Glenn Beckert Stats

Glenn Beckert was born on Saturday, October 12, 1940, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beckert was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 12, 1965, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Glenn Beckert baseball stats page.

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Glenn Beckert

Glenn Beckert Autograph on a 1972 Topps Baseball Card (#45 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1972top01' title='1972 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Glenn Beckert Autograph on a 1972 Topps Baseball Card (#45 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Glenn Alfred Beckert
Nickname:   Bruno
Born On:   10-12-1940  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-12-2020 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Englewood, Florida
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Perry High School (Pittsburgh, PA)
College:   Allegheny College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-12-1965 (Age 24)
Last Game:   04-27-1975
Draft:   Not Applicable

Glenn Beckert

Glenn Beckert Pitching Stats

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Glenn Beckert

Glenn Beckert Hitting Stats

1965 25 Cubs 154 614 73 147 21 3 3 0 30 28 0 52 6 2 3 14 .239 .275 .298
1966 26 Cubs 153 656 73 188 23 7 1 0 59 26 0 36 5 2 4 8 .287 .317 .348
1967 27 Cubs 146 597 91 167 32 3 5 0 40 30 1 25 8 1 0 11 .280 .314 .369
1968 28 Cubs 155 643 98 189 28 4 4 0 37 31 0 20 5 4 2 6 .294 .326 .369
1969 29 Cubs 131 543 69 158 22 1 1 0 37 24 0 24 4 5 6 14 .291 .325 .341
1970 30 Cubs 143 591 99 170 15 6 3 0 36 32 0 22 6 3 0 13 .288 .323 .349
1971 31 Cubs 131 530 80 181 18 5 2 0 42 24 0 24 12 4 0 16 .342 .367 .406
1972 32 Cubs 120 474 51 128 22 2 3 0 43 23 1 17 7 4 2 16 .270 .304 .344
1973 33 Cubs 114 372 38 95 13 0 0 0 29 30 1 15 4 2 2 15 .255 .313 .290
1974 34 Padres 64 172 11 44 1 0 0 0 7 11 0 8 1 0 0 1 .256 .301 .262
1975 35 Padres 9 16 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .412 .438
11 Years 1,320 5,208 685 1,473 196 31 22 0 360 260 3 243 58 27 19 114 .283 .318 .345

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Glenn Beckert Fielding Stats

1965 Cubs 2B 153 152 4,022 851 5.6 827 329 498 24 101 n/a n/a n/a .972 5.55
1966 Cubs 2B 152 151 4,068 798 5.3 774 374 400 24 89 n/a n/a n/a .970 5.14
1966 Cubs SS 1 1 18 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50
1967 Cubs 2B 143 143 3,837 775 5.4 750 329 421 25 88 n/a n/a n/a .968 5.28
1968 Cubs 2B 154 154 4,126 848 5.5 829 362 467 19 107 n/a n/a n/a .978 5.42
1969 Cubs 2B 129 129 3,395 683 5.3 659 258 401 24 70 n/a n/a n/a .965 5.24
1970 Cubs 2B 138 138 3,577 740 5.4 718 304 414 22 88 n/a n/a n/a .970 5.42
1970 Cubs CF 1 1 15 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1971 Cubs 2B 128 128 3,335 673 5.3 664 277 387 9 77 n/a n/a n/a .987 5.38
1972 Cubs 2B 118 117 3,053 662 5.6 645 254 392 16 71 n/a n/a n/a .976 5.71
1973 Cubs 2B 88 86 2,238 436 5.0 429 160 269 7 49 n/a n/a n/a .984 5.18
1974 Padres 2B 36 35 849 161 4.5 151 72 79 10 16 n/a n/a n/a .938 4.80
1974 Padres 3B 1 1 24 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
1975 Padres 3B 4 4 69 6 1.5 6 0 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.35
2B Totals 1,239 1,233 32,500 6,627 5.3 6,446 2,719 3,728 180 756 n/a n/a n/a .973 5.36
3B Totals 5 5 93 7 1.4 7 1 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.03
SS Totals 1 1 18 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50
CF Totals 1 1 15 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
11 Years 1,246 1,240 32,626 6,636 5.3 6,455 2,721 3,735 180 756 n/a n/a n/a .973 5.34

Glenn Beckert

Glenn Beckert Miscellaneous Stats

1965 Cubs 6 8 .429 2 0 n/a 204.7 11.8 20.5 - - -
1966 Cubs 10 4 .714 1 0 n/a 656.0 18.2 11.1 - - -
1967 Cubs 10 3 .769 1 1 n/a 119.4 23.9 14.9 - - -
1968 Cubs 8 4 .667 0 0 n/a 160.8 32.2 17.4 - - -
1969 Cubs 6 0 1.000 2 0 n/a 543.0 22.6 14.7 - - -
1970 Cubs 4 1 .800 4 0 n/a 197.0 26.9 16.4 - - -
1971 Cubs 3 2 .600 2 0 n/a 265.0 22.1 12.6 - - -
1972 Cubs 2 1 .667 2 0 n/a 158.0 27.9 11.0 - - -
1973 Cubs 0 2 .000 28 0 n/a 0.0 24.8 12.8 - - -
1974 Padres 0 0 .000 28 0 n/a 0.0 21.5 24.6 - - -
1975 Padres 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
11 Years 49 25 .662 75 1 n/a 236.7 21.4 14.5 - - -

Glenn Beckert

Glenn Beckert Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1965 Chicago Cubs 18 Undetermined - -
1966 Chicago Cubs 18 Undetermined - -
1967 Chicago Cubs 18 Undetermined - -
1968 Chicago Cubs 18 Undetermined - -
1969 Chicago Cubs 18 Undetermined Stats -
1970 Chicago Cubs 18 Undetermined Stats -
1971 Chicago Cubs 18 Undetermined Stats -
1972 Chicago Cubs 18 Undetermined Stats -
1973 Chicago Cubs 18 Undetermined - -
1974 San Diego Padres 18 $75,000.00 - -
1975 San Diego Padres 18 $75,000.00 - -

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Glenn Alfred Beckert was a Major League Baseball player with the Chicago Cubs (1965-1973) and San Diego Padres (1975). When Glenn took the field on April 12, 1965, he became the first Perry High School graduate to reach the majors!

Glenn Beckert had 461 assists at second base in 1968, second most, behind Bill Mazeroski. Beckert also turned the second most double plays, behind Cookie Rojas. And Beckert committed the second most errors, behind Ron Hunt. But Beckert was very durable, fielding his position more often than any other second baseman that year and was awarded with the Gold Glove, the second Chicago Cubs second baseman to ever receive the honor.

Did you know that Glenn "One Tough Out" Beckert had the fewest strikeouts per at bats in the National League five times (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972) during his career? Proof that he truly was an excellent contact hitter, one of the toughest batters to strike out at that time, and through today, only one Cubbie has ever led the senior circuit in AB/K as often as Bruno! Do you know who it was? Clue: he was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1939. [Answer]

Glenn Beckert Video | Triple Play | 1 July 1972

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