Bill McCloskey

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);

William George McCloskey (May 1854 – July 9, 1924) officially played two years of Major League Baseball, in 1875 for the Washington Nationals 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.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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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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