Olga Grant was a Canadian outfielder who played in the

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the Uni ...

. She batted left handed and threw right handed.Olga Grant
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''. Retrieved 2019-04-10. Madden, W. C. (2005) ''The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary''. McFarland & Company. Born in Calgary, Alberta, 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. She posted a batting average of .247 (18-for-73) with a double and nine

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s, driving in six runs while scoring six more. Madden, W. C. (2000) ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book''. McFarland & Company. At the outfield, she recorded 17

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s and committed one error in 18 total chances for a .944 fielding average. In 1988, Grant received further recognition when she became part of ''Women in Baseball'', a permanent display based at the

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which was unveiled to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She also gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame – 1998 Induction
Retrieved 2019-04-10.

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