Milton Robert "Milt" Watson (January 10, 1890 – April 10, 1962) nicknamed "Mule", was a

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who played from to with the

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and the

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. He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in

Flovilla, Georgia Flovilla is a city in Butts County, Georgia, United States. The population was 653 at the 2010 census. Indian Springs State Park is nearby. History Flovilla incorporated in 1885. Flovilla is a coined name meaning "village of flowers". Geograph ...

, and died in

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Milton Watson was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies on April 4, 1918, for

Bert Niehoff John Albert Niehoff (May 13, 1884 – September 8, 1974) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for four clubs from the 1913 to 1918 seasons. He batted and threw right-handed. Playing career A native of Louisville, Colorado, N ...

and $500.

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