John "Jocko" Milligan (August 8, 1861 – August 29, 1923) was an American

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player who played

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from 1884 to 1893. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics,

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, Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators,

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, and New York Giants. In 772 games over 10 seasons, Milligan posted a .286

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(848-for-2964) with 440 runs, 189 doubles, 50 triples, 49

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s, 497

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, 210 bases on balls, .341 on-base percentage, and .433 slugging percentage. Milligan died on August 29, 1923 in

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, Pennsylvania and is interred at Mount Moriah Cemetery.

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* 1861 births 1923 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball catchers Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players St. Louis Browns (AA) players Philadelphia Athletics (PL) players Philadelphia Athletics (AA 1891) players Washington Senators (1891–1899) players Baltimore Orioles (NL) players New York Giants (NL) players Minor league baseball managers Pottsville Antharcites players Binghamton Bingoes players Allentown Buffaloes players Allentown Kelly's Killers players Easton (minor league baseball) players Ashland (minor league baseball) players Allentown Goobers players Pottsville Colts players Shamokin Actives players Reading Actives players Philadelphia Athletics (minor league) players Baseball players from Philadelphia Burials at Mount Moriah Cemetery (Philadelphia) {{US-baseball-catcher-1860s-stub

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