John Milligan

Name Note: Name presented as Jocko Milligan in some sources

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 192lb (183cm, 87kg)

Born: August 8, 1861 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: August 29, 1923 in Philadelphia, PA

Buried: Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA

High School: Girard Preparatory (Philadelphia, PA)

Debut: May 1, 1884 (Age 22-267d, 739th in major league history)

Last Game: September 26, 1893 (Age 32-049d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1884 season

Full Name: John Milligan

Nicknames: Jocko

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.3

2964

848

.286

440

RBI

497

OBP

.341

SLG

.433

OPS

.774

OPS+

123

Summary of 49 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 49 lacking some details

6 Tms
STL	17
PHA/PHQ	14
PHA	12
WHS	4
NYG	1
BLN	1

Platoon
vs RHP	38
vs LHP	7
vs ?HP	4

Home/Road
Home	28
Away	21

Outs
Unk	49

17 Opps
COL	7
LOU	6
CIN	6
BLN/BAL	6
STL	4
KCC	4
NYP	3
BOS	3
BRO	2
BWW	1
CLV	1
BUF	1
PIT	1
NYI	1
WHS	1
IND	1
COL	1

34 Pitchers
Bert Cunningham	4
Jack Lynch	3
Tony Mullane	3
Jack Stivetts	2
Ed Morris	2
Larry McKeon	2
Mike McDermott	2
John Dolan	2
John Sowders	2
Lee Viau	2
Mark Baldwin	2
Hank Gastright	1
Guy Hecker	1
George Cuppy	1
Gus Weyhing	1
Bill George	1
Park Swartzel	1
Bill Hawke	1
Jim Conway	1
Bill Wittrock	1
Charlie Buffinton	1
John Ewing	1
Cinders O'Brien	1
Ice Box Chamberlain	1
Bill Daley	1
John Harkins	1
George Cobb	1
Kid Gleason	1
George Walker	1
George Haddock	1
Adonis Terry	1
Jack Easton	1
Duke Esper	1
Scott Stratton	1

15 Parks
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	17
JefferStGrnd (PHI)	13
RecreationPk (COL)	3
CongressSt G (BOS)	2
WashingtonPk (NYC)	2
Eclipse Pk (LOU)	2
Boundary Fld (WAS)	2
League Pk I (CLE)	1
Eastern Pk (NYC)	1
Oriole Pk 1 (BAL)	1
Recreat. Pk2 (COL)	1
Olympic Pk 2 (BUF)	1
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	1
Eclipse Pk 2 (LOU)	1
Oriole Pk 3 (BAL)	1

Where Hit

2 Inside the Park

1 Bounced

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	43
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

