Mary Ellen Kimball | |
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
Outfielder / Pitcher | |
Born: Kalamazoo, Michigan | April 1, 1929|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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Mary Ellen Kimball [Purdham] (born April 1,1929) is a former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. Listed at 5' 7 ",148 lb.,she batted and threw right handed. [1] [2]
Born in Kalamazoo,Michigan, [1] Mary Ellen Kimball joined the league with the Racine Belles club in its 1948 season,but did not have much playing time. She was signed as an outfielder and Racine later tried to turn her into a pitcher. In a two-game career,she went hitless in five at bats and did not have a pitching record. She later married and moved to Irons,Michigan. [2]
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League folded in 1954,but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown,New York since November 5,1988,that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure. [3]
The Racine Belles were one of the original teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing from 1943 through 1950 out of Racine, Wisconsin. The Belles won the league's first championship. The team played its home games at Horlick Field.
Sophie Kurys was a former second basewoman who played from 1943 through 1952 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m), 115 lb (52 kg), Kurys batted and threw right-handed.
Doris "Dodie" Barr was a pitcher who played from 1943 through 1952 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 145 lb., Barr batted and threw left-handed. She was born in Starbuck, Manitoba, Canada.
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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.
Irene Hickson was an American catcher who played from 1943 through 1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m), 116 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.
Jean S. Cione [″Cy″] was a pitcher who played from 1945 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 8", 143 lb., She batted and threw left-handed.
Jenniffer A. Romatowski [″Romey″] was an American baseball utility player who played from 1946 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m), 145 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.
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Mildred Marion Warwick [״Mille״] was an infielder who played from 1943 through 1944 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 115 lb., she batted and threw right handed.
Gloria W. Marks is a former pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1943 season. Listed at 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m), 130 lb, she batted and threw right-handed.
Annabelle Thompson, later McFarlane, was a pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1943 season. She batted and threw right handed.
Jane Jeanette Jacobs [Badini] was an American pitcher who played from 1944 through 1947 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m), 130 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.
Elizabeth "Betty" Emry was an infielder and pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m), 130 lb, she batted and threw right-handed.
Dorothy Damaschke was an outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 3", 135 lb., she batted and threw right handed.
Purdham is a surname, and may refer to:
Fern E. Ferguson was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. She was from Wayland, Missouri.
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