1934-1936 Diamond Stars: #58 Glenn Myatt

Sunday, September 5, 2021

#58 Glenn Myatt - Cleveland Indians

Glenn Calvin Myatt

Cleveland Indians

Catcher

Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 5'11" Weight: 165

Born: July 9, 1897, Argenta, AR

Major League Teams: Philadelphia Athletics 1920-1921; Cleveland Indians 1923-1935; New York Giants 1935; Detroit Tigers 1936

Died: August 9, 1969, Houston, TX (72)

Glenn Myatt spent parts of 16 big league seasons mostly as a back-up catcher and pinch-hitter. He appeared in over 100 games in a season only twice, playing in 105 and 106 games respectively for the Indians in 1924 and 1925. Not surprisingly, those were his best two years and he hit his career highs in batting average (.342) and RBIs (73) in 1924 while hitting a career high 11 home runs in 1925. In 1926, he lost his starting job to Luke Sewell, beginning a decade of consistent playing time as a bat off the bench and a reliable receiver. Myatt's last season in the majors came in 1936 when he appeared in 27 games for the Tigers as a 38-year-old veteran. He appeared in 1,004 big league games, collecting 722 hits while batting .270 with 38 home runs and 387 RBIs.

Building the Set

August 26, 2021 from Port Washington, NY (Clean Sweep Auctions) - Card #24

I returned to Clean Sweep Auctions for a trio of cards for my Diamond Stars set to celebrate recent positive work-related news. Again, while some people would prefer expensive trinkets or a fancy night on the town after a professional achievement, I prefer to celebrate by buying a few old baseball cards. I'm getting more familiar with a lot of the usual players involved in eBay auctions for these older pre-war cards, and I've found Clean Sweep most regularly has the most reasonable prices for their cards. I've learned to steer clear of certain sellers who typically mark up their prices at what are occasionally twice as much as the same cards from Clean Sweep. Another challenge while trying to build this set is trying to stay away from graded/slabbed cards. I'd like to house the entire set in nine-pocket pages, in order, and so far I've been able to save myself the trouble of buying a slabbed card and having to jailbreak it from the hard plastic casing. I realize I may decide to break this rule for some of the pricier cards in the set when I get to the point of adding those.

Variations Available

1 - 1935 / green back / 1934 statistics / 1935 copyright

The Card / Indians Team Set

You can tell Myatt has used super speed to toss off his mask here as shown by the blurred white lines coming off the top of the mask. I kid of course, but this is nevertheless a wonderful action shot of the catcher and overall a fantastic baseball card. The background features a waving American flag and three loitering teammates in the distance. I giggled a little at the tip on the back. If you're a catcher, it's important your equipment fits so that you avoid your mask blinding you because you hadn't taken the time to tighten the strap holding it around your head. That's great stuff. The tip goes on to remind catchers not to risk tripping over ill-fitting shin guards.

1935 Season

Myatt was the opening day catcher for the Indians, and he'd play in 10 more games for his long-time team before he was released on May 23rd. He batted .083 (3 for 36) causing Indians' manager Walter Johnson to decide to release him. A few days later, the Giants took a chance and signed the 37-year-old catcher. He'd appear in only 13 games for the Giants, making four starts behind the plate and pinch-hitting in nine other games. In his combined 23 games played in 1935, Myatt batted only .130 with a home run and eight RBIs.