Joe Mulligan

Summary

Joseph Ignatius Mulligan (July 31, 1913 – June 5, 1986), nicknamed "Big Joe", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1934 season. Listed at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), 210 lb., Mulligan batted and threw right-handed.

Joe Mulligan
Pitcher
Born: (1913-07-31)July 31, 1913
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Died: June 5, 1986(1986-06-05) (aged 72)
West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 28, 1934, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1934, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Innings pitched44.2
Earned run average3.63
Win–loss record1-0
Teams

A native of Weymouth, Massachusetts, Mulligan attended the College of the Holy Cross. In his lone major league season, he posted a 1–0 record with 13 strikeouts and a 3.63 ERA in 14 appearances, including two starts, one complete game and 44⅔ innings of work for Boston. In 1936, Mulligan pitched for Falmouth in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1][2] He died in 1986 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts at age 72.

See also edit

External links edit

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
  • Retrosheet
  • Joe Mulligan biography from Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)

References edit

  1. ^ "Cape Cod League". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. August 20, 1936. p. 7.
  2. ^ "Bourne Wins Cape Cod League Title". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. September 10, 1936. p. 7.