Genevieve George

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Genevieve George
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Catcher
Born: (1927-09-27)September 27, 1927
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died: March 11, 2002(2002-03-11) (aged 74)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball โ€“ AAGPBL Permanent Display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (unveiled in 1988)
  • Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Honorary Induction (1998)

Genevieve George (later McFaul; September 27, 1927 โ€“ March 11, 2002) was a Canadian catcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 3", 110 lb., she batted and threw right handed.[1][2]

Born in Regina, Saskatchewan,[1] Genevieve George was one of the sixty eight girls from Canada who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during its 12-year history. She grew up in a household with nine children, which gave her plenty of playmates. At age 13, she began playing in a city softball league. When she was 16, six other Regina ballplayers joined the All American League, including her elder sister Bonnie Baker.[2]

Like her sister, George was a catcher, a valuable commodity in the league. She then earned an opportunity in 1948 and was assigned to the Muskegon Lassies, where she played as a backup for incumbent Dorothy Maguire.[3] The 20-year rookie was sparingly used, as she only caught 14 games during the season. George then was not offered a contract to return the next season.[2]

She posted a

third base for the city team. In 1951, she married Canadian Football League tackle Jim McFaul. The couple fostered two sons, Jim and George, and had five grandchildren.[2] In between, she played with Regina through 1959, winning the World Championship with the team in 1954. She was widowed in 1994.[2]

In 1988, Genevieve George received further recognition 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.[4] She also gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.[5]

Genevieve George died on March 11, 2002, in Regina, Saskatchewan, aged 74.[1]

Career statistics

Batting

GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB TB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
15 13 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 .154 .154 .154 .308

References