Roland Gladu

Roland Edouard Gladu (May 10, 1911 – July 26, 1994) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played in 21 games for the Boston Braves during the 1944 baseball season. Gladu's carer began in 1932 at Binghamton, New York, and extended over more than 20 years as a player and manager in five different countries—Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Cuba and England, where he played at London's West Ham stadium.

He was one of 13 players suspended by Baseball Commissioner A.B. Chandler in 1946 for jumping to the Mexican League, which offered higher salaries than the U. S. major leagues. Catcher Mickey Owen and pitchers Sal Maglie and Max Lanier were the best known of the other suspended players.

Gladu also played professional hockey in the off-season as a defenceman in the Quebec Hockey League. After his playing career, Gladu worked as a scout for the Milwaukee Braves. Pitcher Claude Raymond was one of the first players signed by Gladu.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)