Bill McCloskey Baseball player
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. 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.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.
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| Career start | August 18, 1884 |
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| Career end | September 09, 1884 |
| batting side | Unknown |
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| throwing side | Unknown |