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Kid Gleason compiled a career batting average of .261 with 15 home runs and 824 RBI in his 1966-game career with the Philadelphia Quakers, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles, New York Giants, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox.
Dec 18, 2008 · Kid Gleason Starting Pitcher/Second Baseman 1888-1891, 1903-1908. Career w/Phillies: 1328.2 IP / 78-70 / 3.39 ERA / 475 K / .246 AVG / 2 HR / 228 RBI / 88 SB William “Kid” Gleason was best known as manager of the 1919 Chicago White Sox, leading a team of players who tanked games because of their roles in a gambling scandal.
William J. “Kid” Gleason (October 26, 1866 - January 2, 1933) was a versatile second baseman and pitcher for a variety of teams during the early part of the 20th century, but gained greater notoriety as manager of the 1919 Chicago White Sox … the notorious “Black Sox.”
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2 -- William (Kid) Gleason, former major league baseball star and manager and in his later years coach of the Philadelphia Athletics, died in his sleep tonight at his residence ...
Kid Gleason William J. Gleason. Born: October 26, 1866 in Camden, New Jersey, USA Died: January 2, 1933 (66 years old) Total Cards: 75 Tweet *
Jan 4, 2012 · Though he didn’t invent the pitch, Eddie “Knuckles” Cicotte was perhaps the first major-league pitcher to master the knuckleball. According to one description, Cicotte gripped the knuckler by holding the ball “on the three fingers of a closed hand, with his thumb and forefinger to guide it, throwing it with an overhand motion, and sending it from his hand as one would snap a whip.
Tribute to Kid Gleason. There's a lot more to Kid Gleason's career than just the Black Sox Scandal...Let's set the record straight! "He was, without doubt, the gamest and most spirited ball player...
