Alice Hoover

Alice Hoover (October 27, 1928 – December 10, 2014) was an American backup infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

[1][2] Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, the diminutive Alice Hoover started playing organized softball at age 14 with the local Kaufmann Maids team.

[3] She was signed by the league before the 1948 season and was assigned to the Fort Wayne Daisies, where she did not see much action.

[3] Following her retirement, Hoover actively participated in a number of events coordinated by the AAGPBL Players Association.

[2] She was among those present in November 1988, when the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum inaugurated a permanent display at Cooperstown, New York, that honors the league's girls as well as the entire staff.