John "Jocko" Milligan (August 8, 1861 – August 29, 1923) was an American professional baseball player who played catcher in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1893.[1]
Jocko Milligan | |
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Catcher / First baseman | |
Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 8, 1861|
Died: August 29, 1923 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 62)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 1, 1884, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 1893, for the New York Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .286 |
Home runs | 49 |
Runs batted in | 497 |
Teams | |
Biography edit
Milligan played for the Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Giants.[2]
In 772 games over ten seasons, Milligan posted a .286 batting average (848-for-2964) with 440 runs, 189 doubles, fifty triples, forty-nine home runs, 497 runs batted in, 210 bases on balls, .341 on-base percentage, and .433 slugging percentage.
Death and interment edit
Milligan died on August 29, 1923, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was interred at the Mount Moriah Cemetery.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Inc., Baseball Almanac. "Jocko Milligan Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Jocko Milligan | Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jocko Milligan.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Jocko Milligan at Find a Grave