List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (D–G)

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The following is a list of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players who formed part of the circuit during its twelve years of existence.

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D

NamePosition(s)Year(s)Team(s)Ref
Sarah Mavis Dabbs outfield1947Fort Wayne Daisies [1]
Louella Daetweiler catcher1944Rockford Peaches [2]
Mary Dailey outfield, pitcher1950-1951Peoria Redwings, South Bend Blue Sox, Battle Creek Belles [3]
  Dorothy Damaschke  outfield1945Racine Belles [4]
Faye Dancer center field, first base, pitcher1944–1948, 1950Minneapolis Millerettes, Fort Wayne Daisies, Peoria Redwings [5]
Josephine D'Angelo outfield1943-1944South Bend Blue Sox [6]
Margaret Danhauser first base1943-1949Racine Belles [7]
Shirley Danz outfield1950Chicago Colleens, Racine Belles [8]
Eleanor Dapkus outfield, pitcher1943-1950Racine Belles [9]
Barbara Anne Davis n/a1949Racine Belles, Rockford Peaches [10]
Gladys Davis infield, outfield1943–1944, 1946Rockford Peaches, Milwaukee Chicks, Muskegon Lassies [11]
Alice DeCambra infield, pitcher1947Fort Wayne Daisies, Peoria Redwings, Kalamazoo Lassies [12]
Lillian DeCambra infield utility1947Fort Wayne Daisies [13]
Mildred Deegan outfield, second base, pitcher1943-1952Rockford Peaches, Kenosha Comets,
Springfield Sallies, Fort Wayne Daisies, Peoria Redwings
[14]
Audrey Deemer pitcher, infield utility1950Chicago Colleens, Fort Wayne Daisies, Springfield Sallies [15]
Betty Degner pitcher1949Muskegon Lassies, Springfield Sallies [16]
Irene DeLaby pitcher1949Racine Belles [17]
Miss DeMarcon/a1954Kalamazoo Lassies [18]
Pauline Dennert left field1947Muskegon Lassies [19]
Jerre DeNoble outfield1947Peoria Redwings [20]
Mona Denton pitcher1946-1947South Bend Blue Sox, Kenosha Comets [21]
Jeanie Descombes pitcher1953-1954Grand Rapids Chicks [22]
Nancy DeShone outfield1948South Bend Blue Sox [23]
Wanita Dokish third base, outfield1954Rockford Peaches [24]
Terry Donahue catcher1946-1949Peoria Redwings [25]
Miss Dougal n/a1953Muskegon Belles [26]
Dorothea Downs first base, right field1945South Bend Blue Sox [27]
Cartha Doyle second base1947Rockford Peaches [28]
Maxine Drinkwater first base, second base1954South Bend Blue Sox [29]
Gertrude Dunn shortstop1951-1954Battle Creek Belles, South Bend Blue Sox [30]
Julie Dusanko *third base, outfield1944Racine Belles, Minneapolis Millerettes [31]
Beverly Dustrude second base1947, 1949Rockford Peaches, Springfield Sallies [32]
Loretta Dwojak outfield, third base1944Minneapolis Millerettes, South Bend Blue Sox [33]

 * Dusanko played under her maiden name of Julie Sabo.

E

NamePosition(s)Year(s)Team(s)Ref
Mildred Earp pitcher1947-1950Grand Rapids Chicks [34]
Geraldine Edwards infield/outfield utility1951Kenosha Comets [35]
Thelma Eisen outfield1944-1952Milwaukee Chicks, Grand Rapids Chicks,
Peoria Redwings, Fort Wayne Daisies
[36]
June Emerson right field, first base1948-1949Springfield Sallies, Peoria Redwings [37]
Elizabeth Emry shortstop, pitcher1945-1946Racine Belles [38]
Madeline English second base1943-1950Racine Belles [39]
Louise Erickson pitcher1948-1950Racine Belles, Rockford Peaches [40]
Esther Ewaldn/a1953n/a [41]

