Jack Glasscock, 1886...
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October 13, 1886
WHEELING DAILY INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, Oct. 13, 1886 The back page has: "A Fine Game Of Ball", "On The Fair Grounds Diamond" ,"Yesterday Afternoon--A Home Amateur Team Holds up its End Creditably Against the St. Louis Maroons--The Boys Have Their Way at First".
Has a summary and a box score of the game, plus three small illustrations within the text of the report, including one of Jack Glasscock captioned: "Glasscock Reaches For A Grounder". One of best shortstops of the nineteenth century, Glasscock played for St. Louis. In the report there is mention of his fine play: "There was no exceptional work on the part of the League team with the exception of Glasscock, who got everything that came...his way and some things that didn't." A fine hitter, the report also says: "...The Maroons made their remaining runs...on a base on balls, a hit by Kirby and a darling by Glasscock for three bases to left centre..." Quite early for this format in which small illustrations of the players were featured within the text of the summary.
Great to have in a Wheeling paper, Glasscock's hometown as well as his burial place. 4 pages in very good condition.
Background Information: John Wesley Glasscock (July 22, 1857 - February 24, 1947) was an American short-stop in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1879 to 1895 and was the top player at his position in the 1880s during the sport's bare-handed era. He led the National League in fielding percentage seven times and in assists six times, with both marks remaining league records until Ozzie Smith surpassed them in the 1980s; he also led the NL in double plays four times and in putouts twice. He won the 1890batting title with a .336 average for the New York Giants and led the league in hits twice; in his final season he became the sixth major league player to make 2,000 hits. He was the first player to appear in over 600 games as a shortstop, and ended his career with major league records for games (1628), putouts (2821), assists (5630), total chances (9283), double plays (620) and fielding percentage (.910) at the position. When he retired he ranked fifth in major league history in games (1736) and at bats (7030), seventh in total bases (2630) and eighth in doubles (313).
Has a summary and a box score of the game, plus three small illustrations within the text of the report, including one of Jack Glasscock captioned: "Glasscock Reaches For A Grounder". One of best shortstops of the nineteenth century, Glasscock played for St. Louis. In the report there is mention of his fine play: "There was no exceptional work on the part of the League team with the exception of Glasscock, who got everything that came...his way and some things that didn't." A fine hitter, the report also says: "...The Maroons made their remaining runs...on a base on balls, a hit by Kirby and a darling by Glasscock for three bases to left centre..." Quite early for this format in which small illustrations of the players were featured within the text of the summary.
Great to have in a Wheeling paper, Glasscock's hometown as well as his burial place. 4 pages in very good condition.
Background Information: John Wesley Glasscock (July 22, 1857 - February 24, 1947) was an American short-stop in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1879 to 1895 and was the top player at his position in the 1880s during the sport's bare-handed era. He led the National League in fielding percentage seven times and in assists six times, with both marks remaining league records until Ozzie Smith surpassed them in the 1980s; he also led the NL in double plays four times and in putouts twice. He won the 1890batting title with a .336 average for the New York Giants and led the league in hits twice; in his final season he became the sixth major league player to make 2,000 hits. He was the first player to appear in over 600 games as a shortstop, and ended his career with major league records for games (1628), putouts (2821), assists (5630), total chances (9283), double plays (620) and fielding percentage (.910) at the position. When he retired he ranked fifth in major league history in games (1736) and at bats (7030), seventh in total bases (2630) and eighth in doubles (313).
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