Janet Anderson Perkin
Janet Anderson | |
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
Pitcher/Outfield | |
Born: Montreal, Quebec, Canada | November 21, 1921|
Died: March 30, 2012 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | (aged 90)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Janet Margaret Anderson (later Perkin; November 21, 1921 – March 30, 2012) was a Canadian pitcher and outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1946 season. She batted and threw right handed.[1] Anderson was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve years history.[2]
Born in Montreal, Quebec,[3] Janet was the daughter of Tom and Mary Anderson. She grew up in Bethune, Saskatchewan, where she went on to become a teacher. She was spotted by an AAGPBL scout who signed her to a contract. She later attended the spring training camp held at Pascagoula, Mississippi, and was assigned to the Kenosha Comets. She had an unfortunate career in the league, posting a 0–6 record in 10 pitching appearances while connecting a .173 batting average in 36 games.[1][4][5]
After baseball, she worked for Allied Van Lines moving company and in her spare time enjoyed bowling. She married Max Perkin, and they had two children, Jean and Thomas. She also was a member of the 1954 Regina Govins softball club.[3][6][7]
A long time resident of Regina, she curled under her married name of Janet Perkin. As a skip, she could be counted on to guide her rink in style, winning the first Western Canada Women's Curling Championship in 1953, and three provincial champion teams in 1953, 1959 and 1964.[3]
For her accomplishments, she was elected to several Halls of Fame: Canadian Baseball (1998),[8] Saskatchewan Curling Association (2004),[9] Saskatchewan Sports (curling, 2005)[10] and Regina Sports (softball, 2008).[6]
In addition, she received life membership in the Saskatchewan Ladies Curling Association in 1992. Then, in 2004 her 1953 team was named to the Saskatchewan Legends of Curling Honour Roll.[11] In 1988, she 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 honour the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Janet Anderson Perkin died in Regina, Saskatchewan, at the age of 90.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Batting
GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | TB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
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36 | 75 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 12 | .173 | .271 | .227 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Janet Perkin – Profile/Obituary, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ All-American Girls Professional Baseball League History; retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ a b c d "Legacy.com – Leader-Post Obituary: Perkin, Janet Anderson (11/21/1921 - 3/30/2012)". Legacy.com.
- ^ Madden, W.C. The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary, McFarland & Company, 2005; ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
- ^ 1946 Kenosha Comets; retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ a b "Regina Sports Hall of Fame – 2008 Inductees". Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- ^ Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame – AAGPBL 1998 Induction Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Saskatchewan Curling Association Hall of Fame – Janet Perkin Team (1953), Inducted May 2004 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame – 1953 Janet Perkin Curling Team - 2005 Induction
- ^ Leader-Post.com – Memorial service today for Perkin[permanent dead link]
- ^ Madden, W.C. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book, McFarland & Company, 2000; ISBN 0-7864-3747-2
- 1921 births
- 2012 deaths
- All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players
- Kenosha Comets players
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Baseball players from Regina, Saskatchewan
- Baseball players from Montreal
- Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Canadian women curlers
- Curlers from Regina, Saskatchewan
- Curlers from Quebec
- 20th-century Canadian sportswomen