:Milt Gaston

{{Short description|American baseball player (1896–1996)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Milt Gaston

|position=Pitcher

|image=Gaston, New York, 1924 LOC npcc.11013 (cropped).jpg

|caption=Gaston in 1924

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1896|1|27|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1996|4|26|1896|1|27}}

|death_place=Barnstable, Massachusetts, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 20

|debutyear=1924

|debutteam=New York Yankees

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 26

|finalyear=1934

|finalteam=Chicago White Sox

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=97–164

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=615

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.55

|teams=

• New York Yankees ({{mlby|1924}})
• St. Louis Browns ({{mlby|1925}}–{{mlby|1927}})
• Washington Senators ({{mlby|1928}})
• Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|1929}}–{{mlby|1931}})
• Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|1932}}–{{mlby|1934}})

}}

Nathaniel Milton Gaston (January 27, 1896 – April 26, 1996) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1924 to 1934. Born in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, he played for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox. His older brother, Alex, was his batterymate with the 1929 Red Sox. Danny MacFayden was his brother-in-law.

His first roommate in the majors was Lou Gehrig when he played for the New York Yankees.

Three of Babe Ruth's record-setting home runs during the 1927 New York Yankees season were hit off Gaston, on July 26, July 27 and Sept. 11.

Gaston's career record was 97–164. He is the major league record holder for most games under .500 in a career.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}

A good hitting pitcher in his 11-year major league career, he posted a .200 batting average (145-for-724) with 55 runs, 6 home runs and 75 RBIs.