Milt Byrnes

{{short description|American baseball player (1916-1979)}}

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{{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.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/byrnemi01.shtml "Milt Byrnes Statistics and History"]. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-04.{{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}}

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.