Sarah Mavis Dabbs
Sarah Mavis Dabbs | |
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
Outfield | |
Born: Largo, Florida | March 10, 1922|
Died: May 14, 2000 St. Petersburg, Florida | (aged 78)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Sarah Mavis Dabbs (March 10, 1922 – May 14, 2000) was a
Sarah Dabbs played softball in her home state of Florida during ten years before joining the league.[2] From 1940 to 1941, she demonstrated her role as catcher and cleanup hitter for the R. H. Hall team of St. Petersburg that won the Florida women's softball in consecutive years.[3]
Dabbs served as a backup outfielder for the Fort Wayne Daisies during the 1947 season, playing briefly for them while collecting a .091 batting average in 12 games.[4] She is remembered for making several sparkling running catches at outfield and for taking some timely hitting for the Daisies.[1]
In 1988, Dabbs received further recognition when she became part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the
Batting statistics
GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | TB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG
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12 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .091 | .167 | .091 |
Sources
- ^ a b c "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Sarah Mavis Dabbs". Retrieved 2019-03-29.
- OCLC 60387152
- ^ The Evening Independent, St. Petersburg, Florida, Monday, August 18, 1941 – R. H. Hall Girls State Champions For Second Time
- ^ 1947 Fort Wayne Daisies. Retrieved 2019-03-29.