Virginia Carver
Virginia Carver (February 23, 1935 – December 9, 2022) was a pitcher and outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). She was born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania.[1]
Carver entered the league in 1953 with the South Bend Blue Sox, and later was a member of the pennant-winning Fort Wayne Daisies in its 1954 season.[1][2]
In 17 pitching appearances, Carver posted a 5–7 record with an 8.78 ERA in 80.0 innings of work. As a batter, she hit an average of .173 (13-for-75) in 32 games, including seven RBI, seven runs scored, and one stolen base.[1]
The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, since November 5, 1988, that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.[3]
Carver died in Petaluma, California on December 9, 2022, aged 87.[4]
Sources
[edit]- 1 2 3 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-0597-X
- ↑ All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Virginia Carver. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
- ↑ "Virginia Carver Craig". Legacy. Retrieved 10 March 2023.