Ted Olson | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Quincy, Massachusetts, US | August 27, 1912|
Died: December 9, 1980 Weymouth, Massachusetts, US | (aged 68)|
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 record | 1-1 |
Earned run average | 7.18 |
Strikeouts | 18 |
Teams | |
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]
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]