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 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]

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