William T. McCaffrey was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues for the 1885 Cincinnati Red Stockings. His Major League debut came as the starting pitcher against the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers on June 15, 1885, a game McCaffrey and the Red Stockings won despite McCaffrey giving up 9 runs, 6 of them earned, as the Red Stockings scored 11 runs in the game against Brooklyn's starting pitcher Adonis Terry.[1][2] In 1886, Terry played for the Wilkes-Barre's minor league team in the Pennsylvania State Association.[3]

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Bill McCaffrey
Pitcher
Born: Unknown
Baltimore, Maryland
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
June 15, 1885, for the Cincinnati Red Stockings
Last MLB appearance
June 15, 1885, for the Cincinnati Red Stockings
MLB statistics
1-01-0
E.R.A.6.00
Strikeouts2
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