Stanley Glenn
Encyclopedia
Stanley Glenn (September 16, 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
right out of John Bartram High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
.
“I suppose one thing I remember so vividly was catching Satchel Paige
(1946 and 1950),” Glenn says.
“As hard as he threw, the ball was like a feather. It was so easy to catch him, mainly because he was always around the plate.”
at the White House
. See pictures ot the event here
In 2004, Glenn was inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame in Maryland
.
Glenn passed awar on April 16, 2011 in Yeadon, Pennsylvania. He is interred at Ferwood Cemetery in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
catcher with the Philadelphia Stars
Philadelphia Stars (baseball)
The Philadelphia Stars were a Negro league baseball team from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Stars were founded in 1933 when Ed Bolden returned to professional black baseball after being idle since early 1930...
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
Intercounty Baseball League
The Intercounty Baseball League is a semi-professional baseball organization located in the Canadian province of Ontario. The league was formed in 1919....
in southwestern Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
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
Wachapreague, Virginia
Wachapreague is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 236 at the 2000 census.- History :Wachapreague, known as the Little City by the Sea, has a long and fruitful history. The name of the town came from the Wachapreague, an Algonquian people who resided in the area...
, and was signed by hall-of-famer Oscar Charleston
Oscar Charleston
Oscar McKinley Charleston was an American center fielder and manager in baseball's Negro leagues from to ....
right out of John Bartram High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
.
“I suppose one thing I remember so vividly was catching Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige
Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige was an American baseball player whose pitching in the Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball made him a legend in his own lifetime...
(1946 and 1950),” Glenn says.
“As hard as he threw, the ball was like a feather. It was so easy to catch him, mainly because he was always around the plate.”
Honors
In February 1994, Stanley Glenn and several other players from the Negro Leagues were honored by Vice-President Al GoreAl Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
at the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
. See pictures ot the event here
In 2004, Glenn was inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame in Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
.
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 passed awar on April 16, 2011 in Yeadon, Pennsylvania. He is interred at Ferwood Cemetery in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Lansdowne is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States located southwest of downtown Philadelphia. It was named for the Marquess of Lansdowne. The borough grew quickly in the early part of the twentieth century when a railroad stop was established near the intersection of...
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