Ethel McCreary
| Ethel McCreary | |
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| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
| Outfield / First base | |
| Born: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Died: January 5, 1985 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
Batted: n/a Threw: n/a | |
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Ethel Genevere McCreary Gould (died January 5, 1985)[1][2] was a Canadian infielder/outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed.[3][4]
Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Ethel McCreary was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve-year history. She was also one of the original Kenosha Comets league's founding members in its 1943 inaugural season.[5]
McCreary served primarily as a backup outfielder and played some games at first base. She posted a slash line (BA/OBP/SLG) of .251/.305/.299 in her only season, a pretty good performance considering it was a dominant pitching circuit and no batters surpassed a .300 average on the year.[3]
McCreary gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998. She received further recognition in 1988 when she became part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.[6]
Batting statistics[edit]
| GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | TB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 231 | 29 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 69 | 18 | 7 | .251 | .305 | .299 |
Sources[edit]
- ^ "Clipped from the Leader-Post". The Leader-Post. 11 September 1943. p. 15.
- ^ "Winnipeg Free Press Archives, Jan 14, 1985, p. 53". 14 January 1985.
- ^ a b c "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Ethel McCreary profile".
- ^ The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Softcover, 295 pp. Language: English. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
- ^ 1943 Kenosha Comets Archived March 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum website
- ^ The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League