Joe Glenn (baseball)


Joseph Charles Glenn was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox. Glenn batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Dickson City, Pennsylvania.
Glenn caught Babe Ruth during his last pitching game, and also caught Ted Williams in Williams' only pitching appearance: it was at Fenway Park on August 24, 1940. 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.