Thelma Grambo
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Thelma Josephine Grambo (later Hundeby; October 28, 1923 โ July 30, 2001) was a Canadian catcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 165 lb., she batted and threw right handed.[1][2]
Born in Domremy, Saskatchewan, Thelma Grambo was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve years history.
Grambo started to play
Afterwards, Grambo was sent to Pascagoula, Mississippi for spring training and was assigned to the Grand Rapids Chicks in 1946.[2] She served as a backup for Ruth Lessing and had the chance to catch pitchers such as Connie Wisniewski, Josephine Kabick, Alice Haylett and Audrey Haine.[3] Unfortunately, her career was cut short when she broke the index finger of her throwing hand early in the season. She returned to Canada and married Robert Hundeby in 1947 and never returned to the league. The couple established in Elbow, Saskatchewan, where they raised their seven children on the family farm.[1] Their extended family includes 16 grandchildren.[2]
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the
Thelma Grambo Hundeby died in 2001 at Regency Manor in
References
- ^ a b c d e f Thelma Hundeby โ Biography. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
- ISBN 978-0-7864-0597-8
- ^ "Before A League of Their Own", baseballhall.org; accessed July 3, 2020.
- ^ The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
External links
- "Grand Rapids Chicks Photograph, 1946". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
- "Grand Rapids Chicks during the National Anthem photograph, 1946". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
- "Grand Rapids Chicks Player Group photograph, 1946". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-04-10.