Millie Deegan
Mildred Deegan | |
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Brooklyn, New York | |
Died: July 21, 2002 New Port Richey, Florida | (aged 82)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Mildred Eleanor Deegan (December 11, 1919 – July 21, 2002) was an American
Background
Deegan was one of 25 players who made the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League clubs hailed from New York City and State, including
Professional career
Deegan joined a Chicago fastpitch softball team for the American Softball Association National Tournament in 1943. She was soon signed by the league to play for the Rockford Peaches. She played for the Peaches until midway through the 1947 season, when she was traded to the Kenosha Comets, beginning a four-year stretch in which she played for six teams. In 1948 Deegan was with the Comets and Springfield Sallies, from 1949 through part of the 1951 season she played with the Fort Wayne Daisies. She finished the season with the Peoria Redwings before ending her career in 1952, returning to the Rockford franchise. Her managers and coaches included former big-leaguers Max Carey, Jimmie Foxx, Bill Wambsganss and Marty McManus. Deegan also worked as the league's official photographer.
As a pitcher, she gave up the winning run to the Racine Belles in the final game of the 1946 Shaughnessy series but had a lifetime earned run average of 2.36. Her career batting average was .260.
In
Retirement
After retiring from baseball Deegan worked as a commercial photographer in
Career statistics
Batting
GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | TB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG
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533 | 1560 | 175 | 339 | 48 | 24 | 5 | 152 | 100 | 450 | 160 | 100 | .217 | .290 | .288 |
Pitching
GP | W | L | W-L% | ERA | IP | H | RA | ER | BB | SO | HBP | WP | WHIP | SO/BB |
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146 | 66 | 59 | .528 | 2.26 | 1081 | 755 | 444 | 271 | 514 | 412 | 82 | 26 | 1.17 | 0.80 |
Fielding
GP | PO |
A | E | TC | DP | FA |
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336 | 770 | 946 | 135 | 1851 | 45 | .927 |
References
- ^ Associated Press. "Mildred Deegan: The 'Babe Ruth of women' was star of war-time league", The Globe and Mail, July 26, 2002, p. R11.
- ^ Martin, Douglas. "Millie Deegan, 82, Pioneer In Women's Baseball League", The New York Times, July 28, 2002. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ April 30, 1946 issue of the Daily Oklahoma
- ISBN 0-7864-3747-2