Margaret Holgerson

Margaret Holgerson
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Pitcher / Infielder
Born: (1927-01-28)January 28, 1927
Mobile, Alabama
Died: March 23, 1990(1990-03-23) (aged 63)
Mobile, Alabama
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Championship team (1948)
  • Five postseason appearances
  • Pitched a postseason no-hitter (1948)
  • Ranks eighth in the pitching all-time list for the best earned run average
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

Margaret Holgerson (January 28, 1927 – March 23, 1990) was an American pitcher and infielder who played from 1946 to 1952 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed. After being married in 1948 she played under the name of Margaret Silvestri.[1]

  1. ^ "Margaret Silvestri – Profile". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-05-27.