Bill Glynn
This article is about the baseball player. For the entrepreneur, see Billy Glynn. For the Australian footballer, see Bill Glynn (footballer).
| Bill Glynn | |||
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| First baseman | |||
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Born: July 30, 1925 Sussex, New Jersey | |||
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Died: January 15, 2013 (aged 87) San Diego, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 16, 1949, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 26, 1954, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .249 | ||
| Hits | 170 | ||
| RBI | 56 | ||
| Teams | |||
William Vincent Glynn (July 30, 1925 - January 15, 2013) was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played four seasons of professional baseball for the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Phillies.[1]
Born in Sussex, New Jersey, Glynn attended Franklin High School, where he played baseball, basketball and football.[2]
Glynn played for the Utica Blue Sox in 1947, a team that won the Governor's Cup as Eastern League champions. The Blue Sox were a farm club of the Philadelphia Phillies.
References
- ↑ "William Vincent "Bill" Glynn (1925 - 2013) - Find A Grave Memorial". Findagrave.com. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ↑ Marsh, Richard. Bill Glynn, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed August 11, 2016. "William Vincent Glynn, who played for three seasons with the Indians in a four-year major-league career, was born on June 30, 1925, in Sussex, New Jersey, the second son of Marshall Nelson, a laborer in a zinc mine, and his wife, Esta. A premier athlete at Franklin High School, Glynn lettered as a first baseman in baseball, a running back in football, and a forward in basketball."
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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