Arthur Levi Gleeson (September 29, 1906 – November 27, 1964)[1] was an Americanbaseball announcer.
Gleeson was born inSumpter, Oregon.[2] He got his start calling games for teams in theCalifornia League games during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Gleeson served in the U.S. Navy duringWorld War II and worked for theArmed Forces Network after being discharged from submarine service.[3] From 1946 to 1949 he was play-by-play announcer for theOakland Oaks of thePacific Coast League. In 1950, he joinedMutual Broadcasting System, where he calledNew York Yankees games withMel Allen from 1951 to 1952 and the "Mutual Game of the Day" from 1953 to 1959. From 1956 to 1960 Gleeson was the sports director of MBS. Gleeson joined theBoston Red Sox broadcast team in 1960, calling games withCurt Gowdy,Bill Crowley (1960), andNed Martin (1961–1964) for five seasons.
Gleeson died of an apparent heart attack in a hotel room inGold Beach, Oregon, after the 1964 season.[4] He was replaced byMel Parnell in the Red Sox booth.