About Joe Glenn
Lived 1908 – 1985 (aged 76). Joe Glenn was an American baseball player.
Joseph Charles Glenn (November 19, 1908 – May 6, 1985) was an American backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1932–33, 1935–38), St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox (1940). Glenn batted and threw right-handed.
Biography Born in Dickson City, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1908, 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.
Death Glenn died in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, aged 76.
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Who was Joe Glenn?
American baseball player (1908-1985)
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Joe Glenn was born on 19 November 1908 in Dickson City.
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Joe Glenn died on 6 May 1985 in Tunkhannock.
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Joe Glenn was a baseball player.
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