Trenton Township near Sunbury in Delaware County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Marilyn “Corky” Olinger

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, February 7, 2023

1. Marilyn “Corky” Olinger Marker

Inscription.
During World War II many professional baseball players were called to serve in the U.S. Military and many men’s teams were disbanded. This created a need for new professional baseball players and teams. To meet this need, the All American Girls Professional Baseball League was created in 1943. Sunbury native Marilyn "Corky" Olinger joined the league in 1948 and played in 599 games with the Chicago Colleens and the Grand Rapids Chicks. The daughter of Carl and Maud Olinger had a batting average of .220 during her career. After breaking an ankle, Corky left the league in 1953. At its peak, the league had ten teams. Each team had fifteen players, a manager, and a female chaperone. With the end of World War II and the return of men’s baseball, the league’s popularity began to wane and it was disbanded in 1954. In 1992, the All American Girls Professional Baseball League was the subject of a Penny Marshall movie, “A League of Their Own” and was honored with an exhibit at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY in 2006.

Erected 2020 by Sparrow Masonic Lodge 400, the Delaware County Bicentennial Celebration.

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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Sports • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 40° 14.819′ N, 82° 50.831′ W. Marker is near Sunbury, Ohio, in Delaware County. It is in Trenton Township. It is on Hartford Road (County Road 44) east of Walnut Street, on the left when traveling east. The marker stands just east of Big Walnut Creek. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12059 Hartford Rd, Sunbury OH 43074, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William Harrison “Billy” Southworth (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, February 7, 2023

2. Marilyn “Corky” Olinger Marker

miles away); Major General William Starke Rosecrans / Glacial Erratics (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sunbury Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sunbury, Ohio / Sunbury Town Hall (approx. ¾ mile away); Ohio Fallen Heroes Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Duty • Honor • Country (approx. 0.8 miles away); Purple Heart Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sunbury.

More about this marker. The marker is in the Big Walnut Girls Softball Association.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 325 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on August 25, 2026, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.