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Jack Glasscock
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Birthdate: 7/22/1857
Died: 2/24/1947
Height / Weight: 5' 8" / 160 lbs.
Place of Birth: Wheeling, WV, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

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Jack Glasscock, Shortstop - 1988 Allen & Ginter World Champions Baseball Card N28

Jack Glasscock was a standout defensive shortstop and an a solid hitter during baseball’s dead ball era when the infield was laden with pebbles, stones and even bits of glass. He played 17 seasons but had the misfortune of never playing on a championship club, hence although he was a better player than most remains mostly unknown. Nicknamed ‘Pebbly Jack’

 

The following from Microsoft Baseball:

 

“A drawback to greater recognition was his low-key personality. Jack Glasscock was a team leader, but not a particularly fiery one. He was not averse to a drink or two after a game, but he was never a carouser. He would argue vehemently with an umpire, but so did everyone else. When batting, he had a routine that included pounding his bat on the plate, but it was nothing worth imitating on the vaudeville circuit. He was neither illiterate nor particularly quotable. He showed up; he fielded; he hit; and after the season he went back to his wife and four children in Wheeling, West Virginia, and practiced carpentry.”

 

“His one verifiable idiosyncrasy was his penchant for landscaping his position—it brought hoots from rival benches and gave him a promising nickname. Critics said he found pebbles to throw away where none existed. Perhaps so, but “Pebbly Jack,” playing without a glove until 1890, led the league’s shortstops in putouts twice, in double plays four times, and in fielding percentage and assists six times each. Meanwhile, less fastidious shortstops earned no nicknames and were charged with countless bad-hop errors.”

 

“Glasscock’s career fielding percentage of .910 may not impress modern fans, but it easily tops the career marks of his peers, among them Tom Burns (.886), Sam Wise (.859), Bill Gleason (.860), Ned Williamson (.866), Art Irwin (.881), Jack Rowe (.882), and Hall of Famer John Montgomery Ward (.885).”

 

Notes from baseballhistorian.com archives - in 1886 Jack Glasscock hit .325 and in 1889 he led the NL with 205 hits and batted a career-high .352. He doubled as the Indianapolis manager of the National League for part of the 1889 season.

 

Playing in New York with the Giants in 1890, Jack Glasscock again led the league in hits and also in batting average with .336. In a September 27 game he went six-for-six.

 


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1884 CLV (NL) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 8 6 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 5.40
1887 IND (NL) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00
1888 IND (NL) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 54.00
1889 IND (NL) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
20 years   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 12 11 5 0 7 0 3 2 1 0 6.43
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1879 CLV (NL) 80 325 31 68 9 3 0 29 6 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .224 SLG
1880 CLV (NL) 77 296 37 72 13 3 0 27 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .248 SLG
1881 CLV (NL) 85 335 49 86 9 5 0 33 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .289 SLG
1882 CLV (NL) 84 358 66 104 27 9 4 46 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .315 SLG
1883 CLV (NL) 96 383 67 110 19 6 0 46 13 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .311 SLG
1884 CLV (NL) 72 281 45 70 4 4 1 22 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .310 SLG
1884 COR (UA) 38 172 48 72 9 5 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .419 .444 SLG
1885 SLM (NL) 111 446 66 125 18 3 1 40 29 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .324 SLG
1886 SLM (NL) 121 486 96 158 29 7 3 40 38 13 38 0 0 0 0 0 .325 .374 SLG
1887 IND (NL) 122 483 91 142 18 7 0 40 41 8 62 0 0 10 0 0 .294 .361 SLG
1888 IND (NL) 113 442 63 119 17 3 1 45 14 17 48 0 0 7 0 0 .269 .302 SLG
1889 IND (NL) 134 582 128 205 40 3 7 85 31 10 57 0 0 5 0 0 .352 .390 SLG
1890 NYG (NL) 124 512 91 172 32 9 1 66 41 8 54 0 0 9 0 0 .336 .395 SLG
1891 NYG (NL) 97 369 46 89 12 6 0 55 36 11 29 0 0 5 0 0 .241 .317 SLG
1892 STL (NL) 139 566 83 151 27 5 3 72 44 19 26 0 0 7 0 0 .267 .327 SLG
1893 STL (NL) 48 195 32 56 8 1 1 26 25 3 20 0 0 5 0 0 .287 .382 SLG
1893 PIT (NL) 66 293 49 100 7 11 1 74 17 4 16 0 0 4 0 0 .341 .385 SLG
1894 PIT (NL) 86 332 46 93 10 7 1 63 31 4 18 0 0 4 0 0 .280 .349 SLG
1895 WHS (NL) 25 100 20 23 2 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 .230 .300 SLG
1895 LOU (NL) 18 74 9 25 3 1 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .338 .388 SLG
20 years   1736 7030 1163 2040 313 98 27 825 439 212 372 0 0 62 4 0 .290 .337 .SLG



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