Mulligan spent 17 years in the
Pacific Coast League and 20 years as president of
the California League. His only seasons as a ML regular were 1921-22 as the third
baseman succeeding banned Black Sox player
Buck Weaver with Chicago. Mulligan never
used profanity, and his only ejection in his 25 seasons as a ballplayer came when
he called an umpire "a snot." During most of his career he also played professional
soccer in the fall and winter. Upon his retirement as California League president,
the league established a rookie of the year award in his honor.
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