Patricia Barringer
| Patricia Barringer | |
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| Born: September 14, 1924 New Carlisle, Ohio | |
| Died: March 31, 2007 (aged 82) Port Charlotte, Florida | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Patricia Barringer (September 14, 1924 – March 31, 2007) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ballplayer. Listed at 5' 7", 145 lb., she batted and threw right handed.[1]
Born in
Barringer entered the league in 1947 with the
She opened 1948 with the Chicago Colleens, and agreed to manage and serve as chaperone for them when it was converted into a player development team. Another former second base player, Barbara Liebrich, was named chaperone-manager for the Springfield Sallies.[4]
From 1949 through 1950, both teams played an extensive exhibition schedule against each other through the South and East, including contests at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., and Yankee Stadium in New York City.[5]
She returned to league action as chaperone for the 1951–1952 Battle Creek Belles and for the 1953 Muskegon Belles.[1]
After baseball, she spent thirty years in the financial field as an auditor and tax accountant.[1]
In 1988, she received further recognition when she became part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the
Barringer was a longtime resident of Port Charlotte, Florida, where she died in 2007 at the age of 82.[2]
Sources
- ^ a b c d "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Patricia Barringer". Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ a b "Ancestry.com – Patricia Barringer obituary".
- ^ 1947 Muskegon Lassies. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ Chicago Colleens rookie touring team. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ISBN 978-0-78-641474-1