Joe Glenn (baseball)

Joe Glenn (baseball)

Joseph Charles (Joe) 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. 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.

Fact

*Glenn caught Babe Ruth during his last pitching game in by|1933, and also catched Ted Williams in a rare relief appearance at Fenway Park (August 24, by|1940)

External links

* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/G/Glenn_Joe.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/glennjo02.shtml Baseball Reference]


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