| Marilyn Olinger | |
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| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
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| Born:(1928-06-07)June 7, 1928 Sunbury, Ohio | |
| Died: July 4, 2006(2006-07-04) (aged 78) Columbus, Ohio | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Marilyn J. "Corky" Olinger (June 7, 1928 – July 4, 2006) was an Americanprofessional baseballshortstop who played from1948 through1953 in theAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m), 140 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.[1]
Born inSunbury, Ohio, Marilyn Olinger started playingsandlot ball with the boys of her neighborhood when she was a little girl, and played organizedsoftball inColumbus, Ohio when she turned fourteen. She was noted by an All-American Girls Professional Baseball Leaguescout while playing in a state tournament and received an invitation to the 1948spring training, which was held inOpa-locka, Florida.[1][2]
Olinger was assigned to theGrand Rapids Chicks during the training camp, but she started the year with the expansionChicago Colleens. She returned to the Chicks during the midseason in time to help them to advance to the second round of the playoffs, which was won by theFort Wayne Daisies, three to zero games.[3]
While at Grand Rapids, Olinger andAlma Ziegler developed a nice chemistry as adouble play combination aroundsecond base, helping the Chicks reach the playoffs during six consecutive seasons, including the Championship Title in 1953.[3][4]
As a hitter, Olinger steadily improved in each season, collecting a career-high .267batting average in 1951. Late in the 1953 season, she broke her ankle and had to see Grand Rapids clinch the title without her. After her injury, she decided not to come back the next season.[1][2]
After baseball, Olinger went to work toNCR Corporation and later returned to playing amateur softball. In 1973, NCR cut back its work force and she was unemployed. She then worked in security field for the next 19 years before retiring in 1992.[2]
Marilyn Olinger is part ofWomen in Baseball, a permanent display at theBaseball Hall of Fame and Museum atCooperstown, New York unveiled in 1988, which is dedicated to the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League rather than any individual personality.
She died in 2006 inColumbus, Ohio, at the age of 78.[1]
Batting
| GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | TB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 599 | 2175 | 334 | 479 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 115 | 197 | 539 | 255 | 334 | .220 | .302 | .248 |
Fielding
| GP | PO | A | E | TC | DP | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 599 | 1070 | 1608 | 319 | 2997 | 125 | .894 |