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Bill McCloskey
Bill McCloskey
	Catcher/Outfielder
	Born: May 1854; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Died: July 9, 1924 (aged 70); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
Last MLB appearance
	September 9, 1884, for the Wilmington Quicksteps
MLB statistics
Batting average	.143
Games	20
Hits	10
Teams
	Washington Nationals (1875); Wilmington Quicksteps (1884);

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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] He played 11 games for the Washington Nationals in 1875 at catcher, batting .175 (7-for-40) with one run and 4 RBI. He played nine games in the 1884 season, splitting time between the outfield and catcher. In 30 at bats, he had three hits for a .100 batting average.^[1]

Bill died at the age of 70 in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is interred at the Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.^[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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bill McCloskey's statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
^ David Nemec (2012). The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball. McFarland. p. 114. ISBN 978-0786490448.

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[retrosheet-1] "Bill McCloskey's statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2007-12-18.

[2] David Nemec (2012). The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball. McFarland. p. 114. ISBN 978-0786490448.

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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 (NA)|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 in 1875 at [[catcher]], batting .175 (7-for-40) with one run and 4 RBI. He played nine games in the 1884 season, splitting time between the [[outfielder|outfield]] and [[catcher]]. In 30 at bats, he had three [[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> He played 11 games for the Washington Nationals in 1875 at [[catcher]], batting .175 (7-for-40) with one run and 4 RBI. He played nine games in the 1884 season, splitting time between the [[outfielder|outfield]] and [[catcher]]. In 30 at bats, he had three [[hit (baseball)|hits]] for a .100 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]].<ref name="retrosheet"/>
 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"/>