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Upon graduation in 1950

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though multiple injuries effectively limited him to five seasons of play

and the New York Giants

Glenn Burke Signed AUTO 1978 Team Issued L.A. Dodgers Photo “High Five” Beckett LOA Baseball Memorabilia and the SS)Glenn Burke (19521995) was an outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers (197678) and Oakland Athletics (197879), batting . 237 with 35 stolen bases. A gifted athlete and vibrant clubhouse presence, he is widely credited with inventing the high five during the 1977 postseason. For decades, conventional wisdom has traced the gestures origin to October 2, 1977, at Dodger Stadium, when Dusty Baker hit his 30th home run off J. R. Richard, making the Dodgers