[1] An All-Star pitcher, Janet Rumsey was a member of two champion teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the final four years of its existence.

[3] Rumsey entered the league in 1951 with South Bend, as part of a pitching staff that included Jean Faut, Lillian Faralla, Dorothy Mueller and Louise Arnold.

During the midseason, she was loaned to the ill-fated Battle Creek Belles, as the AAGPBL shifted players as needed to help some teams stay afloat.

She hurled a complete game, allowing the Peaches one unearned run while defeating Rose Gacioch in a 10-inning pitching duel, by a score of 2–1.

[3][6] South Bend went through a poor season in 1953 and Rumsey suffered with the team, posting an 11–19 mark and a 2.42 ERA, though she finished second in the league in innings pitched (249), third in shutouts (4) and seventh in strikeouts (86).

As the circuit moved to a smaller, livelier baseball and increased the length of the basepaths, the hitters gradually developed an advantage.

Joanne Weaver of the Fort Wayne Daisies batted a remarkable .429 average and 29 home runs to set AAGPBL all-time records in a single season.

In spite of pitching in a hitters' year, she posted a 15–6 record with a 2.16 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 169 innings of work, including five shutouts.