Researching Jim Gleeson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 916 people with the Gleeson surname? In that year Gleeson was ranked number 2670 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jim Gleeson on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jim Gleeson and the Gleeson Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 2452 people with the Gleeson surname in the UK? Gleeson is now ranked number 2081 for popularity in the UK. |
Gleeson Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Gleeson surname in the USA? Gleeson is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Jim Gleeson
Jim Gleeson
James Joseph Gleeson (March 5, 1912 – May 1, 1996) was an American outfielder, scout and coach in Major League Baseball. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, and a 1927 Rockhurst High School graduate, he attended Rockhurst University. As a player, he was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed, stood (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 the Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds. In his best season, for the 1940 Cubs, Gleeson appeared in 129 games, batted 485 times and made 152 hits, including 39 doubles, 11 triples, five home runs and 61 runs batted in; he batted .313 that season. Overall, Gleeson appeared in 392 Major-League games, batting .263 with 16 home runs and 154 RBI. Defensively, he posted a .972 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions.
He remained in the game after his playing career ended as a minor league manager, 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, he spent much of his career in the New York Yankees' organization, serving as the first-base coach on Yogi Berra's staff during the Yanks' pennant-winning season.
He died in Kansas City at the age of 84.
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