Joe Glenn (baseball)

Joe Glenn

Catcher

Born: November 19, 1908
Dickson City, Pennsylvania

Died: May 6, 1985 (aged 76)
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

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

Runs batted in

Teams

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

New York Yankees 1932 World Series Champions

1 Earle Combs 2 Lyn Lary 3 Babe Ruth 4 Lou Gehrig 5 Frankie Crosetti 6 Tony Lazzeri 6 Ben Chapman 7 Jack Saltzgaver 8 Bill Dickey 9 Art Jorgens 10 George Pipgras 11 Lefty Gomez 12 Herb Pennock 14 Ed Wells 15 Red Ruffing 16 Wilcy Moore 17 Danny MacFayden 18 Johnny Allen 19 Jumbo Brown 20 Charlie Devens 20 Johnny Murphy 21 Joe Sewell 22 Doc Farrell 23 Tony Lazzeri 24 Sammy Byrd 26 Joe Glenn 27 Myril Hoag 28 Ivy Andrews 32 Eddie Phillips

Manager Joe McCarthy Coaches 29 Art Fletcher 30 Jimmy Burke 31 Cy Perkins

Regular season Babe Ruth's called shot

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