Bill Glynn (baseball)

Bill Glynn
Bill Glynn
	First baseman
	Born: July 30, 1925; Sussex, New Jersey
	Died: January 15, 2013 (aged 87); San Diego, California
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
	September 16, 1949, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
	September 26, 1954, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average	.249
Hits	170
RBI	56
Teams
	Philadelphia Phillies (1949); Cleveland Indians (1952–1954);

William Vincent Glynn (July 30, 1925 – January 15, 2013) was an American professional baseball first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II.[1]

Born in Sussex, New Jersey, Glynn attended Franklin High School, where he played baseball, basketball, and football.[2]

Glynn played for the Utica Blue Sox in 1947, a team that won the Governor's Cup as Eastern League champions. The Blue Sox were then a farm club of the Philadelphia Phillies.

In 310 games over four MLB seasons, Glynn posted a .249 batting average (170-for-684) with 94 runs, 10 home runs, 56 runs batted in (RBI), and 61 bases on balls. He finished his career with a .989 fielding percentage as a first baseman.

References

"William Vincent "Bill" Glynn (1925 - 2013)". findagrave.com. Find a Grave. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
Marsh, Richard. "Bill Glynn". SABR.org. SABR. Retrieved August 11, 2016. William Vincent Glynn, who played for three seasons with the Indians in a four-year major-league career, was born on June 30, 1925, in Sussex, New Jersey, the second son of Marshall Nelson, a laborer in a zinc mine, and his wife, Esta. A premier athlete at Franklin High School, Glynn lettered as a first baseman in baseball, a running back in football, and a forward in basketball.

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[findagrave-1] "William Vincent "Bill" Glynn (1925 - 2013)". findagrave.com. Find a Grave. Retrieved March 16, 2013.

[2] Marsh, Richard. "Bill Glynn". SABR.org. SABR. Retrieved August 11, 2016. William Vincent Glynn, who played for three seasons with the Indians in a four-year major-league career, was born on June 30, 1925, in Sussex, New Jersey, the second son of Marshall Nelson, a laborer in a zinc mine, and his wife, Esta. A premier athlete at Franklin High School, Glynn lettered as a first baseman in baseball, a running back in football, and a forward in basketball.