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Jocko Milligan

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Jocko Milligan
Catcher / First baseman
Born: (1861-08-08)August 8, 1861
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: August 29, 1923(1923-08-29) (aged 62)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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 runs49
Runs batted in497
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
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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]

Biography

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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

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Milligan died on August 29, 1923, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was interred at the Mount Moriah Cemetery.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Inc., Baseball Almanac. "Jocko Milligan Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Jocko Milligan | Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
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