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	5
Runs batted in	89
Teams
New York Yankees (1932–1933, 1935–1938) St. Louis Browns (1939) Boston Red Sox (1940)

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