Everett Mills

For the cotton textile mill, see The Everett Mills.

Everett Mills (January 20, 1845 – June 22, 1908) was an American Major League Baseball player from Newark, New Jersey. He played in all five seasons of the National Association (1871–1875), and one season in the National League (1876). He played every one of his games at first base save for one game in center field.^[1] In 1872, he became player-manager for the final 17 games of the season while a member of the Baltimore Canaries. The team finished in second place, and he would never manage again.^[2]

Everett Mills
First baseman
Born: (1845-01-20)January 20, 1845 Newark, New Jersey
Died: June 22, 1908(1908-06-22) (aged 63) Newark, New Jersey
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
May 5, 1871, for the Washington Olympics
Last MLB appearance
October 17, 1876, for the Hartford Dark Blues
MLB statistics
Batting average	.284
Hits	433
Runs batted in	204
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
National Association of Base Ball Players Newark Eurekas (1864–1867) Irvington of Irvington, NJ (1868) New York Mutuals (1868–1870)   League player Washington Olympics (1871) Baltimore Canaries (1872–1873) Hartford Dark Blues (1874–1876)   League manager Baltimore Canaries (1872)

Everett died in his hometown of Newark at the age of 63, and was buried at Fairmount Cemetery.^[3]

References

1. Baseball-reference player page
2. Baseball-reference manager page
3. Retrosheet

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

Preceded by Bill Craver	Baltimore Canaries Managers 1872	Succeeded by Cal McVey