Joe Glenn
Catcher, Baseball Player
1908 – 1985
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Who was Joe Glenn?
Joseph Charles Glenn was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox. 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.
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- Born
- Nov 19, 1908
Pennsylvania - Profession
- Lived in
- Pennsylvania
- Dickson City
- Died
- May 6, 1985
Tunkhannock
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on July 23, 2013
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