Glenn Vincent Redmon (born January 11, 1948) is a former

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who appeared in seven games for the

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in . He batted and threw right-handed. Redmon was drafted by the

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in the nineteenth round of the

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out of the

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where he had been a member of

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fraternity. While at Michigan, he spent the summers of 1967 and 1968 playing in

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for the Sturgis Titans of the Basin League. In four seasons in Chicago's farm system, he batted .266 with 22

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. He was traded along with

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from the White Sox to the Giants for

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on February 8, . Redmon's finest season was 1974 with the

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when he batted .312 with six home runs and 76

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to earn a call up to San Francisco that September. He went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in his major league debut against the

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