Stanley Glenn
| Stan Glenn | |
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| Catcher | |
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Born: September 16, 1926 Wachapreague, Virginia | |
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Died: April 16, 2011 (aged 84) Yeadon, Pennsylvania | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| Professional debut | |
| Negro Leagues: 1944 for the Philadelphia Stars | |
| Last professional appearance | |
| 1953 for the Lincoln Chiefs | |
Stanley "Doc" Glenn (September 16, 1926 – April 16, 2011) was a baseball catcher with the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro Leagues from 1944 to 1950. He also played three years in the minors and two in the Canadian senior Intercounty Baseball League in southwestern Ontario for the St. Thomas Elgins in the early 1950s.
After his retirement from baseball, Glenn spent 40 years in the wholesale electric supply business. In 2006, Glenn released his first published book entitled, Don't Let Anyone Take Your Joy Away: An inside look at Negro League baseball and its legacy.
Glenn was born in Wachapreague, Virginia, and was signed by hall-of-famer Oscar Charleston right out of John Bartram High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“I suppose one thing I remember so vividly was catching Satchel Paige (1946 and 1950),” Glenn says.
“As hard as he threw, the ball was like a feather. It was so easy to catch him, mainly because he was always around the plate.”
Honors
In February 1994, Stanley Glenn and several other players from the Negro Leagues were honored by Vice-President Al Gore at the White House. See pictures ot the event here
In 2004, Glenn was inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame in Maryland.
NLBPA President and Advocacy
Stanley (Doc) Glenn retired in Philadelphia and was active as president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Players Association's Board of Directors.
Glenn died on April 16, 2011 in Yeadon, Pennsylvania.[1] He is interred at Ferwood Cemetery in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Donald Hunt (2011-04-19). "Local Negro Leaguer, Stanley ‘Doc’ Glenn, dies". Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ↑ Bob Hufford (2011-04-19). "Stanley "Doc" Glenn". Retrieved 2011-05-26.
References
- Glenn, Stanley (2006). Don't Let Anyone Take Your Joy Away: An inside look at Negro League baseball and its legacy. iUniverse, Inc. ISBN 0-595-67777-0.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
- 2004 interview with Stanley (Doc) Glenn
- Former Negro League stars keeping history alive by Tim Morris, August 2, 2006
- Stanley Glenn inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame in Maryland
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