Stanley Glenn

Athlete

1926 – 2011

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Who was Stanley Glenn?

Stanley "Doc" Glenn 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,” 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.”

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Born
Sep 16, 1926
Wachapreague
Education
  • John Bartram High School
Lived in
  • Pennsylvania
  • Philadelphia
Died
Apr 16, 2011
Yeadon

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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