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janet anderson perkin

janet margaret anderson -lsb- perkin -rsb- -lrb- november 21 , 1921 -- march 30 , 2012 -rrb- was a canadian pitcher and outfielder who played in the all-american girls professional baseball league during the 1946 season .
she batted and threw right handed .
janet anderson was one of the 57 players born in canada to join the all-american girls professional baseball league in its twelve years history .
born in montreal , quebec , janet was the daughter of tom and mary anderson .
she grew up in bethune , saskatchewan , where she went on to become a teacher .
she then was spotted by an aagpbl scout who signed her to a contract .
she later attended the spring training camp held at pascagoula , mississippi , and was assigned to the kenosha comets .
but janet had a rather unfortunate career in the league , posting a 0-6 record in 10 pitching appearances while connecting a .173 batting average in 36 games .
after baseball , anderson worked for allied van lines moving company and in her spare time enjoyed bowling .
she married max perkin , and they had two children , jean and thomas .
she alo was a member of the 1954 regina govins softball club .
she was a long time resident of regina , where she curled under her married name of janet perkin , and her skills should translate to becoming a solid player for a long time .
as a skip , she could often be counted on to guide her rink in style , winning the first western canadian ladies ' curling championship in 1953 , and three provincial champion teams in 1953 , 1959 and 1964 .
for her accomplishments , she has been elected to several hall of fames : canadian baseball -lrb- 1998 -rrb- , saskatchewan curling association -lrb- 2004 -rrb- , saskatchewan sports -lrb- curling , 2005 -rrb- and regina sports -lrb- softball , 2008 -rrb- .
in addition , she received life membership in the saskatchewan ladies curling association in 1992 .
then , in 2004 her 1953 team was named to the saskatchewan legends of curling honour roll .
in 1988 , janet received further recognition when she became part of `` women in baseball '' , a permanent display based at the baseball hall of fame and museum in cooperstown , new york , which was unveiled to honor the entire all-american girls professional baseball league janet anderson perkin died in regina , saskatchewan , at the age of 90 .
