will turn out to be Gulden, who Seattle will ship back to the Yanks on May 18, 1981. » May 12, 1982: In their 2nd major trade in as many days, the Twins deal C Butch Wynegar and P Roger Erickson to the Yankees for IF Larry Milbourne, minor leaguers John Pacella and Pete Filson, and cash. The Twins' frugal owner, Calvin Griffith, is roundly criticized for the deals, in which he appears to be unloading high-salaried veterans at the expense of a winning ball club.