Andrew Bernard "Barney" Gilligan (January 3, 1856 – April 1, 1934) was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned 12 seasons, 11 of which were spent with the Major League Baseball (MLB) Cleveland Blues (1879–1880), Providence Grays (1881–1885), Washington Nationals (1886–1887), and Detroit Wolverines (1888).

[1] Gilligan began his professional career playing right field in 1874 for the New York Flyaways, an amateur baseball club.

After his first game with the Blues, the Cleveland Leader stated "Gilligan caught exceedingly well taking some fine pickups.

With the Grays, he served again as a backup catcher before the starter (Emil Gross) became injured;[1] on the season, Gilligan batted .219 with 20 RBI.

Next year, in 1882, Gilligan became the starting catcher for the Grays; his backup, Sandy Nava, was the first Mexican-American baseball player.

[1] When the season was over, the Grays finished 52–32, second in the National League (NL), under manager Harry Wright.

Despite breaking his finger and missing two weeks in May, Gilligan led the National League in assists as a catcher,[5] while his team finished third in the NL.

[6] After finishing at the top of the NL, the Grays played in the 1884 World Series against the New York Metropolitans of the American Association.