| Jim Gleeson | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born:(1912-03-05)March 5, 1912 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
| Died: May 1, 1996(1996-05-01) (aged 84) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 25, 1936, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 5, 1942, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .263 |
| Home runs | 16 |
| Runs batted in | 154 |
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James Joseph Gleeson (March 5, 1912 – May 1, 1996) was an Americanoutfielder,scout andcoach inMajor League Baseball. A native ofKansas City, Missouri, and a 1927Rockhurst High School graduate, he attendedRockhurst University. As a player, he was aswitch-hitter who threw right-handed, stood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) (185 cm) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Gleeson played all or parts of five seasons (1936; 1939–42) in Major League Baseball for theCleveland Indians,Chicago Cubs andCincinnati Reds. In his best season, for the1940 Cubs, Gleeson appeared in 129 games,batted 485 times and made 152hits, including 39doubles, 11triples, fivehome runs and 61runs batted in; hebatted .313 that season. Overall, Gleeson appeared in 392 Major-League games, batting .263 with 16 home runs and 154 RBI. Defensively, he posted a .972fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions.
He remained in the game after his playing career ended as aminor leaguemanager, and Major League scout and coach. Although he worked for a time for his "hometown"Kansas City Athletics as a scout and Major League coach (1957), he spent much of his career in theNew York Yankees' organization, serving as the first-base coach onYogi Berra's staff during the Yanks'1964pennant-winning season.
He died in Kansas City at the age of 84.
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