- Memorable Manitobans: Olive Bend Little
- Professional Baseball Player.
- Inducted to the Canadian Softball Hall of Fame (1983).
- Inducted to the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame (1985).
Olive pitched for the CUAC Blues and the Moose Jaw Royals women's baseball teams in seasons in which both teams won provincial championships.
She turned professional in 1940, and as a founding member, Little entered the AAGPBL with the Rockford Peaches in 1943. Playing for the Illinois team during the war years when women's baseball was so popular.
Renowned for her fastball, she pitched four no-hitters including the league's first on June 10, 1943. She won 21 games with 151 strikeouts in the league's first season.
She was a league all-star and pitched a number of no-hit games. She also pitched softball, and was elected to the Canadian Softball Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.
In a three-season career, Little posted a 57−43 record with 381 strikeouts and a 2.23 ERA in 112 pitching appearances.
She died at the age of 69.
Since 1998, the Olive Little Memorial Award is presented to The Manitoba Softball Association's Top Senior Female Player.
- Memorable Manitobans: Olive Bend Little
- Professional Baseball Player.
- Inducted to the Canadian Softball Hall of Fame (1983).
- Inducted to the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame (1985).
Olive pitched for the CUAC Blues and the Moose Jaw Royals women's baseball teams in seasons in which both teams won provincial championships.
She turned professional in 1940, and as a founding member, Little entered the AAGPBL with the Rockford Peaches in 1943. Playing for the Illinois team during the war years when women's baseball was so popular.
Renowned for her fastball, she pitched four no-hitters including the league's first on June 10, 1943. She won 21 games with 151 strikeouts in the league's first season.
She was a league all-star and pitched a number of no-hit games. She also pitched softball, and was elected to the Canadian Softball Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.
In a three-season career, Little posted a 57−43 record with 381 strikeouts and a 2.23 ERA in 112 pitching appearances.
She died at the age of 69.
Since 1998, the Olive Little Memorial Award is presented to The Manitoba Softball Association's Top Senior Female Player.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
