Jocko Milligan

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John Milligan

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 192 lb.

• Debut May 1, 1884
• Final Game September 26, 1893
• Born August 8, 1861 in Philadelphia, PA USA
• Died August 29, 1923 in Philadelphia, PA USA

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Jocko Milligan, who was born and died in Philadelphia, PA, played much of his ten-year major league career for Philadelphia teams. He was a good hitter in spite of playing catcher, a position at which players of the time took a beating due to the general lack of protective gear.

Milligan was orphaned at age eight. After graduating from Girard College, a school for orphans in Philadelphia, he was a blacksmith for five years, playing ball part-time. After baseball he was a sheriff's deputy in Philadelphia. Source: SABR biography of Milligan.

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