Roland Gladu
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Roland Edouard Gladu was a third baseman
in Major League Baseball
. He played in 21 games for the Boston Braves
during the 1944 baseball season. Gladu's carer began in 1932 at Binghamton, New York, and extended over more than 20 yars as a player and manager in five different countries -- Canada, the U.S.A., Mexico, Cuba and England, where he played at London's West Ham stadium.
He was one of 13 players suspended by Baseball Commissioner A.B. Chandler in 1946 for jumping to the Mexican League, which offered higher salaries than the U. S. major leagues. Catcher Mickey Owen and pitchers Sal Maglie and Max Lanier were the best known of the other suspended players.
Gladu also played professional hockey in the off-season as a defenceman in the Quebec Hockey League. After his playing career, Gladu worked as a scout for the Milwaukee Braves. Pitcher Claude Raymond was one of the first players signed by Gladu.
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
. He played in 21 games for the Boston Braves
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
during the 1944 baseball season. Gladu's carer began in 1932 at Binghamton, New York, and extended over more than 20 yars as a player and manager in five different countries -- Canada, the U.S.A., Mexico, Cuba and England, where he played at London's West Ham stadium.
He was one of 13 players suspended by Baseball Commissioner A.B. Chandler in 1946 for jumping to the Mexican League, which offered higher salaries than the U. S. major leagues. Catcher Mickey Owen and pitchers Sal Maglie and Max Lanier were the best known of the other suspended players.
Gladu also played professional hockey in the off-season as a defenceman in the Quebec Hockey League. After his playing career, Gladu worked as a scout for the Milwaukee Braves. Pitcher Claude Raymond was one of the first players signed by Gladu.