Jocko Conlon

{{short description|American baseball player (1897-1987)}} {{distinguish|Jocko Conlan}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Jocko Conlon | image = | alt = | caption = | position = Infielder | birth_date = {{birth date|1897|12|10}} | birth_place = Woburn, Massachusetts, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1987|8|5|1897|12|10}} | death_place = Falmouth, Massachusetts, U.S. | bats = Right | throws = Right |debutleague = MLB | debutdate = April 17 | debutyear = 1923 | debutteam = Boston Braves |finalleague = MLB | finaldate = October 6 | finalyear = 1923 | finalteam = Boston Braves | statyear = |statleague = MLB | stat1label =Games played | stat1value = 59 | stat2label = Hits | stat2value = 32 | stat3label = Batting average | stat3value = .218 | stat4label = Home runs | stat4value = 0 | stat5label = Runs batted in | stat5value = 17 | stat6label = | stat6value = | awards = | teams = *Boston Braves ({{baseball year|1923}}) }} '''Arthur Joseph "Jocko" Conlon''' (December 10, 1897 – August 5, 1987) was an American professional baseball player for the Boston Braves in Major League Baseball. Conlon was an alumnus of Harvard College, class of 1922, where he captained the Crimson baseball team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Conlon to Be Honored as Braves Meet N.Y. Giants |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1923/6/9/conlon-to-be-honored-as-braves/ |access-date=7 May 2025 |work=The Harvard Crimson |date=June 9, 2023}}</ref>

Baseball Reference lists no minor league statistics for Conlon; his one season in professional baseball was spent in MLB with the Braves.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=conlon001art Information] at Baseball Reference</ref>

After his brief baseball career, Conlon became a businessman.<ref>[http://www.thecrimson.harvard.edu/article/1951/3/28/the-sporting-scene-pira-godin-ace/ The Harvard Crimson, March 28, 1951]</ref>

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