Joe Glenn (baseball)
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Joseph Charles (Joe) Glenn (November 19, 1908 - May 6, 1985) was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1932-33, 1935-38), St. Louis Browns (1939) and Boston Red Sox (1940). Glenn batted and threw right handed. He was born in Dickson City, Pennsylvania.
In an eight-season career, Glenn posted a .252 batting average with five home runs and 89 RBI in 248 games played.
Glenn died in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, at age of 76.
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- Glenn caught Babe Ruth during his last pitching game in 1933, and also catched Ted Williams in a rare relief appearance at Fenway Park (August 24, 1940)
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