Marjorie Hanna Explained

Marjorie Hanna was a Canadian pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed.^{[1] [2]}

Born in Calgary, Alberta,^[1] Marjorie Hanna was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the All American League in its twelve-year history. She made one pitching appearance for the Kenosha Comets in the 1944 season and posted a 9.00 ERA in three innings of work, giving up four hits and eight walks without strikeouts and was credited with the loss.^[3]

In 1988, Marjorie Hanna received further recognition when she became part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York which was unveiled to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.^[4] She later gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/marjorie-hanna/312 Marjorie Hanna
2. [W. C. Madden|Madden, W. C.]
3. [W. C. Madden|Madden, W. C.]
4. http://baseballhall.org/discover/baseball-history/there-is-crying-in-baseball Before A League of Their Own
5. http://baseballhalloffame.ca/museum/inductees/aagbpl/ Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame – 1998 Induction