Colleen Smith
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| Born: May 31, 1925 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Died: December 28, 2018 (aged 93) | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Colleen Smith (May 31, 1925 – December 28, 2018) was a Canadian infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5' 6", 120 lb., Smith batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1]
Colleen Smith was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the AAGPBL in its twelve-year history. She made 40 appearances at third base for the Grand Rapids Chicks in its 1946 season,[1] posting a batting average of .184 (18-for-98) with four RBI and seven runs scored, including a double and three stolen bases.[2] As a fielder, she collected 45 putouts and 81 assists, committing 11 errors in 137 chances for a .920 career fielding average.[2]
After baseball, Smith became an accomplished golfer, winning the Amateur Crown and Senior Crown five times.[1]
The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, since November 5, 1988, that honours the entire league rather than any individual figure.[3]
In 1998, Colleen Smith and all Canadian AAGPBL players gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.[4]
She died on December 28, 2018.[1]
Sources
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Official Website
- ^ a b Madden, W. C. (2005) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
- ^ The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website