[1] He played all or parts of nine seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds (1980–86, 1988) and San Francisco Giants (1987), primarily as a center fielder.

A highlight of Milner's career was a 20-game hitting streak in 1986 in which he had batted .417 to go along with a .667 slugging percentage.

Commissioner Peter Ueberroth suspended him for the entire 1988 season after he relapsed, but he was reinstated before the All-Star break after completing a drug rehabilitation program.

Along with César Tovar, Milner is regarded as the all-time major league leader in breaking up no-hit attempts with five.

[2] On August 2, 1986, Milner collected his team's only hit in a game for fifth time, tying Tovar's major league record (1975).