Thomas Erwin McMillan (born September 13, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player whose career spanned seven seasons, including one in Major League Baseball with the Seattle Mariners (1977). As a member of the inaugural Mariners team, McMillan, a shortstop, went hitless in five at-bats. The majority of his career was spent in the minor leagues. After he was drafted out of Jacksonville University by the Cleveland Indians during the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft, McMillan made his professional debut that year with the Double-A San Antonio Brewers. Over his minor league career, McMillan played with the Double-A San Antonio Brewers (1973), Triple-A Oklahoma City 89ers (1973–75), the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens (1976), the Triple-A Iowa Oaks (1976), the Triple-A New Orleans Pelicans (1977), the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings (1977), the Triple-A San Jose Missions (1977), and the Double-A Buffalo Bisons (1978). In 711 minor league career games, McMillan batted .252 with 591 hits, 74 doubles, 24 triples, and 10 home runs. Early life McMillan was born on September 13, 1951 in Richmond, Virginia. He attended Jacksonville University from 1970 to 1973, where he played college baseball for the Dolphins under head coach Barry Myers. McMillan played shortstop on the school's baseball team. In the winter of 1972, McMillan played with the United States national baseball team during the Amateur World Series in Managua, Nicaragua. During the series, he batted .308 with 20 hits, 15 runs, five doubles and six stolen bases. The U.S. team went on to place second. McMillan was the only member of the U.S. team to win All-World honors. After the 1972 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. During his senior season, McMillan batted .305 with 57 hits, four home runs, and 28 stolen bases. He set a school record for career stolen bases with 141, almost doubling the previous record. During the second round of the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft, McMillan was drafted by the Cleveland Indians. Professional career 1973–76 seasons After being drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1973, McMillan made his professional baseball debut that season in the Indians minor league organization, playing with the Double-A San Antonio Brewers of the Texas League. With San Antonio, he batted .231 with 13 runs scored, 24 hits, two doubles, four runs batted in (RBIs), and five stolen