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Bill McCloskey
Bill McCloskey
	Catcher/Outfielder
	Born: May 1854; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Died: Error: Need valid birth date (second date): year, month, day; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
debut
	August 18, 1884, for the Wilmington Quicksteps
Last appearance
	September 9, 1884, for the Wilmington Quicksteps
Career statistics
Batting average	.100
Games	9
Hits	3
Teams
	Wilmington Quicksteps (1884);

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William George McCloskey (May 1854 – July 9, 1924) officially played one year of Major League Baseball in 1884 for the Wilmington Quicksteps of the Union Association.^[1] He played nine games in that season, splitting time between the outfield and catcher. In 30 at bats, he had four 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]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bill McCloskey's statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2007-12-18.

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