Английская Википедия:Bill Glynn (baseball)

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William Vincent Glynn (July 30, 1925 – January 15, 2013) was an American professional baseball first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for all or portions of four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies (Шаблон:Mlby) and Cleveland Indians Шаблон:MlbyШаблон:Mlby. Glynn threw and batted left-handed, stood Шаблон:Convert tall and weighed Шаблон:Convert.

Born in Sussex, New Jersey, Glynn attended Franklin High School, where he played baseball, basketball, and football.[1] He was a United States Army veteran of World War II, and began his pro career in Шаблон:By.

Glynn played for the Utica Blue Sox in Шаблон:By, a team that won the Governor's Cup as Eastern League champions. The Blue Sox were then a farm club of the Philadelphia Phillies. He briefly played for the 1949 Phils as a late September call-up. Traded to the Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League after the Шаблон:By campaign, he was acquired by the Indians in July of the following season. He remained with the Tribe into the spring of Шаблон:By, with his last MLB appearance occurring during the 1954 World Series against the New York Giants. Glynn appeared in Games 1 and 3, striking out against Marv Grissom in the tenth inning of the former, and doubling off Rubén Gómez in the latter.[2] His Indians lost both contests as the Giants swept them in four straight games.

In 310 games over four MLB seasons, Glynn posted a .249 batting average (170-for-684) with 94 runs, 22 doubles, four triples, 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.

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