Mary Nesbitt Wisham

Mary Nesbitt
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
First base / Pitcher
Born: (1925-02-01)February 1, 1925
Greenville, South Carolina
Died: November 17, 2013(2013-11-17) (aged 88)
Palatka, Florida
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Star Team (1943)
  • Batting title (1945)
  • Single-season leader in doubles (1948)
  • Championship Title (1943)
  • Two postseason appearances (1943, 1948)
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display
    at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

Mary Nesbitt Wisham (February 1, 1925 – November 17, 2013) was an American baseball pitcher and first basewoman who played from 1943 through 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), 155 lb., Nesbitt batted and threw left-handed. She was born Marie Crews Nesbitt in Greenville, South Carolina. Before becoming married in 1946 she played under the name of Mary Nesbitt.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Mary Crews Nesbitt".
  2. ^ The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Paperback, 295 pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-3747-2
  3. ^ "The Diamond Angle – An interview with Mary Nesbitt". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14.