| Glen Gorbous | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: July 8, 1930 Drumheller, Alberta |
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| Died: June 12, 1990 (aged 59) Calgary, Alberta |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 11, 1955 for the Cincinnati Redlegs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 5, 1957 for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .238 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| Runs batted in | 29 |
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Glen Edward Gorbous (born on July 8, 1930 in Drumheller, Alberta; died June 12, 1990[1]) was a Canadian baseball player who holds the current world record for longest throw of a baseball, 135.89m (445 feet, 10 inches).[2] The feat took place on August 1, 1957, while he was playing for the Omaha Cardinals of the American Association. In an exhibition he was given a six step running start and threw the ball 445 feet and ten inches from the far right field corner of the stadium to the far left hand corner. The previous documented record had been held by Don Grate at 445 feet and one inch at Metropolitan Stadium in Minneapolis on August 27, 1956.
Oddly, Gorbous' world record was set only after his brief major league baseball career had already ended. Gorbous played outfield for the Cincinnati Redlegs, in early 1955, and the Philadelphia Phillies, from mid-1955 to May, 1957.[3]