Colleen Smith

Colleen Smith (May 31, 1925 – December 28, 2018) was a Canadian former infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 120 lb., Smith batted and threw right handed. She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1]

Colleen Smith
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Third base
Born: May 31, 1925 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died: December 28, 2018 (aged 93)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Teams
Grand Rapids Chicks (1949)
Career highlights and awards
Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (since 1988)

Colleen Smith was one of the 57 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 honors 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

1. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Official Website
2. Madden, W. C. (2005) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-0597-8
3. Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
4. The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website