Not to be confused with William "Bill" Gleason, another baseball player who was a contemporary of Kid Gleason's during his playing days.
Baseball player
Kid Gleason
Gleason in 1919
Second baseman / Pitcher / Manager
Born:(1866-10-26)October 26, 1866 Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: January 2, 1933(1933-01-02) (aged 66) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 20, 1888, for the Philadelphia Quakers
Last MLB appearance
August 27, 1912, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average
.261
Home runs
15
Runs batted in
824
Win–loss record
138–131
Earned run average
3.79
Strikeouts
744
Teams
As player
Philadelphia Quakers / Phillies (1888–1891)
St. Louis Browns (1892–1894)
Baltimore Orioles (1894–1895)
New York Giants (1896–1900)
Detroit Tigers (1901–1902)
Philadelphia Phillies (1903–1908)
Chicago White Sox (1912)
As manager
Chicago White Sox (1919–1923)
As coach
Philadelphia Phillies (1908–1911)
Chicago White Sox (1912–1914, 1916–1917)
Philadelphia Athletics (1924–1931)
William Jethro "Kid" Gleason (October 26, 1866 – January 2, 1933) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager. Gleason managed the Chicago White Sox from 1919 through 1923. His first season as a big league manager was notable for his team's appearance in the World Series and the ensuing Black Sox Scandal, although Gleason was not involved in the scandal. After leaving the White Sox, Gleason was on the coaching staff for the Philadelphia Athletics, until 1931.
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28th against the Tigers. But, with a 1-0 Chicago lead, Chicago manager KidGleason took Cicotte out of the game following the second inning, which assured...
but gave up four straight one-out hits for three runs before manager KidGleason relieved him. The White Sox lost Game Eight (and the series) on October...
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rivals, the Chicago Cubs, in the 1906 World Series. Pants Rowland and KidGleason managed the White Sox to American League championships in 1917 and 1919...
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who assaulted heckling fans include Babe Ruth, Cy Young, Rube Waddell, KidGleason, Sherry Magee, and Fred Clarke. The league suspended him. His teammates...
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from reaching the mark." Comiskey's stated reason for having manager KidGleason bench Cicotte was that with the Sox headed for the World Series he had...
all-time record was 339-247 in 591 games, a .591 winning percentage. KidGleason succeeded Rowland as the next manager of the White Sox. Rowland served...
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