Ted Olson (baseball)

Theodore Otto Olson (August 27, 1912 – December 9, 1980) was a Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox. He played for the Red Sox for 3 seasons (1936–1938) as a starting pitcher.[1] He threw and batted right-handed. He weighed 185 lb and his height is 6 ft 2 in. On April 14, 1940, Olson was sold by Boston Red Sox to Philadelphia Phillies.[2]

Ted Olson
Pitcher
Born: (1912-08-27)August 27, 1912
Quincy, Massachusetts, US
Died: December 9, 1980(1980-12-09) (aged 68)
Weymouth, Massachusetts, US
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 21, 1936, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 13, 1938, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1-1
Earned run average7.18
Strikeouts18
Teams

Olson was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. He attended Dartmouth College. As a collegian, he played summer baseball in 1934 and 1935 for the Barnstable town team in the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was one of the league's dominant pitchers.[3][4][5][6]

Career

Olson made his major league debut at age 23 on June 21, 1936, with the Red Sox. As a pitcher, playing 18 games in his career, he earned a career ERA of 7.18. He earned 18 strikeouts also in his career. Olson played his final game on September 13, 1938.

Olson died on December 9, 1980, in Weymouth, Massachusetts.[7] He is buried at St. John the Evangelist Cemetery in Hingham, Massachusetts.

References
  1. "Ted Olson". www.thebaseballpage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  2. "Trades of Ted Olson". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  3. Bill Nowlin. "Ted Olson". sabr.org. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  4. "Batteries for Barnstable". Hyannis Patriot. Hyannis, MA. August 2, 1934. p. 5.
  5. "Batteries for Barnstable". Hyannis Patriot. Hyannis, MA. July 18, 1935. p. 9.
  6. "New Faces on Falmouth Nine". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. June 25, 1936. p. 10.
  7. "Death of Ted Olson". SportsPool.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.


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