William Bestick

William Bestick
Catcher
Born: Unknown New York, New York
Died: Unknown
Batted: Unknown	Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
June 20, 1872 for the Brooklyn Eckfords
Last MLB appearance
July 9, 1872 for the Brooklyn Eckfords
Career statistics
Games played	4
Hits	4
Batting average	.286
Teams
Brooklyn Eckfords (1872)

William Bestick was an American professional baseball player in the early 1870s. He appeared in four games with the 1872 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]

References

^ "William Bestick". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B/Pbestu101.htm. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
^ Morris, Peter. "On the Brink". http://www.petermorrisbooks.com/on_the_brink.htm. Retrieved 17 January 2010.

Persondata
Name	Bestick, William
Alternative names
Short description	baseball player
Date of birth
Place of birth	New York, New York
Date of death
Place of death