Barbara Gates
| Barbara Gates | |
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| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 4, 1934 Chicago, Illinois | |
| Died: December 1, 2000 (aged 66) Naperville, Illinois | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Barbara Gates (May 4, 1934 – December 1, 2000) was a right handed pitcher who played from 1953 to 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.[1][2]
Born in Chicago, Illinois,[2] Barbara Gates pitched the last two seasons of the league with three different teams, including the 1954 pennant-winning Fort Wayne Daisies. In 1953, she divided her playing time between the South Bend Blue Sox and the Grand Rapids Chicks.[1]
In 19 pitching appearances, Gates posted a 1–4 record with a 7.42 ERA, allowing 62 runs – 47 earned – on 53 hits and 69 walks, while striking out 20 in 57 innings. As a hitter, she went 2-for-19 for a .105 average.[1]
She died in 2000 in Naperville, Illinois, at the age of 66.[2]
In 1988 was inaugurated a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, that honors those who were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Barbara Gates, along with the rest of the girls and the league staff, is included at the display/exhibit.[3]
Sources
- ^ a b c Madden, W. C. (2000) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-0597-8
- ^ a b c Will County, Illinois Obituary Extracts[usurped]. Obituary Central Website
- ^ Before A League of Their Own. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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