Milton Joseph Bolling (August 9, 1930 – January 19, 2013) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from 1952 through 1958 for the Boston Red Sox (1952–1957), Washington Senators (1957) and Detroit Tigers (1958).

[2] In September 1952, the struggling Boston Red Sox brought up 11 minor leaguers all at once, including Bolling.

[5] On September 10, Bolling made his Major League debut by replacing Johnny Lipon at shortstop for Boston.

He eventually tapered off but put up a respectable .263 batting average with five home runs and 28 RBIs in 109 games as the Sox shortstop.

[2] On March 23, 1955, Milt had a career-threatening injury when he broke his left elbow in a Spring training game against the St. Louis Cardinals after he had already won the starting role at shortstop for the season.

[2] By the time Bolling got a clean bill of health, he had lost his starting job to Don Buddin for the 1956 season.

[13] Milt was immediately put to work with the Senators, starting at shortstop occasionally in May and June before becoming their everyday starter from July through the end of the season.

[15] He became teammates with his brother, Frank Bolling, a five-year veteran for the Tigers as their starting second baseman.

He started several games in April before being sidelined for a few days with a virus attack,[17] and afterward playing time was scarce.

Milt played his final Major League game on July 28, ending his season with a .194 average in just 31 at bats.

[2] After his playing days, Bolling spent more than 30 years with the Red Sox, first as an executive assistant to owner Tom Yawkey, and later as an area scout based in Alabama.