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'''William George McCloskey''' (May 1854 – July 9, 1924) officially played two years of [[Major League Baseball]], in [[Baseball year|1875]] for the [[Washington Nationals]] and in {{Baseball year|1884}} for the [[Wilmington Quicksteps]] of the [[Union Association]].<ref name="retrosheet">{{cite web| title = Bill McCloskey's statistics | work = retrosheet.org | url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/M/Pmcclb102.htm | access-date = 2007-12-18 }}</ref> He played 11 games for the Washington Nationals at [[catcher]], batting .175 (7-for-40) with one run and 1 RBI. He played nine games in the 1884 season, splitting time between the [[outfielder|outfield]] and [[catcher]]. In 30 at bats, he had four [[hit (baseball)|hits]] for a .100 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]].<ref name="retrosheet"/>
'''William George McCloskey''' (May 1854 – July 9, 1924) officially played two years of [[Major League Baseball]], in {{Baseball year|1875}} for the [[Washington Nationals (NA)|Washington Nationals]], debuting on May 25, and in {{Baseball year|1884}} for the [[Wilmington Quicksteps]] of the [[Union Association]].<ref name="retrosheet">{{cite web| title = Bill McCloskey's statistics | work = retrosheet.org | url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/M/Pmcclb102.htm | access-date = 2007-12-18 }}</ref>
==Biography==
McCloskey played eleven games for the Washington Nationals in 1875 at [[catcher]], batting .175 (7-for-40) with one run and four RBI. He played nine games in the 1884 season, splitting time between the [[outfielder|outfield]] and [[catcher]]. In thirty at bats, he had three [[hit (baseball)|hits]] for a .100 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]].<ref name="retrosheet"/>
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Bill died at the age of 70 in his hometown of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], and is interred at the [[Arlington Cemetery (Pennsylvania)|Arlington Cemetery]] in [[Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="retrosheet"/>


Baseball historian David Nemec has argued that the evidence is "fairly persuasive" that the "[[McCloskey (baseball)|McCloskey]]" who pitched for Washington in 1875 is Bill McCloskey.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball|author=David Nemec|page=114|publisher=McFarland|year=2012|isbn=978-0786490448}}</ref>
Baseball historian David Nemec has argued that the evidence is "fairly persuasive" that the "[[McCloskey (baseball)|McCloskey]]" who pitched for Washington in 1875 is Bill McCloskey.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball|author=David Nemec|page=114|publisher=McFarland|year=2012|isbn=978-0786490448}}</ref>

==Death and interment==
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McCloskey died at the age of seventy in his hometown of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] on July 9, 1924, and was interred at the [[Arlington Cemetery (Pennsylvania)|Arlington Cemetery]] in [[Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="retrosheet"/>


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Latest revision as of 03:03, 1 July 2024

Bill McCloskey
Catcher/Outfielder
Born: May 1854
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: July 9, 1924(1924-07-09) (aged 70)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
Last MLB appearance
September 9, 1884, for the Wilmington Quicksteps
MLB statistics
Batting average.143
Games20
Hits10
Teams

William George McCloskey (May 1854 – July 9, 1924) officially played two years of Major League Baseball, in 1875 for the Washington Nationals, debuting on May 25, and in 1884 for the Wilmington Quicksteps of the Union Association.[1]

Biography

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McCloskey played eleven games for the Washington Nationals in 1875 at catcher, batting .175 (7-for-40) with one run and four RBI. He played nine games in the 1884 season, splitting time between the outfield and catcher. In thirty at bats, he had three hits for a .100 batting average.[1]

Baseball historian David Nemec has argued that the evidence is "fairly persuasive" that the "McCloskey" who pitched for Washington in 1875 is Bill McCloskey.[2]

Death and interment

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McCloskey died at the age of seventy in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 9, 1924, and was interred at the Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bill McCloskey's statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved December 18, 2007.
  2. ^ David Nemec (2012). The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball. McFarland. p. 114. ISBN 978-0786490448.
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