Glenn Mickens
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Glenn Mickens | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Wilmar, California | July 26, 1930|
Died: July 9, 2019 Kapaa, Hawaii | (aged 88)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: July 19, 1953, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
NPB: April 18, 1959, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: July 30, 1953, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
NPB: October 2, 1963, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–1 |
Earned run average | 11.37 |
Strikeouts | 5 |
NPB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 45–51 |
Earned run average | 2.55 |
Strikeouts | 546 |
Teams | |
Glenn Roger Mickens (July 26, 1930 – July 9, 2019) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in four games (two of which were starts) for the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers. He also played for five years in Japan, from 1959 until 1963 for the Kintetsu Buffaloes. There, he compiled a record of 45–53 with a 2.54 ERA.
After his playing career, Mickens became a baseball coach at UCLA for many years.
Mickens died on July 9, 2019, from pneumonia, 2+1⁄2 weeks before his 89th birthday.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Glenn "Mick" Mickens". legacy.com. July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota
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