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Glen Gorbous

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Glen Gorbous
Outfielder
Born: (1930-07-08)July 8, 1930
Drumheller, Alberta, Canada
Died: June 12, 1990(1990-06-12) (aged 59)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1955, for the Cincinnati Redlegs
Last MLB appearance
May 5, 1957, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.238
Home runs4
Runs batted in29
Teams

Glen Edward Gorbous (July 8, 1930 - June 12, 1990)[1] was a Canadian professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Redlegs, in early 1955, and the Philadelphia Phillies, from mid-1955 to May, 1957.[2]

Gorbous holds the current world record for longest throw of a baseball, 135.89m (445 feet, 10 inches).[3] The feat took place on August 1, 1957, while he was playing for the Omaha Cardinals of the American Association. In an exhibition he was given a six-step running start and threw the ball from the far right field corner of the stadium to the far left field corner. (Gorbous' world record was set after his brief major league baseball career had already ended.)[3]

References

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  1. ^ Sports Illustrated, Retrieved June 23, 2007
  2. ^ Baseball Prospectus, Retrieved June 23, 2007.
  3. ^ a b Glen Gorbous at Baseball Library Archived October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 23, 2007.
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