Olga Grant was a Canadian outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted left handed and threw right handed.[1][2]
| Olga Grant | |
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| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
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Born in Calgary, Alberta,[1] Olga Grant was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the All American League in its twelve-year history. Olga appeared in 21 games for the 1944 pennant-winning Milwaukee Chicks.[2]
She posted a batting average of .247 (18-for-73) with a double and nine stolen bases, driving in six runs while scoring six more.[3] At the outfield, she recorded 17 putouts and committed one error in 18 total chances for a .944 fielding average.[3]
In 1988, Grant received further recognition when she became part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York which was unveiled to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.[4] She also gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.[5]
Career statistics
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| GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | TB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 73 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 6 | .247 | .313 | .260 | .573 |
References
edit- ^ a b Olga Grant. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
- ^ a b Madden, W. C. (2005) The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
- ^ a b Madden, W. C. (2000) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-0597-8
- ^ Before A League of Their Own. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
- ^ Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame – 1998 Induction. Retrieved 2019-04-10.