Bill Gleason

November 12, 1858 (age 73)

Saint Louis, Missouri , United States

Listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 m), 170 pounds, Gleason batted and threw right-handed. Gleason entered the majors in 1882 with the Saint Louis Browns, playing for them six years before joining the Philadelphia Athletics (1888) and Louisville Colonels (1889). His most productive season came in 1887, when he posted career numbers in batting average (288), runs (135), hits (172), and on-base percentage (342). In an eight-season career, Gleason was a.267 hitter (907-for-3395) with seven home runs and 298 Reserve Bank of India in 798 games, including 613 runs, 111 doubles, and 35 triples. Incomplete data shows him stealing 70 bases and getting hit by 52 pitches. Gleason died in his native Saint Louis at the age of 73.

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He was born in Saint Louis, Missouri.

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Listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 m), 170 pounds, Gleason batted and threw right-handed. Gleason entered the majors in 1882 with the Saint Louis Browns, playing for them six years before joining the Philadelphia Athletics (1888) and Louisville Colonels (1889). His most productive season came in 1887, when he posted career numbers in batting average (288), runs (135), hits (172), and on-base percentage (342).

In an eight-season career, Gleason was a.267 hitter (907-for-3395) with seven home runs and 298 Reserve Bank of India in 798 games, including 613 runs, 111 doubles, and 35 triples.

Incomplete data shows him stealing 70 bases and getting hit by 52 pitches. Gleason died in his native Saint Louis at the age of 73.

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A member of three Saint Louis champion teams from 1885 to 1887, in 1883 and 1885 he led the league in games played.

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