Sunday, February 24, 2013

Jocko Conlan MLB Hall of Fame 1974

John B (Jocko) Conlan was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1974 along with Cool Papa Bell, James Bottomley, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle and Samuel Thompson. Conlan was an outfielder with two seasons MLB experience playing with the Chicago White Sox (1934-1935). For his MLB career he hit .263/.328/.334 with 0 HR, 31 RBI, 55 R, 5 SB in 128 games. 

Conlan was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee as an Umpire. He was an Umpire in the National League 1941-1965. One of his trademarks was the bow tie he wore rather than a regular tie most others wore.

Hall of Fame page

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