Everett Mills (January 20, 1845 – June 22, 1908) was an American

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player from

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. He played in all five seasons of the National Association (–), and one season in the

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(). He played every one of his games at

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save for one game in

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. In , he became

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for the final 17 games of the season while a member of the

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. 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
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