Glenn Mickens

Glenn Mickens
Pitcher
Born: (1930-07-26)July 26, 1930 Wilmar, California, U.S.
Died: July 9, 2019(2019-07-09) (aged 88) Kapaa, Hawaii, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: July 19, 1953, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
NPB: April 18, 1959, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes
Last appearance
MLB: July 30, 1953, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
NPB: October 2, 1963, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	0–1
Earned run average	11.37
Strikeouts	5
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	45–51
Earned run average	2.55
Strikeouts	546
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Brooklyn Dodgers (1953) Kintetsu Buffaloes (1959–1963)

Glenn Roger Mickens (July 26, 1930 – July 9, 2019) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in four games (two of which were starts) for the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers. He also played for five years in Japan, from 1959 until 1963 for the Kintetsu Buffaloes. There, he compiled a record of 45–53 with a 2.54 ERA.

After his playing career, Mickens became a baseball coach at UCLA for many years.

Mickens died on July 9, 2019, from pneumonia, at age 88.

See also

• American expatriate baseball players in Japan

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota Archived March 20, 2023, at the Wayback Machine