Glen Richardson (baseball)

Glen Richardson
Second baseman
Born: (1927-04-18)April 18, 1927
Bayonne, New Jersey
Died: October 12, 2017(2017-10-12) (aged 90)
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the New York Black Yankees
Last appearance
1947, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams

Glemby Alvin "Glen" Richardson (April 18, 1927 – October 12, 2017), born "Glemby Alvin Mosley", was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1940s.

A native of Bayonne, New Jersey, Richardson attended Tottenville High School, and played for the New York Black Yankees in 1946 and 1947.[1][2][3] He was inducted into the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame in 2014,[4] and died in 2017 at age 90.

References

  1. ^ "Glen Richardson". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Glen Richardson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Jerry Lee (September 16, 2020). "Honoring Islanders who played in the Negro Leagues: Glen Mosley was put into a game the same day he tried out". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Jim Waggoner (January 22, 2015). "Countdown to Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony: Glen Mosley, baseball legend". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved May 7, 2021.


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