Listed at 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) and 145 pounds (66 kg), she batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
[1] A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ballingall learned to play baseball while catching for her twin brother.
She entered the league with the Muskegon Belles, and was traded to the Kalamazoo Lassies during the midseason.
In the playoffs, she hit .444 with eight RBI and two home runs, including one grand slam, to help the Lassies clinch the AAGPBL last championship title.
She and her teammate Carol Habben, who hit a total of 16 homers (one in postseason), were dubbed the "Home Run Twins" by terrorizing opponents with their bats all the way through the lineup.