Jack Glasscock
Shortstop, Baseball Player
1857 – 1947
Who was Jack Glasscock?
John Wesley "Jack" Glasscock was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1879 to 1895 and was the top player at his position in the 1880s during the sport's bare-handed era. He led the National League in fielding percentage seven times and in assists six times, with both marks remaining league records until Ozzie Smith surpassed them in the 1980s; he also led the NL in double plays four times and in putouts twice. He won the 1890 batting title with a .336 average for the New York Giants and led the league in hits twice; in his final season he became the sixth major league player to make 2,000 hits. He was the first player to appear in over 600 games as a shortstop, and ended his career with major league records for games, putouts, assists, total chances, double plays and fielding percentage at the position. When he retired he ranked fifth in major league history in games and at bats, seventh in total bases and eighth in doubles.
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- Born
- Jul 22, 1857
Wheeling - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Wheeling
- Died
- Feb 24, 1947
Wheeling
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on July 23, 2013
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