John Wesley "Jack" Glasscock was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1879 to 1895.
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12 Facts About Jack Glasscock
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Jack Glasscock led the National League in fielding percentage seven times and in assists six times; he was the only shortstop to lead in fielding percentage and total chances in a season three different times until Luis Aparicio matched him.
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Jack Glasscock played for the local Standard club in 1876, the Champion City club of Springfield, Ohio in 1877, and the Pittsburgh Allegheny Base Ball Club of the International Association in 1878, the latter at third base.
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Jack Glasscock broke into the National League with that club in 1879, the first West Virginian in the majors, playing 80 games.
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Jack Glasscock set new major league records for assists and double plays, topping Fennelly's totals of 485 and 54 with the previous year's Red Stockings.
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Jack Glasscock was second in doubles and total bases, and was fifth in the league with a career-high 128 runs.
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Jack Glasscock had been intending to switch leagues as well but was expelled from the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players after signing his 1890 contract with Indianapolis.
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Jack Glasscock won the 1890 batting championship by eleven points over Billy Hamilton, going 6-for-6 on September 27; he became the second player to lead the NL in hits two years in a row, and was second in doubles to Sam Thompson and fifth in total bases.
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Jack Glasscock was one of the most difficult players of the 19th century to strike out, doing so just once in every 33 at bats.
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Jack Glasscock played a notable role in the advancement of defensive tactics, being one of the first shortstops to use signals indicating which infielder would cover second base on steal attempts, and one of the first to back up throws to the second baseman.
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Jack Glasscock died in Wheeling from a stroke at age 89 in 1947 and is buried in Wheeling's Greenwood Cemetery.
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