William Bestick | |
Position: | Catcher |
Bats: | Unknown |
Throws: | Unknown |
Birth Date: | Unknown |
Birth Place: | New York, New York |
Death Date: | Unknown |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | June 20 |
Debutyear: | 1872 |
Debutteam: | Brooklyn Eckfords |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | July 9 |
Finalyear: | 1872 |
Finalteam: | Brooklyn Eckfords |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Games played |
Stat1value: | 4 |
Stat2label: | Hits |
Stat2value: | 4 |
Stat3label: | Batting average |
Stat3value: | .286 |
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William Bestick was an American professional baseball player in the early 1870s. He appeared in four games with the Brooklyn Eckfords, three of which as the catcher. In 14 at bats, he collected four hits for a .286 batting average. It is not known when or where he was born, nor when he died.[1] Peter Morris, a baseball historian for SABR, claims that the only known man by this name that has been found, died on July 28, 1911, in New York, NY.[2]