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.

She died at her home in Melbourne Beach, Florida.[1]

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

  1. ↑ Obituary, Florida Today. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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