Glenn Redmon Explained

Glenn Redmon
Position:Infielder
Number:20
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:January 11, 1948
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, United States
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 8
Debutyear:1974
Debutteam:San Francisco Giants
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 2
Finalyear:1974
Finalteam:San Francisco Giants
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games
Stat1value:7
Stat2label:Hits
Stat2value:4
Stat3label:Batting average
Stat3value:.235
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Glenn Vincent Redmon (born January 11, 1948) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who appeared in seven games for the San Francisco Giants in . He batted and threw right-handed.

Redmon was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the nineteenth round of the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft out of the University of Michigan where he had been a member of Sigma Pi fraternity.[1] While at Michigan, he spent the summers of 1967 and 1968 playing in Sturgis, South Dakota for the Sturgis Titans of the Basin League.[2] In four seasons in Chicago's farm system, he batted .266 with 22 home runs. He was traded along with Chuck Hartenstein from the White Sox to the Giants for Skip Pitlock on February 8, .[3]

Redmon's finest season was 1974 with the Phoenix Giants when he batted .312 with six home runs and 76 runs batted in to earn a call up to San Francisco that September. He went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in his major league debut against the Atlanta Braves.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Langhammer. Jay. Spring–Summer 1984. 72. 1. The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Sigma Pi Sports. 16–17. 2016-05-31. 2017-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118041206/http://www.enivation.com/SigmaPi/archive/Emerald/1984/SP_EMERALD_VOL_72_SPRING_SUMMER_1984.pdf. live.
  2. News: Sturgis Baseman Returns to Basin League for 1968 . 12 January 2023 . Deadwood Pioneer-Times . 29 May 1968 . 3 . 12 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230112005215/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116269174/sturgis-baseman-returns-to-basin-league/ . live .
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/1973/02/09/archives/white-sox-obtain-pitlock.html "White Sox Obtain Pitlock," United Press International (UPI), Thursday, February 8, 1973.
  4. Web site: Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 3. September 8, 1974. Baseball-Reference.com. March 27, 2018. August 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819053653/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197409080.shtml. live.