Luke Frank Glavenich (January 17, 1893 – May 22, 1935) was a

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who played for one season. He pitched for the

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for one game during the

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. He attended

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. Glavenich was raised in

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and, as his father was from

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, spoke Slavonian as his first language. As a youth, he dropped out of school to pursue

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but was persuaded by his father to return to his education and complete high school and eventually college. As a pitcher at St. Mary's College, he once threw two one-hitters in the span of four days against

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1893 births 1935 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Cleveland Naps players Baseball players from Stockton, California Omaha Rourkes players New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players Saint Mary's Gaels baseball players People from Jackson, California American people of Croatian descent {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub