Stan Glenn | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Wachapreague, Virginia, United States | September 19, 1926|
Died: April 16, 2011 Yeadon, Pennsylvania, United States | (aged 84)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro leagues debut | |
1944, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
Last appearance | |
1953, for the Lincoln Chiefs |
Stanley "Doc" Glenn (September 19, 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 out of John Bartram High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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 of the event here". Archived from the original on May 6, 2006. Retrieved October 1, 2013.{{
cite web}}
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In 2004, Glenn was inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame in Maryland.
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.
Stan Glenn | |
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![]() | |
Catcher | |
Born: Wachapreague, Virginia, United States | September 19, 1926|
Died: April 16, 2011 Yeadon, Pennsylvania, United States | (aged 84)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro leagues debut | |
1944, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
Last appearance | |
1953, for the Lincoln Chiefs |
Stanley "Doc" Glenn (September 19, 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 out of John Bartram High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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 of the event here". Archived from the original on May 6, 2006. Retrieved October 1, 2013.{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
link)
In 2004, Glenn was inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame in Maryland.
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.