88 RBI

Inning
1	3
2	5
3	5
4	10
5	3
6	8
7	5
8	6
9	4

1-3	13
4-6	21
7-end	15

RelScore
Unk	49

Unk	49

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	41
1B	8

OrderPos
5th	14
8th	14
4th	11
Unk	6
6th	2
7th	1
3rd	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1884-06-13	PHA		IND	Larry McKeon		b 9		3	5	2
2	2	2	1	1884-07-07	PHA	@	COL	Ed Morris		t 7		2	5	2
3	3	3	1	1884-07-23	PHA		NYP	Jack Lynch		b 2		1	5	2
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
4	4	1	1	1885-04-27	PHA	@	BRO	Adonis Terry		t 7		1	7	2
5	5	2	1	1885-06-16	PHA		PIT	Ed Morris		b 3		2	6	2
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
6	6	1	1	1886-05-18	PHA		LOU	Guy Hecker		b 4		1	4	3
7	7	2	1	1886-05-22	PHA		CIN	Tony Mullane		b 4		2	4	2
8	8	3	1	1886-05-24	PHA		CIN	Larry McKeon		b 5		2	4	3
9	9	4	1	1886-09-04	PHA	@	BRO	John Harkins		t 6		1	5	2
10	10	5	1	1886-10-15 (2)	PHA		NYP	Jack Lynch		b 1		3	4	2
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
11	11	1	1	1887-05-31	PHA		LOU	Ice Box Chamberlain		b 4		2	5	2
12	12	2	1	1887-09-19	PHA		NYP	Jack Lynch		b 6		2	3	3
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
13	13	1	1	1888-06-16	STL		CIN	Lee Viau		b 6		3	8	2
14	14	2	1	1888-07-27	STL	@	BAL	Bert Cunningham		t 3		1	8	2
15	15	3	1	1888-09-14	STL		CIN	Tony Mullane		b 9		4	8	2
16	16	4	1	1888-09-16	STL		CIN	Lee Viau		b 8		1	8	2
17	17	5	1	1888-09-20 (1)	STL		BAL	George Walker		b 6		2	8	2
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
18	18	1	1	1889-05-09	STL		COL	Mark Baldwin		b 7		1	8	2
19	19	2	1	1889-07-06	STL		COL	Mark Baldwin		b 8		1	8	2
20	20	3	1	1889-07-08	STL		COL	Bill George		b 8		3	8	2
21	21	4	1	1889-07-13	STL		BAL	Bert Cunningham		b 3		2	8	2
22	22	5	2	1889-07-13	STL		BAL	Bert Cunningham		b 6		1	8	2
23	23	6	1	1889-07-16	STL		KCC	Jim Conway		b 9		1	8	2
24	24	7	1	1889-08-27	STL		KCC	Park Swartzel		b 2		1	6	3
25	25	8	1	1889-09-23	STL		CIN	Tony Mullane		b 3		3	5	3
26	26	9	1	1889-10-02	STL		KCC	John Sowders		b 6		1	5	2
27	27	10	2	1889-10-02	STL		KCC	John Sowders		b 9		3	5	2
28	28	11	1	1889-10-09	STL	@	LOU	Mike McDermott		t 4		2	5	2		Bounced
29	29	12	2	1889-10-09	STL	@	LOU	Mike McDermott		t 7		3	5	2
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
30	30	1	1	1890-04-21	PHQ	@	NYI	John Ewing		t 4		3		2
31	31	2	1	1890-06-27	PHQ	@	BUF	George Haddock		t 4		1	8	2
32	32	3	1	1890-08-06	PHQ	@	BWW	Gus Weyhing		t 8		1	8	2
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
33	33	1	1	1891-04-20	PHA	@	BOS	Bill Daley		t 2		1		2
34	34	2	1	1891-06-07	PHA	@	COL	Jack Easton		t 5		2	8	2
35	35	3	1	1891-06-16	PHA		BOS	Charlie Buffinton		b 8		2	5	2
36	36	4	1	1891-06-17 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	Cinders O'Brien		t 4		3		2
37	37	5	1	1891-06-29	PHA		BAL	Bert Cunningham		b 6		1	4	2
38	38	6	1	1891-07-14	PHA		LOU	Scott Stratton		b 5		2	4	2
39	39	7	1	1891-07-16	PHA		COL	John Dolan		b 4		1	4	2		IPHR
40	40	8	1	1891-08-06	PHA	@	STL	Jack Stivetts		t 3		1	4	2
41	41	9	1	1891-08-12	PHA	@	COL	John Dolan		t 7		1	4	2
42	42	10	1	1891-09-12	PHA	@	COL	Hank Gastright		t 4		1	5	3
43	43	11	1	1891-09-16	PHA	@	STL	Jack Stivetts		t 1		3	4	2
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
44	44	1	1	1892-05-16 (2)	WHS	@	BLN	George Cobb		t 8		2	5	2
45	45	2	1	1892-06-13	WHS		STL	Kid Gleason		b 6		1		2		IPHR
46	46	3	1	1892-07-04 (1)	WHS	@	CLV	George Cuppy		t 2		1	5	2
47	47	4	1	1892-08-28	WHS	@	STL	Bill Hawke		t 2		1	4	3
1893	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
48	48	1	1	1893-04-28	BLN	@	WHS	Duke Esper		t 4		3		3
49	49	2	1	1893-09-20 (2)	NYG	@	LOU	Bill Wittrock		t 1		2		2