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. 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.[3]

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.[4]

Carver died in Petaluma, California on December 9, 2022, aged 87.[5]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Madden, W. C. (2005) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
  2. ^ All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Virginia Carver. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  3. ^ Madden, J. C. (2000) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. Publisher: McFarland & Company. Format: Paperback, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-3747-2
  4. ^ Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
  5. ^ "Virginia Carver Craig". Legacy. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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