Joe Glenn | |
Position: | Catcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 19 November 1908 |
Birth Place: | Dickson City, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 15 |
Debutyear: | 1932 |
Debutteam: | New York Yankees |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | August 24 |
Finalyear: | 1940 |
Finalteam: | Boston Red Sox |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .252 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 5 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 89 |
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Joseph Charles Glenn (November 19, 1908 – May 6, 1985) was an American 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.
Born in Dickson City, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1908, 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, aged 76.[1]