Jack Glasscock
[edit] Biography
Jack Glasscock (John Wesley Glasscock) was born on July 22, 1857 in Wheeling, West Virginia. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1879 for the Cleveland Spiders. In 1879, his rookie year, he hit .209 with 0 home runs and 29 RBI. Glasscock played for the Cleveland Spiders, Cincinnati Outlaw Reds, St. Louis Maroons, Indianapolis Hoosiers, New York Giants, St. Louis Perfectos, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators and Louisville Colonels over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Jack Glasscock's best season was 1889, when he stole 57 bases, hit for a .352 average and knocked in 85 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1879
| CLE
| N
| 80
| 325
| 31
| 68
| 0
| 29
| .209
| .224
| .255
| 9
| 3
| 6
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| CLE
| N
| 77
| 296
| 37
| 72
| 0
| 27
| .243
| .248
| .307
| 13
| 3
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| CLE
| N
| 85
| 335
| 49
| 86
| 0
| 33
| .257
| .289
| .313
| 9
| 5
| 15
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| CLE
| N
| 84
| 358
| 66
| 104
| 4
| 46
| .291
| .315
| .450
| 27
| 9
| 13
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| CLE
| N
| 96
| 383
| 67
| 110
| 0
| 46
| .287
| .311
| .368
| 19
| 6
| 13
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| CLE
| N
| 72
| 281
| 45
| 70
| 1
| 22
| .249
| .310
| .302
| 4
| 4
| 25
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| CIN
| U
| 38
| 172
| 48
| 72
| 2
| 0
| .419
| .444
| .564
| 9
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| 110
| 453
| 93
| 142
| 3
| 22
| .313
| .360
| .402
| 13
| 9
| 33
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| STL
| N
| 111
| 446
| 66
| 125
| 1
| 40
| .280
| .324
| .341
| 18
| 3
| 29
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| STL
| N
| 121
| 486
| 96
| 158
| 3
| 40
| .325
| .374
| .432
| 29
| 7
| 38
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| IND
| N
| 122
| 483
| 91
| 142
| 0
| 40
| .294
| .361
| .360
| 18
| 7
| 41
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 62
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| IND
| N
| 113
| 442
| 63
| 119
| 1
| 45
| .269
| .302
| .328
| 17
| 3
| 14
| 17
| 7
| 0
| 48
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| IND
| N
| 134
| 582
| 128
| 205
| 7
| 85
| .352
| .390
| .467
| 40
| 3
| 31
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 57
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| NY
| N
| 124
| 512
| 91
| 172
| 1
| 66
| .336
| .395
| .439
| 32
| 9
| 41
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 54
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| NY
| N
| 97
| 369
| 46
| 89
| 0
| 55
| .241
| .317
| .306
| 12
| 6
| 36
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| STL
| N
| 139
| 566
| 83
| 151
| 3
| 72
| .267
| .327
| .348
| 27
| 5
| 44
| 19
| 7
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| STL
| N
| 48
| 195
| 32
| 56
| 1
| 26
| .287
| .382
| .354
| 8
| 1
| 25
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| PIT
| N
| 66
| 293
| 49
| 100
| 1
| 74
| .341
| .385
| .451
| 7
| 11
| 17
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| TOT
| N
| 114
| 488
| 81
| 156
| 2
| 100
| .320
| .384
| .412
| 15
| 12
| 42
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 36
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| 86
| 332
| 46
| 93
| 1
| 63
| .280
| .349
| .361
| 10
| 7
| 31
| 4
| 4
| 13
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| WAS
| N
| 25
| 100
| 20
| 23
| 0
| 10
| .230
| .300
| .250
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| LOU
| N
| 18
| 74
| 9
| 25
| 1
| 6
| .338
| .387
| .446
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| TOT
| N
| 43
| 174
| 29
| 48
| 1
| 16
| .276
| .337
| .333
| 5
| 1
| 10
| 4
| 6
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 38
| 172
| 48
| 72
| 2
| 0
| .419
| .444
| .564
| 9
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1698
| 6858
| 1115
| 1968
| 25
| 825
| .287
| .335
| .369
| 304
| 93
| 431
| 212
| 62
| 17
| 372
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1736
| 7030
| 1163
| 2040
| 27
| 825
| .290
| .337
| .374
| 313
| 98
| 439
| 212
| 62
| 17
| 372
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1879
| CLE
| N
| 2B
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 201
| 208
| 36
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1879
| CLE
| N
| 3B
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 30
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .899
|
| 1880
| CLE
| N
| SS
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 107
| 252
| 44
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| 1881
| CLE
| N
| SS
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 105
| 274
| 37
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .911
|
| 1881
| CLE
| N
| 2B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 22
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1882
| CLE
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1882
| CLE
| N
| SS
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 111
| 311
| 47
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1883
| CLE
| N
| SS
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 134
| 313
| 38
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .922
|
| 1883
| CLE
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 12
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1884
| CLE
| N
| SS
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 118
| 267
| 46
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| 1884
| CLE
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 9
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .880
|
| 1884
| CLE
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| CIN
| U
| SS
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 45
| 107
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1884
| CIN
| U
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| SS
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 163
| 374
| 65
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .892
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 11
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1885
| STL
| N
| SS
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 156
| 397
| 50
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1885
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1886
| STL
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1886
| STL
| N
| SS
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 156
| 392
| 57
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1887
| IND
| N
| SS
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 211
| 493
| 73
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1887
| IND
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1888
| IND
| N
| SS
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 201
| 334
| 59
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .901
|
| 1888
| IND
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 13
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1888
| IND
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1889
| IND
| N
| SS
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 246
| 478
| 67
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .915
|
| 1889
| IND
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1889
| IND
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1890
| NY
| N
| SS
| 124
| 0
| 0
| 275
| 421
| 69
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .910
|
| 1891
| NY
| N
| SS
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 164
| 274
| 42
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1892
| STL
| N
| SS
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 280
| 472
| 69
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .916
|
| 1893
| STL
| N
| SS
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 85
| 159
| 25
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .907
|
| 1893
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 155
| 239
| 28
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1893
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 114
| 0
| 0
| 240
| 398
| 53
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 189
| 295
| 35
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1895
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 103
| 18
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1895
| LOU
| N
| SS
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 49
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1895
| LOU
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1895
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 83
| 152
| 27
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 267
| 280
| 54
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .910
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 32
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1628
| 0
| 0
| 2821
| 5630
| 832
| 620
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .910
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1884
| CLE
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.40
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1887
| IND
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| IND
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 54.00
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1889
| IND
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.2
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.43
| 3
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by St. Louis Maroons to Indianapolis Hoosiers with Henry Boyle, John Cahill, Jerry Denny, Egyptian Healy, John Kirby, Jack McGeachey, George Myers, Otto Schomberg and Emmett Seery (March 8, 1887).
- Granted to league by Indianapolis Hoosiers with Charley Bassett, Henry Boyle, Dick Buckley, Jesse Burkett, Jerry Denny, Ed Eiteljorge, Pretzels Getzien, Paul Hines, Amos Rusie and Pete Sommers (March 22, 1890).
- Obtained from league by New York Giants with Charley Bassett, Henry Boyle, Dick Buckley, Jesse Burkett, Jerry Denny, Amos Rusie and Pete Sommers (March 22, 1890).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Frank Shugart and $500 (June 26, 1893).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (August, 1894).
- Released by Louisville Colonels (June 1, 1895).
- Signed by Washington Senators (June 3, 1895).
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