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Gladys Davis, Smith

"Terrie" was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.

Gladys Davis, Smith

Gladys Davis, Smith

"Terrie" was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.

Gladys Davis, Smith

By "Terrie" was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.

Gladys Davis, Smith

Profile Information

  • Maiden Name: (Anthony)
  • Nickname: "Terrie"
  • Hometown: Toronto, ON (CANADA)
  • Throwing Hand: Right
  • Batting Hand: Right
  • Born: September 1, 1919
  • Died: October 26, 1991

Gladys Davis, SmithHistory

Team Position Uniform #
1943 Rockford Peaches Shortstop & Outfield Unknown
1944 Milwaukee Chicks Shortstop & Outfield Unknown
1944 Rockford Peaches Outfield 16
1946 Muskegon Lassies Second Base & Shortstop Unknown

Terrie was a utility infielder for the Lassies. She owned her own interior decorating business in Toronto. Terrie mentioned that she really enjoyed playing for the people of Muskegon because they were so nice and supportive of the Lassies. Terrie was the first batting champion in 1943, with an average of .332.

Gladys (Anthony) "Terrie" Davis, Smith was married and had a child before joining the league.  She played as Gladys "Terrie" Davis.  She missed the 1945 season and returned with the expansion Muskegon Lassies during the 1946 midseason. She dropped to .202 in 58 games, driving in 31 runs while scoring 22 times, during what turned out to be her AAGPBL final season.   

After retiring, "Terrie" focused on her family and interior designing business in Toronto. She died in Fort Erie, Ontario on October 26, 1991, at the age of 72. In 1998, she was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. She is also part of the AAGPBL permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, opened in 1988, which is dedicated to the entire league rather than any individual personalities.  She is buried in McAffee Cemetery Fort Erie, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Author: Unknown

Contributed By: Merrie Fidler

Copyright: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Davis_(baseball)


LeagueBatting Record

Year Ga AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG
1943 102 349 78 116 7 10 4 58 53 52 9 .332
1943 102 349 78 116 7 10 4 58 53 52 9 .332
1944 80 277 42 68 4 1 1 34 63 38 24 .246
1946 58 193 22 39 8 0 0 31 21 23 22 .202

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