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. He played for the

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, St. Louis Browns,

, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, and

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. In 772 games over 10 seasons, Milligan posted a .286 batting average (848-for-2964) with 440 runs, 189 doubles, 50

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, 49 home runs, 497 runs batted in, 210

bases on balls A base on balls (BB), also known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls '' balls'', and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out. The base on balls is defined in Se ...

, .341

on-base percentage In baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP) measures how frequently a batter reaches base. An official Major League Baseball (MLB) statistic since 1984, it is sometimes referred to as on-base average (OBA), as it is rarely presented as a ...

, and .433

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. Milligan died on August 29, 1923 in Philadelphia, 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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