Marge Callaghan
Canadian baseball player (1921–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Margaret Callaghan Maxwell (December 23, 1921 – January 11, 2019) was an infielder who played from 1944 to 1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 3", 112 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.[1][2]
Marge Callaghan | |
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
Infielder | |
Born: (1921-12-23)December 23, 1921 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
Died: January 11, 2019(2019-01-11) (aged 97) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
debut | |
1944 | |
Last appearance | |
1951 | |
Career statistics | |
Games played | 672 |
Batting average | .196 |
On-base percentage | .319 |
Fielding percentage | .923 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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A native of Vancouver, Callaghan was one of the sixty eight girls from Canada who played in the AAGPBL during its 12-year history. A light hitter, she only topped the .200 mark in batting average twice her entire career, hitting .196 in eight AAGPBL seasons with four different teams. But Callaghan had an uncanny ability to get on base, by any means, way above than the pure ability to get the hit, reaching first base by walks, by a bunt single or being hit by the pitcher. Incidentally, the relatively low batting averages from the 1943 season through 1947, before a smaller ball was introduced in 1948, reflect mainly the high quality of the AAGPBL pitchers, rather than a lack of skills by the hitters. In addition, Callaghan stole 283 bases and posted a solid .319 on-base percentage. On the field, she divided her time between playing second base and third for a collective .921 fielding percentage.[3]