Glen Gorbous

Glen Gorbous
Outfielder
Born: (1930-07-08)July 8, 1930
Drumheller, Alberta
Died: June 12, 1990(1990-06-12) (aged 59)
Calgary, Alberta
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1955, for the Cincinnati Redlegs
Last MLB appearance
May 5, 1957, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average .238
Home runs 4
Runs batted in 29
Teams

Glen Edward Gorbous (July 8, 1930 - June 12, 1990[1]) was a Canadian baseball player who holds the current world record for longest throw of a baseball, 135.89m (445 feet, 10 inches).[2] The feat took place on August 1, 1957, while he was playing for the Omaha Cardinals of the American Association. In an exhibition he was given a six-step running start and threw the ball 445 feet and ten inches from the far right field corner of the stadium to the far left hand corner.

Oddly, Gorbous' world record was set only after his brief major league baseball career had already ended. Gorbous played outfield for the Cincinnati Redlegs, in early 1955, and the Philadelphia Phillies, from mid-1955 to May, 1957.[3]

References

  1. Sports Illustrated, retrieved 23 June 2007
  2. Glen Gorbous at baseball library, retrieved 23 June 2007
  3. Baseball Prospectus retrieved 23 June 2007

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