Ted Olson (baseball)

Ted Olson
Pitcher
Born: (1912-08-27)August 27, 1912
Quincy, Massachusetts, US
Died: December 9, 1980(1980-12-09) (aged 68)
Weymouth, Massachusetts, US
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 record1-1
Earned run average7.18
Strikeouts18
Stats at Baseball Reference 
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. He threw and batted right-handed. He weighed 185 lb (84 kg) and his height was 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m). On April 14, 1940, Olson was sold by the Boston Red Sox to Philadelphia Phillies.

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.