Norma Metrolis
Norma Metrolis nicknamed "Trolley" (5 December 1925 – 2 February 2010) was a catcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between 1946 and 1950. She both batted and threw right-handed.
Raised in Lake Worth, Florida, Norma started playing for the league at the age of 19. During the five years of her baseball career, she played for the Muskegon Lassies (1946), Racine Belles (1947), South Bend Blue Sox (1948, 1949), Peoria Redwings (1949) and Fort Wayne Daisies (1950). In addition, she went to Havana, Cuba with the league to promote the game.
When Norma played for the Lassies Trollies, she didn't play much as she was backup catcher behind Mickey Maguire.
Her family donated 323 photos to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009. She also appears in the Diamond Dreams exhibit on the second floor of the museum. Included in these photos were practice and game action shots, informal group shots with images of excursions from other team members, gatherings at the homes of players engaged in informal recreational activities such as swimming and boating, shots from the trip to Havana, player portraits and more. As well as photographic material, there are: 3 autographed balls, Norma's uniform patch from her time with the Blue Sox, a letter from league officials with a South Bend Blue Sox contract, league-related periodicals, newsletters, team schedules, and a Muskegon Lassies business card.
According to Sue MacKay, Director of Collections at the Hall of Fame, “the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is thrilled to add material from the career of AAGPBL player Norma Metrolis into the permanent collection...The donation is a snapshot into the life of a very active AAGPBL member that played for five teams over a five-year period...These pieces will add new depth to the rich history of the AAGPBL and enable our staff to educate our visitors about the importance of the league in the greater context of this important time period in American history.”[1]
She died at her home in Melbourne Beach, Florida.[2]
Career statistics
Batting Record
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 15 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .188 |
| 1947 | 18 | 47 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .149 |
| 1948 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .160 |
| 1949 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .148 |
| 1950 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sources
- ↑ Carr, Samantha. "Giving Back to the Game". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ Obituary, Florida Today. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- Carr, Samantha. "Giving Back". Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 29 July 2014.