Millie Deegan

Mildred Deegan
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Pitcher / Outfield / Second base
Born: (1919-12-11)December 11, 1919
Brooklyn, New York
Died: July 21, 2002(2002-07-21) (aged 82)
New Port Richey, Florida
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Championship team (1945)
  • Four postseason appearances (1945–1946, 1949–1950)
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

Mildred Eleanor Deegan (December 11, 1919 – July 21, 2002) was an American pitcher, outfielder and second basewoman who played ten seasons in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, from 1943 to 1952.[1]

  1. ^ Associated Press. "Mildred Deegan: The 'Babe Ruth of women' was star of war-time league", The Globe and Mail, July 26, 2002, p. R11.