John Wesley "Jack" Glasscock was a pioneer of baseball. This descendant of the Colonial Glasscock family of Virginia and patriots of the American Revolution is a true contributor to the beginnings of organized baseball and its becoming the game it is today.
He played baseball in the days of the dead ball and fielded shortstop without a glove...bare-handed.
He was a great hitter and could steal many bases too.
He played ball professionally in the early years and at times was not paid for it.
Only a lover of baseball could do that.
Jack was a true lover of baseball, a great player and a true hero of baseball...the game owes him back.
He should be voted into Cooperstown along beside his cousin, Jesse Cail Burkett, who is already there.
Jack was called "Pebbly Jack" for picking up pebbles from the dirt and placing them in his pocket. He was also called Captain Jack.
The son of Thomas Glasscock and Julia A. Collett of Wheeling, Ohio Co, West Virginia.
He married Rhoda Rose Dubula and had four children: John T., Florence B., Eugene Charles and William J. Glasscock.
Jack was the first manager of what is now the St. Louis Cardinals (formerly called the St. Louis Brown Stockings) in 1892 when they joined the National League. He was a player - manager.

Didn't this guy used to play bass for Jethro Tull?

19th century shortstop, cousin of HOF outfielder Jesse Burkett. A good, but not great player with a ridiculous last name.