Mary McCarty (baseball)

Mary McCarty [Jennings] (June 8, 1931 – May 23, 2009) was a backup outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

[1][2] Born in Flint, Michigan,[1] Mary McCarty played three years of softball and one year of baseball before joining the league with the Peoria Redwings in its 1951 season.

[2] In a 72-game career, McCarty posted a batting average of .169 (35-for-207) with 24 RBI and 20 runs scored, including six doubles, two triples, and nine stolen bases.

[3] As a fielder, she hauled in 83 putouts with nine assists and turned four double plays, while committing nine errors in 101 total chances for a .922 fielding average.

[3] The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League folded in 1954, but there is now a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since November 5, 1988 that honors those who were part of the league.