Bill McCloskey

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
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, debuting on May 25, and in 1884 for the Wilmington Quicksteps of the Union Association. He played 11 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 30 at bats, he had three hits for a .100 batting average.

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

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

External links

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