Brummer was born in Olney, Illinois.[1] His father, Bob Brummer, briefly played minor league baseball. Glenn Brummer attended Effingham High School in Effingham, Illinois. After graduation, he was working on his family's farm when he heard that the Lake Land College baseball team needed a catcher. "It was either enroll in school or milk cows all my life," Brummer said.[2] Signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1974,[3] he made his Major League Baseball debut with St. Louis on May 25, 1981.[4]
On August 22, 1982, Brummer stole home plate with two outs in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Cardinals a 5–4 win over the San Francisco Giants.[5] A steal of home is a rare play, and the attempt was made especially unusual because there were two strikes on the Cardinals batter. With two strikes, a batter must be prepared to swing at a good pitch, and this normally prevents a runner from stealing home. Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog said that he did not plan Brummer's stolen base attempt. "Nobody knew he was coming. I didn't, either," Herzog said.[6] This was one of four career stolen bases for Brummer.[1]
Brummer was on the Cardinals postseason roster when they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1982 World Series. He did not play in the National League Championship Series and did not have any World Series plate appearances, but he played catcher in the ninth inning of World Series Game 6, which the Cardinals won 13–1.[7][1]
On March 24, 1985, Brummer was released by the Cardinals. The next month, he signed with the Texas Rangers.[3] Brummer appeared in his final major league game on October 6, 1985.[8] He was released by the Rangers on November 13 of that year.[3] Brummer's last season to play professional baseball was 1986, when he played 79 games for the Hawaii Islanders, the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.[1]
References
^ abcd"Glenn Brummer Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
^Nielsen, Brian (May 3, 2010). "Brummer picked Lake Land baseball over milking cows". JG-TC.com.
^"Glenn Brummer 1981 Batting Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^"San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score, August 22, 1982". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^Hummel, Rick (August 22, 2018). "36 years ago today, Glenn Brummer stole home. Here's the story behind the story". STLtoday.com.
^"Glenn Brummer Postseason Batting Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
^"Glenn Brummer 1985 Batting Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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glenn, brummer, glenn, edward, brummer, born, november, 1954, olney, illinois, american, former, major, league, baseball, catcher, played, louis, cardinals, texas, rangers, brummer, with, louis, cardinalscatcherborn, 1954, november, 1954, olney, illinoisbatted. Glenn Edward Brummer born November 23 1954 in Olney Illinois is an American former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the St Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers Glenn BrummerBrummer with the St Louis CardinalsCatcherBorn 1954 11 23 November 23 1954 age 68 Olney IllinoisBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutMay 25 1981 for the St Louis CardinalsLast MLB appearanceOctober 6 1985 for the Texas RangersMLB statisticsBatting average 251RBIs27Hits87TeamsSt Louis Cardinals 1981 1984 Texas Rangers 1985 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1982 Brummer was born in Olney Illinois 1 His father Bob Brummer briefly played minor league baseball Glenn Brummer attended Effingham High School in Effingham Illinois After graduation he was working on his family s farm when he heard that the Lake Land College baseball team needed a catcher It was either enroll in school or milk cows all my life Brummer said 2 Signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1974 3 he made his Major League Baseball debut with St Louis on May 25 1981 4 On August 22 1982 Brummer stole home plate with two outs in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Cardinals a 5 4 win over the San Francisco Giants 5 A steal of home is a rare play and the attempt was made especially unusual because there were two strikes on the Cardinals batter With two strikes a batter must be prepared to swing at a good pitch and this normally prevents a runner from stealing home Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog said that he did not plan Brummer s stolen base attempt Nobody knew he was coming I didn t either Herzog said 6 This was one of four career stolen bases for Brummer 1 Brummer was on the Cardinals postseason roster when they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1982 World Series He did not play in the National League Championship Series and did not have any World Series plate appearances but he played catcher in the ninth inning of World Series Game 6 which the Cardinals won 13 1 7 1 On March 24 1985 Brummer was released by the Cardinals The next month he signed with the Texas Rangers 3 Brummer appeared in his final major league game on October 6 1985 8 He was released by the Rangers on November 13 of that year 3 Brummer s last season to play professional baseball was 1986 when he played 79 games for the Hawaii Islanders the Triple A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates 1 References Edit a b c d Glenn Brummer Stats Baseball Reference com Retrieved June 23 2021 Nielsen Brian May 3 2010 Brummer picked Lake Land baseball over milking cows JG TC com a b c Glenn Brummer Stats Transactions Baseball Reference com Retrieved 24 April 2021 Glenn Brummer 1981 Batting Game Logs Baseball Reference com Retrieved 24 April 2021 San Francisco Giants at St Louis Cardinals Box Score August 22 1982 Baseball Reference com Retrieved 24 April 2021 Hummel Rick August 22 2018 36 years ago today Glenn Brummer stole home Here s the story behind the story STLtoday com Glenn Brummer Postseason Batting Game Logs Baseball Reference com Retrieved June 23 2021 Glenn Brummer 1985 Batting Game Logs Baseball Reference com Retrieved 24 April 2021 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet or Pelota Binaria Venezuelan Winter League This biographical article relating to an American baseball catcher born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Glenn Brummer amp oldid 1089714204, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
