1898
Born February 26, 1898
Lexington, KY, USA
Carl Glass Notable
b. February 26, 1898 · Memphis Red Sox 1923–1925, 1927–1930, Birmingham Black Barons 1923, St. Louis Stars 1926, Kansas City Monarchs 1927, Chicago American Giants 1930
Carl Glass played for five clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Memphis Red Sox in 1923 and closing with the Chicago American Giants in 1930.
He went 46 and 52 with a 3.90 earned run average, pitching 827 innings in 144 games. He struck out 380, completed 55 of his 77 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 263 games he batted .236, with 139 hits and 62 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 24 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He was born in Lexington, KY, USA on February 26, 1898, and died on October 19, 1972. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923* | BBB/MRS | 13 | 40 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| 1924 | MRS | 44 | 125 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .216 |
| 1925 | MRS | 46 | 105 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| 1926 | SLS | 15 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .292 |
| 1927 | KCM/MRS | 50 | 83 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| 1928 | MRS | 49 | 109 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .229 |
| 1929 | MRS | 39 | 95 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .253 |
| 1930 | CAG/MRS | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Major leagues | — | 250 | 549 | 55 | 130 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 51 | 40 | 4 | 4 | .237 |
| All seasons | — | 263 | 589 | 62 | 139 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 40 | 4 | 4 | .236 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923* | BBB/MRS | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 32.1 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 2.78 |
| 1924 | MRS | 3 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 117.1 | 86 | 34 | 43 | 84 | 2.61 |
| 1925 | MRS | 8 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 112.2 | 117 | 54 | 30 | 49 | 4.31 |
| 1926 | SLS | 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 66.0 | 74 | 31 | 16 | 34 | 4.23 |
| 1927 | KCM/MRS | 7 | 12 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 145.0 | 159 | 67 | 46 | 60 | 4.16 |
| 1928 | MRS | 12 | 10 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 200.2 | 203 | 74 | 36 | 74 | 3.32 |
| 1929 | MRS | 8 | 10 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 136.2 | 159 | 72 | 32 | 57 | 4.74 |
| 1930 | CAG/MRS | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16.1 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 8.82 |
| Major leagues | — | 43 | 51 | 139 | 74 | 2 | 794.2 | 832 | 348 | 208 | 365 | 3.94 |
| All seasons | — | 46 | 52 | 144 | 77 | 2 | 827.0 | 862 | 358 | 212 | 380 | 3.90 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Carl Glass, that is 1923–1923. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1972