| Olga Grant | |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Birth Place: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
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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]
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]
Batting
| GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | TB | BB | SO | BA | OPS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 73 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 6 | .247 | .313 | .260 | .573 |