Mari Rini | |
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | March 5, 1925|
Died: September 5, 2019 (aged 94) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Mary Rini (March 5,1925 - September 4,2019) 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. [1] [2] [3]
Rini was a below average pitcher during her AAGPBL career. She entered the league in 1945 with the Kenosha Comets,before joining the Muskegon Lassies in 1946. [1]
In a two-season career,Rini posted a 2–12 record and an ERA of 3.62 in 23 pitching appearances,allowing 103 hits and 48 walks,while striking out only 15 batters in 112.0 innings of work. In 1945 she committed six balks,which tied her for the most in the league. [4]
The AAGPBL 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. [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.
Gertrude Alderfer[Gert] was a first basewoman and catcher who played from 1949 through 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed.
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.
Arleene JohnsonNoga was a Canadian infielder who played from 1945 through 1948 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5 feet 4 inches, 137 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. Johnson was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve-year history.
Mary Weddle [Hines] was a former pitcher and utility infielder/outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1954 season. Listed at 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m), 118 lb, she batted and threw right-handed.
The 1945 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season marked the third season of the circuit. The action began with six teams, like the previous season. But the Milwaukee Chicks and the Minneapolis Millerettes franchises were renamed the Grand Rapids Chicks and Fort Wayne Daisies respectively. The measure took effect for poor attendances in the cities of these teams the year before. At this point, the new clubs joined the Kenosha Comets, Racine Belles, Rockford Peaches and South Bend Blue Sox, all founding members of the league. The six teams competed through a 110-game schedule, while the split season was dropped in favor of a longer playoff format with the Shaugnessy format: the one seed facing the three seed and the two seed against the four seed. In addition, the pitching distance increased from 40 to 42 feet during the midseason.
Mary Taylor is a former utility player who played from 1953 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. 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.
Emily Marie Mahoney was an outfielder who played from 1947 through 1948 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 3" (1.60 m), 135 lb. (61 k), she batted and threw right-handed.
Kay Rohrer was a catcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m), 139 lb, she batted and threw right-handed.
Bethany Joan "Beth" Goldsmith was a pitcher who played from 1948 through 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 160 lb, she batted and threw right-handed.
Marie Ann Kruckel ["Kruck"] was an American outfielder and pitcher who played from 1946 through 1949 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m), 130 lb (59 kg), she batted and threw right-handed.
Alta Lucille Little was an American first sacker and pitcher who played from 1947 to 1948 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed.
Mary Butcher [Marsh] was an American baseball player who was a pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 170 lb., Butch batted and threw right handed. She was nicknamed Butch.
Ruth Matlack [Sagrati] was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. Listed a 5' 2", 127 lb., she batted and threw left handed.
Virginia Carver was a pitcher and outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She was born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania.
June Emerson was a Canadian ballplayer who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 135 lb., Emerson batted left handed and threw right handed. She was nicknamed Venus.
Fern E. Ferguson was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. She was from Wayland, Missouri.
Irene Headin was a Canadian pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed.