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{{Short description|American baseball player (1854–1924)}} |
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{{Infobox baseball biography |
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|name=Bill McCloskey |
|name=Bill McCloskey |
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|position=[[Catcher]]/[[Outfielder]] |
|position=[[Catcher]]/[[Outfielder]] |
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|image= |
|image=Bill McCloskey.jpg |
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|bats=Unknown |
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|throws=Unknown |
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|birth_date=May 1854 |
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|birth_place=[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] |
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|death_date={{death date and age|1924|7|9|1854|5}} |
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|death_place=[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] |
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|debutleague = MLB |
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|debutdate=August 18 |
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|finalleague = MLB |
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|debutyear={{By|1884}} |
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|finaldate=September 9 |
|finaldate=September 9 |
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|finalyear={{Baseball year|1884}} |
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|finalteam=[[Wilmington Quicksteps]] |
|finalteam=[[Wilmington Quicksteps]] |
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|statleague = MLB |
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|stat1label=[[Batting average]] |
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] |
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|stat1value=.143 |
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|stat2label=Games |
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|stat2value=20 |
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|stat3label=Hits |
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*[[Washington Nationals (NA)|Washington Nationals]] ({{Baseball year|1875}}) |
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'''William George McCloskey''' (May |
'''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> |
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==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 [[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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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> |
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==Death and interment== |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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[[Category:1854 births]] |
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[[Category:Major League Baseball catchers]] |
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[[Category:Wilmington Quicksteps players]] |
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[[Category:Philadelphia Athletics (minor league) players]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:03, 1 July 2024
Bill McCloskey | |
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Catcher/Outfielder | |
Born: May 1854 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Died: July 9, 1924 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (aged 70)|
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 9, 1884, for the Wilmington Quicksteps | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .143 |
Games | 20 |
Hits | 10 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bill McCloskey's statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved December 18, 2007.
- ^ David Nemec (2012). The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball. McFarland. p. 114. ISBN 978-0786490448.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1854 births
- 1924 deaths
- 19th-century baseball players
- Baseball players from Philadelphia
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Wilmington Quicksteps players
- Philadelphia Athletics (minor league) players
- Harrisburg (minor league baseball) players
- Wilmington Quicksteps (minor league) players
- Trenton Trentonians players
- Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players
- Reading (minor league baseball) players
- Binghamton Crickets (1880s) players
- Bradford (minor league baseball) players
- Sunbury (minor league baseball) players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Portland (minor league baseball) players
- Burials at Arlington Cemetery (Pennsylvania)