John Milligan Notable

b. August 8, 1861 · Philadelphia Athletics 1884–1887, St. Louis Browns 1888–1889, Philadelphia Athletics 1890–1891, Washington Senators 1892, Baltimore Orioles 1893, New York Giants 1893

John Milligan played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1884 and closing with the New York Giants in 1893.

Across 772 games he batted .286, with 848 hits and 440 runs. He finished with 49 home runs, 189 doubles, 50 triples and 41 stolen bases.

He led the league in doubles once, in 1891, with 35. He played 585 games behind the plate, with 3,230 putouts and 304 errors. He turned 86 double plays. He also played 184 games at first base.

He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on August 8, 1861, and died on August 29, 1923. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1884	PHA	66	268	39	77	20	3	3	0	8	0	0	.287
1885	PHA	67	265	35	71	15	4	2	39	7	0	0	.268
1886	PHA	75	301	52	76	17	3	5	45	21	0	18	.252
1887	PHA	95	377	54	114	27	4	2	50	21	30	8	.302
1888	STL	63	219	19	55	6	2	5	37	17	26	3	.251
1889	STL	72	273	53	100	30	2	12	76	16	19	2	.366
1890	PHQ	62	234	38	69	9	3	3	57	19	19	2	.295
1891	PHA	118	455	75	138	35	12	11	106	56	51	2	.303
1892	WHS	88	323	40	89	20	9	4	43	26	24	2	.276
1893	BLN/NYG	66	249	35	59	10	8	2	44	19	21	4	.237
Career	—	772	2964	440	848	189	50	49	497	210	190	41	.286

On this day & linked events

1861

Born August 8, 1861

Philadelphia, PA, USA

1923

Died August 29, 1923

1884

Major-league debut: John Milligan

John Milligan made a major-league debut on May 1, 1884.

1893

Final major-league game: John Milligan

John Milligan played a final major-league game on September 26, 1893.

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