Irene Headin | |
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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Irene Headin was a Canadian pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed. [1] [2]
Born in Saskatoon,Saskatchewan, [1] Irene Headin was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the All American League in its twelve-year history. She pitched for the South Bend Blue Sox in the 1945 season and recorded an inning of work without a decision. [3]
In 1988,Headin 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. [4] She later gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998 along with the other Canadian AAGPBL players. [5]
Olive Bend Little [Ollie] was an American baseballer, a pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the 1943 and 1946 seasons. Listed at 5' 3", 135 lb., Little batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Poplar Point, Manitoba, Canada.
Marie Eileen Albright [Lockhart] was an infielder and pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Albright batted left-handed and threw right-handed. She was born in Wollaston, Quincy, Massachusetts.
Wilma Briggs was an American left fielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League who played from 1948 through 1954. Listed at 5' 4", 138 lb., she batted left-handed and threw right-handed. She led the league in home runs during the 1953 season, ranks second in the all-time home runs list (43) behind Eleanor Callow (55) and over Dorothy Schroeder (42) and Jean Geissinger (41), and was one of only 14 players to collect 300 or more career runs batted in, yet she was never selected to the All-Star team. Briggs was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2013.
Dorothy "Dottie" Hunter was a Canadian first basewoman who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1943 season. A member of several halls of fame, Hunter was one of 68 players from Canada to participate in the extinct All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Dorothy B. "Dottie" Ferguson Key was a Canadian infielder and outfielder who played from 1945 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 125 lb., she batted and threw right handed.
Margaret Villa-Cryan was an American baseball player who played as an utility player from 1946 through 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m), 115 lb (52 kg), Villa batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Montebello, California and was of Mexican American descent.
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Colleen Smith was a Canadian infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 120 lb., Smith batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Mary Rini was an American former pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 145 lb., Rini batted and threw right handed. She was born in Detroit, Michigan.
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Ruby Knezovich [Martz] was a Canadian catcher who played from 1943 to 1944 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 130 lb., she batted and threw right handed.
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Ruth Mason was a Canadian outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.