Stanley Glenn

Stan Glenn
Catcher
Born: (1926-09-19)September 19, 1926 Wachapreague, Virginia, United States
Died: April 16, 2011(2011-04-16) (aged 84) Yeadon, Pennsylvania, United States
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.

Honors

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.

NLBPA President and Advocacy

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. He is interred at Ferwood Cemetery in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.

References

• Glenn, Stanley (2006). Don't Let Anyone Take Your Joy Away: An inside look at Negro League baseball and its legacy. iUniverse, Inc. ISBN 0-595-67777-0.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
• "2004 interview with Stanley (Doc) Glenn". Archived from the original on October 22, 2004. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
• "Former Negro League stars keeping history alive by Tim Morris, August 2, 2006". Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
• "Stanley Glenn inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame in Maryland". Archived from the original on March 26, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2013.