Marjorie Hanna
Marjorie Hanna | |
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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Marjorie Hanna was a Canadian pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed.[1][2]
Born in Calgary, Alberta,[1] Marjorie Hanna was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the All American League in its twelve-year history. She made one pitching appearance for the Kenosha Comets in the 1944 season and posted a 9.00 ERA in three innings of work, giving up four hits and eight walks without strikeouts and was credited with the loss.[3]
In 1988, Marjorie Hanna 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 later gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.[5]
References
- ^ a b Marjorie Hanna. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
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