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Harry Melville "Husky" Glenn (June 9, 1890 – October 12, 1918) was a professional baseball player from 1910 to 1918. He played a portion of the 1915 season in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals.[1] He also played eight seasons in the minor leagues including five seasons with the St. Paul Saints from 1914 to 1918.[2][3]

Harry Glenn
Catcher
Born: (1890-06-09)June 9, 1890 Shelburn, Indiana
Died: October 12, 1918(1918-10-12) (aged 28) St. Paul, Minnesota
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1915, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
May 12, 1915, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Games played	6
At bats	16
Hits	5
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1915)

Glenn was born in Shelburn, Indiana, in 1890.[1] He was drafted to serve in the military in August 1918. He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps where he began training as an aviation mechanic in St. Paul, Minnesota. He developed pneumonia and died in a St. Paul Hospital in October 1918.[4][5] He is buried in Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana.[6]

Glenn was one of eight Major League Baseball players known either to have been killed or died from illness while serving in the armed forces during World War I. The others were Alex Burr‚ Harry Chapman, Larry Chappell‚ Eddie Grant‚ Newt Halliday, Ralph Sharman and Bun Troy.[7]

See also

• List of baseball players who died during their careers

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference

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