I love baseball.
My dad loves baseball even more than I do.
That’s where this story begins…and ends. It’s what this story is all about. Baseball.
The American Game.
The Great American Game…
Well, maybe it’s about more than that. It’s about fathers and sons.
And baseball.
A few weeks ago, I took out my old set of 1977 Topps baseball cards. I wanted to find a card to use for a photograph for a blog post. I have been having fun creating unique pictures to use with this blog.
This afternoon, I finally got around to putting the card I had picked back into the plastic sheet where it had been housed for many years.
The baseball card I had chosen for the photograph, and was holding, was a card of Thurman Munson. Thurman was, of course, the Yankees All-Star catcher.
The following is the third (and final) installment in my series examining the greatest third basemen in Yankees history.
For Part I, please click here: https://drpaulsem.com/2016/03/13/missing-from-monument-park-part-i/
For Part II, please click here: https://drpaulsem.com/2016/03/15/missing-from-monument-part-part-ii/
Continue reading “Missing From Monument Park – Part III (Conclusion)”
The following is the second of a three part series examining the greatest third basemen in Yankees history. To read Part I, please click here:
https://drpaulsem.com/2016/03/13/missing-from-monument-park-part-i/
The New York Yankees have a tradition of honoring the greatest players in their history with monuments in Monument Park located within Yankee Stadium. Through the 2015 season, there were twenty-six Yankees players recognized in this hallowed ground. (This number excludes Billy Martin who is arguably included more for his managing than his playing days as a Yankee.) The Yankees have honored nine pitchers, seven outfielders, five catchers, three first basemen, a shortstop (Phil Rizzuto, although a certain Derek Jeter will soon join him) and a second baseman. In total, a player from every position on the diamond is recognized except for third base. There are no Yankee third basemen in Monument Park.
Joe Glenn was a catcher who played for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, and the Boston Red Sox, mostly during the 1930’s.
Hidden among Glenn’s rather undistinguished career are a few unique moments that help to show why the history of baseball is so fun to study.
Glenn first appeared in the Major Leagues in 1932 with the Yankees. A late-season call-up, he appeared in six games and managed two hits in 16 at bats. Both of Glenn’s hits, two singles, came in the same game off long-time Major League pitcher Sad Sam Jones.
This is one reason why I love baseball…
Due to many obligations, my seventeen year old son and I had not seen much of each other for the past several days. So, as I was doing some mindless tasks, he joined me in my home office to talk baseball.
The name “Stan Musial” came up.
I’m a life-long Yankees fan, but I hold a special place in my heart for Ted Williams and Stan Musial as they were my father’s and my uncle’s favorite players when they were growing up. I enjoy talking about these legends from baseball’s past.
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