About Jocko Milligan
Lived 1861 – 1923 (aged 62). Jocko Milligan was an American baseball player.
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.
Biography Milligan played for the Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Giants.
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 Milligan died on August 29, 1923, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was interred at the Mount Moriah Cemetery.
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Who was Jocko Milligan?
American baseball player (1861-1923)
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Jocko Milligan was born on 8 August 1861 in Philadelphia.
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Jocko Milligan died on 29 August 1923 in Philadelphia.
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Jocko Milligan was a baseball player.
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Jocko Milligan was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jocko Milligan. https://biography.guide/jocko-milligan/
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