Milt Byrnes

{{short description|American baseball player (1916-1979)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Milt Byrnes |image= |position=Outfielder |bats=Left |throws=Left |birth_date={{birth date|1916|11|15}} |birth_place=St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1979|2|1|1916|11|15}} |death_place=St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=April 21 |debutyear={{mlby|1943}} |debutteam=St. Louis Browns |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 30 |finalyear={{mlby|1945}} |finalteam=St. Louis Browns |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.274 |stat2label=Home runs |stat2value=16 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=154 |teams= *St. Louis Browns (1943–1945) }} '''Milton John '''"'''Skippy'''"''' Byrnes''' (November 15, 1916 – February 1, 1979) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns from 1943 to 1945.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/byrnemi01.shtml "Milt Byrnes Statistics and History"]. ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-04.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://unknowntransaction.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/more-about-milt-byrnes.html|title = Unknown Transaction: More About Milt Byrnes|date = 9 February 2016}}</ref>

In three major league seasons, Byrnes posted a .274 batting average (350-for-1278) with 174 runs, 16 home runs, 154 RBI and 199 bases on balls. He finished his career with a .987 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions.

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