Frank Gleich
{{short description|American baseball player (1894-1949)}}
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Frank Elmer Gleich [Inch] (March 7, 1894 – March 27, 1949) was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from {{baseball year|1919}} through {{baseball year|1920}} for the New York Yankees. Listed at {{height|ft=5|in=11.5}}, 175 lb., Gleich batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Columbus, Ohio.
In a two-season career, Gleich was a .133 hitter (6-for-45) with six runs and four RBI in 29 games. He did not have any extra-base hits. He made 19 outfield appearances at left field (12), center (5) and right (2), committing four errors in 23 chances for a collective .826 fielding percentage.
Gleich later played in the Pacific Coast League. Following his baseball career, he worked as a police lieutenant for the Pennsylvania Railroad. He also served in the military during World War I. Gleich died in his homeland of Columbus, Ohio at age 55.
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- {{Cite web |title=Mel Hoderlein |url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Mel_Hoderlein_1923&page=chronology |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604114307/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Mel_Hoderlein_1923&page=chronology |archivedate=2011-06-04 |website=BaseballLibrary.com |url-status=dead}}
- {{Cite web |title=Frank E. Gleich (Obituary) |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1949-03-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518225544/https://thedeadballera.com/Obits/Gleich.Frank.Obit.html |archivedate=2024-05-18 |url=http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Gleich.Frank.Obit.html |via=The Deadball Era |url-status=live}}
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Category:New York Yankees players
Category:Major League Baseball outfielders
Category:American military personnel of World War I
Category:Baseball players from Columbus, Ohio
Category:Dayton Veterans players
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