Joe Glenn (baseball)
| Joe Glenn | |||
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| Catcher | |||
| Born: November 19, 1908 Dickson City, Pennsylvania |
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| Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania |
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| 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 | ||
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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)
- Baseball Library
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