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Ken Griffey Jr League
4-4-2079
John Gleason Right Field
Retired (1983, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .298 Total Rating   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .859 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 2426 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 07-14-1946
HR 335 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1964)
Majors Svc Time 14 years
(125 games)
RBI 1564
SB 218
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR
Speed C+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF D+ (26.5%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF D+ (25.9%)   Health LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1966 KC
36
104
9
25
5
0
0
9
13
22 0 1
0
0 5
.610
.322
.288
.048
.240
1968 PHI
3
13
0
6
1
0
0
4
1
2 0 1
1
0 0
1.005
.467
.538
.077
.462
1969 PHI-BRO
98
391
52
97
12
2
12
49
38
64 1 2
13
3 8
.696
.315
.381
.133
.248
1970 BRO
149
583
77
146
25
5
12
73
50
101 4 6
17
7 6
.683
.311
.372
.122
.250
1971 BRO
149
574
75
158
25
8
20
112
69
106 1 11
15
2 12
.799
.348
.451
.176
.275
1972 BRO
149
578
94
170
32
3
26
111
71
103 2 3
11
6 4
.866
.372
.495
.201
.294
1973 BRO
149
605
95
191
34
5
22
115
54
108 4 4
21
2 7
.871
.373
.498
.182
.316
1974 BRO
129
517
98
152
31
6
22
98
56
80 3 6
15
3 4
.867
.363
.505
.211
.294
1975 BRO
149
609
109
169
33
4
31
123
60
103 0 4
11
3 5
.838
.340
.498
.220
.278
1976 BRO
110
419
79
134
29
5
16
82
57
75 2 5
13
2 6
.927
.400
.527
.208
.320
1977 BRO
149
605
119
186
33
12
29
135
73
104 1 5
16
6 6
.926
.380
.545
.238
.307
1978 BRO
149
609
130
189
35
6
32
140
79
94 3 3
25
4 6
.936
.390
.545
.235
.310
1979 BRO
145
579
102
185
30
8
28
120
67
91 6 8
18
8 3
.935
.391
.544
.225
.320
1980 BRO
149
583
103
191
34
5
30
128
76
90 2 11
13
2 4
.958
.400
.557
.230
.328
1981 BRO
148
596
108
200
25
9
24
115
61
81 1 4
15
3 4
.924
.396
.529
.193
.336
1982 BRO
148
583
97
168
30
1
19
110
64
109 2 6
12
7 5
.798
.357
.441
.153
.288
1983 BRO
100
203
36
59
6
0
12
40
20
22 1 0
2
1 1
.855
.357
.498
.207
.291
Total
2109
8151
1383
2426
420
79
335
1564
909
1355 33 80
218
59 86
.859
.367
.492
.194
.298
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01John Gleason has retired from the Brooklyn Lawnmowers
1983-05-02John Gleason of the Brooklyn Lawnmowers is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1979-09-27John Gleason of the Brooklyn Lawnmowers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1969-06-05The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have promoted John Gleason to the major league team.
1969-05-15A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Dong and the Brooklyn Lawnmowers. The Brooklyn Lawnmowers receive Tony Perez, Ross Kerr, Lew Wallace, Bon Scott, John Gleason from the Philadelphia Dong in exchange for Johnson Hyde, Mudcat Monroe, Jack Kell.
1968-09-17The Philadelphia Dong have promoted Flip Casanova to the major league team. The Philadelphia Dong have sent John Gleason to the minors.
1968-09-14The Philadelphia Dong have promoted John Gleason to the major league team. The Philadelphia Dong have sent Flip Casanova to the minors.
1967-04-01A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Dong and the Kansas City Athletics. The Kansas City Athletics receive Baby Grand from the Philadelphia Dong in exchange for John Gleason.
1966-08-16The Kansas City Athletics have demoted John Gleason to the minor leagues.
1966-07-22The Kansas City Athletics have promoted John Gleason to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Gene Quirk to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Bob Ludwig to the minors.
1966-05-27The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Bob Ludwig to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent John Gleason to the minors.
1966-04-22The Kansas City Athletics have promoted John Gleason to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Bob Ludwig to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Bugs Brower to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Fred Stallings for assignment.
1965-07-04A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Athletics. The Kansas City Athletics receive Klemens Reed, John Gleason from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Walter Suche.
1965-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired John Gleason from the waiver wire.