Career
He was not a powerful batter, but was adept at getting on base and was fleet of foot, receiving the nickname "Deerfoot" for his speed. He set a modern-rules record for stolen bases in a season with 88 in 1912, a mark surpassed three years later by Ty Cobb. Milan was mostly a center fielder.
He was born in Linden, Tennessee and died 22 days before his 66th birthday, in Orlando, Florida.
During spring training as a coach, he collapsed from the heat and suffered a fatal heart attack. In sixteen seasons, he batted.285 with 17 home runs and 617 runs batted in over 1982 games.
He accumulated 495 stolen bases (tied for 37th all-time with Willie Keeler) and 1004 runs scored. Milan had 2100 hits in 7359 career at bats.
He ended with a.353 all-time on-base percentage.
As a player-manager (1922 only), with the Senators, he was 69–85, a.448 lifetime winning percentage, after which he managed minor league teams and spent seventeen seasons (1928-1929 and 1938 until his death) as a coach with Washington.