Kid Gleason Stats & Facts
Kid Gleason Essentials
Positions:
Bats: B Throws: R
Height – 5′ 7″
Weight: 158
Born: October 26, 1866 in Camden, NJ USA
Died: January 2, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA USA
Debut: April 20, 1888
Last Game: August 27, 1912
Full Name: William J. Gleason
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Notable Events and Chronology
Biography
Originally a pitcher, Kid Gleason was made into a second baseman by Baltimore Orioles‘ manager Ned Hanlon in mid-career. Gleason had won 38 games in 1890 for Philadelphia, but enjoyed even more success as a middle infielder, playing regularly until he was 39 years old. He was renowned for his toughness, despite his small stature. He commanded respect from his teammates, and fear from his opponents. He was not afraid to use his fists, and was known as a tough fighter who packed a harder wallop than his tiny frame suggested. After his playing career, he coached, and then managed the White Sox for five seasons, leading them to their infamous appearance in the 1919 World Series.
Chicago White Sox (1919-1923)
Factoids
Kid Gleason hurled a no-hitter as a pitcher in the 1880s, starred for the Baltimore Orioles as their second baseman in the 1890s, played regularly until almost the age of 40 in the early 1900s, and managed the White Sox to a pennant in 1919.
Description
Upon his death in 1933, Jim Nasium of The Sporting News wrote of Gleason: “a man in whom there still survived that honest urge to battle that flamed in the breasts of our pioneer ancestors in an age when men lived by conflict, a throw-back to the years in which physical and moral courage were the crowning accomplishments, and fear of an opponent brought the brand of dishonor.”
As a Manager
Gleason voluntarily left the White Sox after the 1923 season. Senators’ owner Clark Griffith offered him a managerial job a few years later, but Kid was too sick to take it. But in 1926, he was healthy and accepted a coaching position under Connie Mack in Philadelphia. He stayed in that job until his death in 1933.
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