F

NamePosition(s)Year(s)Team(s)Ref
Elizabeth Fabac second base1945-1948Kenosha Comets [42]
Lillian Faralla pitcher, second base, center field1946-1951Peoria Redwings, Fort Wayne Daisies,
South Bend Blue Sox, Kalamazoo Lassies
[43]
Elizabeth Farrow pitcher1944Minneapolis Millerettes, Rockford Peaches [44]
Jean Faut pitcher, third base, outfield1946-1953South Bend Blue Sox [45]
Peggy Fenton infield utility1948Muskegon Lassies, South Bend Blue Sox [46]
Dorothy Ferguson *second base, third base, outfield1945-1954Rockford Peaches, Peoria Redwings [47]
Fern Ferguson pitcher1945Racine Belles [48]
Josephine Figlo outfielder1944Racine Belles, Milwaukee Chicks [49]
Helen Filarski second base, third base, outfield1945-1950Rockford Peaches, Kenosha Comets,
Peoria Redwings, South Bend Blue Sox
[50]
Alva Jo Fischer pitcher, shortstop1945-1949Rockford Peaches, Muskegon Lassies [51]
Lorraine Fisher pitcher, outfield1947-1949Rockford Peaches, Grand Rapids Chicks [52]
Meryle Fitzgerald pitcher1946Fort Wayne Daisies [53]
Mary Flaherty pitcher, third base1948-1949Racine Belles, Peoria Redwings [54]
Lois Florreich outfield, third base, pitcher1943; 1946-1950South Bend Blue Sox, Kenosha Comets, Rockford Peaches [55]
Rose Folder pitcher, outfield1944Kenosha Comets [56]
Anita Foss second base, pitcher1948-1949Springfield Sallies, Muskegon Lassies, Grand Rapids Chicks, Rockford Peaches [57]
Betty Foss third base, first base, outfield1950-1954Fort Wayne Daisies [58]
Betty Fountain n/a1949Springfield Sallies [59]
Betty Francis outfield1949-1954Chicago Colleens, Muskegon Lassies,
Kalamazoo Lassies, South Bend Blue Sox
[60]
Edna Frank catcher1944Minneapolis Millerettes, Racine Belles [61]
Hermina Franks pitcher1946Kenosha Comets [62]
Peggy Friendn/a1949n/a [63]
Betty Jane Fritz outfield1943Rockford Peaches [64]
Mary Froning center field, pitcher1951-1954South Bend Blue Sox, Battle Creek Belles [65]

  * Ferguson also played under her married name of Dorothy Key.

G

NamePosition(s)Year(s)Team(s)Ref
Rose Gacioch pitcher, infield/outfield utility1951South Bend Blue Sox, Rockford Peaches, Grand Rapids Chicks [66]
Barbara Galdonik third base1950-1951Kenosha Comets, Battle Creek Belles [67]
Luisa Gallegos pitcher, third base1949Peoria Redwings, South Bend Blue Sox [68]
Gertrude Ganote first base, pitcher1944-1945Kenosha Comets, South Bend Blue Sox [69]
Ann Garman first base1953South Bend Blue Sox [70]
Eileen Gascon third base, center field1949; 1951Springfield Sallies, Grand Rapids Chicks,
Battle Creek Belles, Peoria Redwings
[71]
Barbara Gates pitcher1953-1954Grand Rapids Chicks, South Bend Blue Sox, Fort Wayne Daisies [72]
Jean Geissinger infield/outfield utility, pitcher1951-1954Fort Wayne Daisies, Grand Rapids Chicks [73]
Genevieve George catcher1948Muskegon Lassies [74]
Beulah Anne Georges pitcher, infield1948-1949Chicago Colleens, Fort Wayne Daisies, Springfield Sallies [75]
Betty Gernertn/a1951Fort Wayne Daisies [76]
Philomena Gianfrancisco outfield1945-1948Grand Rapids Chicks, Racine Belles [77]
Jeanne Gilchrist catcher1946Peoria Redwings [78]
June Gilmore outfield1944Rockford Peaches [79]
Rose Mary Glaser outfield utility, catcher1944Kenosha Comets [80]
Thelma Golden pitcher1943Rockford Peaches [81]
Bethany Goldsmith pitcher1948-1950Kenosha Comets [82]
Annie Gosbee second base, shortstop1953-1954Grand Rapids Chicks, Rockford Peaches [83]
Mary Lou Graham pitcher1953South Bend Blue Sox [84]
Thelma Grambo catcher1946Grand Rapids Chicks [85]
Olga Grant outfield1944Milwaukee Chicks [86]
Dorothy Green catcher1943–1947; 1949-1950Rockford Peaches [87]
Miss Gregoryn/a1946n/a [88]
Betty Grunon/a1946n/a [89]
Geraldine Guest outfield1951Peoria Redwings [90]
Julie Gutz catcher1948-1950Springfield Sallies, Muskegon Lassies, Kenosha Comets [91]

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