Al Glossop
1939–1946 · bats B / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies
309G
.209AVG
.280OBP
.291SLG
More career statistics
199H
15HR
86RBI
5SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 105 | 111 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,058 | 1,059 |
| Batting · RBI | 86 | 87 |
| Batting · Walks | 89 | 90 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 | 1,058 | 952 | 99 | 199 | 29 | 2 | 15 | 86 | 89 | 105 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 277 | .209 | .280 | .291 | .571 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1942-05-17 to 1942-05-29
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 3 walks | 1939-09-28 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1942-04-20 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 2 doubles | 1942-06-05 | 1 in 99 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 154 | 515 | 110 | 9 | 51 | 37 | 52 | .235 | .285 | .333 |
| Away | 155 | 544 | 89 | 6 | 36 | 53 | 59 | .184 | .261 | .251 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 24 | 86 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | .253 | .302 | .329 |
| May | 69 | 250 | 55 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 28 | .239 | .268 | .352 |
| June | 59 | 182 | 30 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 11 | .179 | .242 | .232 |
| July | 74 | 267 | 48 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 30 | .204 | .285 | .272 |
| August | 50 | 179 | 27 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 28 | .173 | .263 | .263 |
| September | 32 | 91 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | .222 | .308 | .309 |
| October | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .250 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 51 | 174 | 38 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 14 | .247 | .305 | .338 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 49 | 161 | 30 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 25 | .199 | .242 | .291 |
| boston-braves | 45 | 153 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 | .190 | .255 | .299 |
| chicago-cubs | 45 | 148 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 16 | .190 | .236 | .241 |
| cincinnati-reds | 38 | 121 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | .204 | .256 | .269 |
| new-york-giants | 32 | 120 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | .200 | .300 | .314 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 28 | 103 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | .232 | .291 | .316 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 21 | 79 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 7 | .215 | .329 | .231 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 |  New York Giants | 10 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | – | .188 | – | – |
| 1940 | Boston Braves, New York Giants | 87 | 239 | 54 | 7 | 22 | 2 | .226 | – | – |
| 1942 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 121 | 454 | 102 | 4 | 41 | 3 | .225 | – | – |
| 1943 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 87 | 217 | 37 | 3 | 21 | – | .171 | – | – |
| 1946 |  Chicago Cubs | 4 | 10 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |