John O'Rourke
Major League Baseball player
Died when: 61 years 304 days (742 months)Star Sign: Virgo

John W.O'Rourke (August 23, 1849 – June 23, 1911) was a 19th-century baseball player.Between 1879 and 1883, he played in the National League with the Boston Red Caps (1879–1880) and in the American Association for the New York Metropolitans (1883).
A center fielder, O'Rourke batted and threw left-handed.He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut.O'Rourke was the older brother of Jim O'Rourke, another major league baseball player.
In a three-season career, O'Rourke posted a .295 batting average with 11 home runs and 98 RBI in 230 games.O'Rourke died in Boston, Massachusetts, at age 61.
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