Ted Olson (baseball)

Ted Olson (baseball)

Theodore Ottis 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. [Citeweb|url=http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/olsonte01.php|publisher=www.thebaseballpage.com|title=Ted Olson|accessdate=2008-05-25] He threw and batted right-handed. He weighed 185 lb and his height is 6-2. In April 14, 1940 Olson was sold by Boston Red Sox to Philadelphia Phillies. [Cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=olsonte01|publisher=Baseball Almanac|title=Trades of Ted Olson|accessdate=2008-05-25]

Olson was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. He attended Dartmouth College.

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. [Citeweb|url=http://www.sportspool.com/baseball/players/O/olsonte01.php|publisher=SportsPool.com|title=Death of Ted Olson|accessdate=2008-05-25] His cemetery is located at Church of St. John the Evangelist Cemetery in Hingham, Massachusetts.

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olsonte01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=olsonte01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/O/ted-olson.shtml Baseball Cube]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/all_time_stats/players/o/44374/index.html Sportsillustarted]
* [http://www.markerzone.com/baseball/mlb/mlb.asp?c=100&no=10684&p=0 Statistics]
* [http://www.nyfuturestars.com/player.php?player=olsonte01 nyfuturestars]


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