Joe Glenn (baseball)
Joe Glenn | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Dickson City, Pennsylvania | November 19, 1908|
Died: May 6, 1985 Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania | (aged 76)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 15, 1932, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 24, 1940, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .252 |
Home runs | 5 |
Runs batted in | 89 |
Teams | |
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Joseph Charles Glenn (November 19, 1908 – May 6, 1985) was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1932–33, 1935–38), St. Louis Browns (1939) and Boston Red Sox (1940). Glenn batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Dickson City, Pennsylvania.
Glenn caught Babe Ruth during his last pitching game, and also caught Ted Williams in Williams' only pitching appearance: it was at Fenway Park on August 24, 1940. In an eight-season career, Glenn posted a .252 batting average with five home runs and 89 RBI in 248 games played.
Glenn died in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, at age of 76.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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- 1908 births
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- People from Dickson City, Pennsylvania
- New York Yankees players
- St. Louis Browns players
- Boston Red Sox players
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