Name Yolande Teillet | ||
Yolande Teillet, (September 28, 1927 - January 26, 2006) born Yolande Schick in St. Vital, Canada. Nicknamed Yo Yo she played for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She both batted and threw right-handed.
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Claim to fame
Yolande was Joseph Riel's granddaughter, Joseph being Louis Riel's younger brother. In addition, she was one of the first Métis players to ever play in the League.
Baseball career
She started off by playing for the St. Vital Tigerettes in the position of catcher. She was soon after recruited to play for the Fort Wayne Daisies (in 1945). She also played for the Grand Rapids Chicks (in 1946), as well as the Kenosha Comets (in 1947). Yolande was a member of both the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
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