Kid Gleason

Infobox MLB retired
name=Kid Gleason
position=Second Baseman/Pitcher/Manager

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bgcolor1=#263473
bgcolor2=#A50024
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Both
throws=Right
birthdate=October 26, 1866
city-state|Camden|New Jersey
deathdate=death date and age|1933|1|2|1866|10|26
city-state|Philadelphia|Pennsylvania
debutdate= April 20
debutyear= 1888
debutteam= Philadelphia Quakers
finaldate=August 27
finalyear=1912
finalteam= Chicago White Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.261
stat2label=Runs batted in
stat2value=823
stat3label=Pitching record
stat3value=138-131
teams=As Player
* Philadelphia Quakers/Phillies (1888-1891, 1903-1908)
* St. Louis Browns (1892-1894)
* Baltimore Orioles (1894-1895)
* New York Giants (1896-1900)
* Detroit Tigers (1901-1902)
* Chicago White Sox (1912)As Manager
* Chicago White Sox (1919-1923)
highlights=
*National League pennant: 1894, 1895
*American League pennant: 1919
*3 seasons with a .300+ batting average
*4 20-win seaons
*San Francisco Giants All-Time At Bats per Strikeout Leader (41.6)

William J. "Kid" Gleason (October 26, 1866 – January 2, 1933) was an American professional athlete and Major League Baseball player and manager. Gleason is best known as the betrayed manager of the 1919 Chicago White Sox, the team made infamous by the Black Sox scandal, in which Gleason's players conspired to intentionally lose the World Series.

Gleason was born in Camden, New Jersey. He acquired the nickname "Kid" early in life, not only because of his short stature but also because of his energetic, youthful nature. Gleason debuted as a pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies on April 20, 1888. He enjoyed several successful seasons, especially 1891 (38 wins), before becoming a second baseman. He was the starting second baseman for the old Baltimore Orioles in 1895. Gleason achieved a .261 career batting average before retiring after the 1912 season. By his two at-bats in one game in 1912, he became a member of the small group of men who played major league baseball in four decades.

He began his career as a manager with the White Sox on December 31, 1918. The Black Sox scandal resulted in lifetime bans from baseball for eight White Sox players. Gleason, however, had no knowledge of the conspiracy. Although he felt betrayed and disappointed by his 1919 team, he continued to manage the White Sox until 1923.

After leaving the White Sox in 1923, Kid Gleason would go on to coach under Manager Connie Mack with the Philadelphia Athletics until his death, of a heart ailment, in 1933, at the age of 66, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is buried in Philadelphia's Northwood Cemetery.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
* List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
* List of Major League Baseball saves champions
* Chicago White Sox all-time roster

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gleaski01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com] - playing statistics and managing record