1858
Born November 12, 1858
St. Louis, MO, USA
Bill Gleason Notable
b. November 12, 1858 · St. Louis Brown Stockings 1882, St. Louis Browns 1883–1887, Philadelphia Athletics 1888, Louisville Colonels 1889
Bill Gleason played for four clubs across eight seasons as a shortstop, opening with the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1882 and closing with the Louisville Colonels in 1889. His longest stay was with the St. Louis Browns, from 1883 to 1887.
Across 798 games he batted .267, with 907 hits and 613 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 111 doubles and 70 stolen bases.
He played 796 games at shortstop, with 2,360 assists and 535 errors. He turned 186 double plays.
He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on November 12, 1858, and died on July 21, 1932. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | STL | 79 | 347 | 63 | 100 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| 1883 | STL | 98 | 425 | 81 | 122 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| 1884 | STL | 110 | 472 | 97 | 127 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| 1885 | STL | 112 | 472 | 79 | 119 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| 1886 | STL | 125 | 524 | 97 | 141 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 61 | 43 | 0 | 19 | .269 |
| 1887 | STL | 135 | 598 | 135 | 172 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 41 | 23 | 23 | .288 |
| 1888 | PHA | 123 | 499 | 55 | 112 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 12 | 27 | 27 | .224 |
| 1889 | LOU | 16 | 58 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .241 |
| Career | — | 798 | 3395 | 613 | 907 | 111 | 35 | 7 | 298 | 177 | 51 | 70 | .267 |
On this day & linked events
1932
Died July 21, 1932
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