Mary Louise Kolanko
| Mary Louise Kolanko | |
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| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
| Born: May 16, 1932 Weirton, West Virginia | |
| Died: October 9, 2007 (aged 75) Tampa, Florida | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| debut | |
| 1950 | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1950 | |
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Mary Louise Kolanko (May 16, 1932 – October 9, 2007) was an American
Pre-baseball
Before she started playing professionally in the league, Mary Lou enjoyed playing with her five older brothers. She studied at
Baseball
Mary Lou was asked to come to tryouts at Spring training in 1950 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, followed by a training camp in South Bend, Indiana. She only played in one season, in 1950. Mary Lou's professional baseball league career was quite short. She spent half of that time with the Peoria Redwings and the other half with the Springfield Sallies. She earned a reputation for being a fast runner.
Even though she spent only one season with the league, during that time she traveled a lot, covering 17 states, as well as
Post baseball
After baseball, she moved back to Weirton and took on a position at the Bank of Weirton. She got a master's degree. Thereafter, she joined the
Career statistics
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 45 | 172 | 36 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 36 | 13 | .285 |
References
- "Mary Louise Kolanko – Biography / Obituary". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
External links
- "Cover of the Souvenir Score Card from the Chicago Colleens vs Springfield Sallies photograph, 1950". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Summer Barnstorming Tour schedule and roster, 1950". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-05-30.