John Joseph "Jocko" Fields is a former Major League Baseball

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 player. He was born on October 20, 1864 in Cork, Ireland

Cork (city)

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. Jocko made his Major League debut on May 31, 1887. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates

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, Pittsburgh Burghers

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, Philadelphia Phillies

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 and New York Giants

San Francisco Giants

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. Fields played 341 games in the majors, with 358 hits

Hit (baseball)

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 in 1,319 at bats. He had a lifetime average of .271. He had 12 home run

Home run

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s and 176 RBI. Fields died on October 14, 1950 in Jersey City, New Jersey

New Jersey

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