Everett Mills (January 20, 1845 – June 22, 1908) was an American
Major League Baseball
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player from
Newark, New Jersey
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National League
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(). He played every one of his games at
first base
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save for one game in
center field
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. In , he became
player-manager
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for the final 17 games of the season while a member of the
Baltimore Canaries
The Baltimore Canaries were a professional baseball club in the National Association from 1872 to 1874.
History
The team was usually listed as Lord Baltimore in the box scores of the day, and were also referred to as the Yellow Stockings. The can ...
. The team finished in second place, and he would never manage again.
Everett died in his hometown of Newark at the age of 63, and was buried at Fairmount Cemetery.Retrosheet /ref>