Harry Melville "Husky" Glenn (June 9, 1890 – October 12, 1918) was an American professional baseball player from 1910 to 1918. He played a portion of the 1915 season in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals.[1] He also played eight seasons in the minor leagues including five seasons with the St. Paul Saints from 1914 to 1918.[2][3]
| Harry Glenn | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: June 9, 1890 Shelburn, Indiana, U.S. | |
| Died: October 12, 1918 (aged 28) St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 14, 1915, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 12, 1915, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| At bats | 16 |
| Hits | 5 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Glenn was born in Shelburn, Indiana, in 1890.[1] He was drafted to serve in the military in August 1918 during World War I. He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps where he began training as an aviation mechanic in St. Paul, Minnesota. He developed pneumonia and died in a St. Paul Hospital in October 1918.[4][5] He is buried in Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana.[6]
Glenn was one of eight Major League Baseball players known either to have been killed or died from illness while serving in the armed forces during World War I. The others were Alex Burr‚ Harry Chapman, Larry Chappell‚ Eddie Grant‚ Newt Halliday, Ralph Sharman and Bun Troy.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Harry Glenn Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ "Harry Glenn Minor League Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ "St. Paul Doesn't Look Good" (PDF). Sporting Life. March 31, 1917. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ "Harry Glenn". Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice.
- ^ Early Exits: The Premature Endings of Baseball Careers By Brian McKenna (Page 85)
- ^ Inc., Baseball Almanac. "Harry Glenn Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "World War I Deaths". Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference