Mildred Earp

Mildred Earp
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Pitcher
Born: (1925-10-07)October 7, 1925
West Fork, Arkansas, U.S.
Died: June 27, 2017(2017-06-27) (aged 91)
Arkansas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Career statistics
Games pitched  218
Win–loss record54–38
Winning percentage .587
Earned run average 3.16
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Star Team (1947)
  • Championship Team (1947)
  • Four playoffs appearances (1947-'50)
  • Single-season leader in ERA (1947)
  • Pitched a no hitter game (1948)
  • Ranks second all-time for
    best career ERA
    best single-season ERA

Mildred Kathryn Earp (October 7, 1925 – June 27, 2017), nicknamed Mid or Millie, was an American female pitcher who played from 1947 to 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m), 135 lb, she batted and threw right-handed.[1][2]

Earp was a pitcher for the Grand Rapids Chicks in a span of four years. One of the first successful underhand pitchers in the league, Earp was selected to the All-Star Team in her rookie season, recorded the second best single-season ERA and the second best career ERA in AAGPBL history, and helped Grand Rapids win their first Championship Title. She also hurled a no-hitter game and ranked between the top 10 in several pitching categories during her short stint in the league.[3][4]

She is part of the AAGPBL permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, opened in 1988, which is dedicated to the entire league rather than any individual player.[5]

  1. ^ 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 978-0-7864-3747-4
  2. ^ All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Mildred Earp Archived 2019-03-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball – Leslie A. Heaphy, Mel Anthony May. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2006. Format: Paperback, 438pp. Language: English. ISBN 978-0-7864-2100-8
  4. ^ The Origins and History of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Merrie A. Fidler. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2006. Format: Paperback, 390 pp. Language: English. ISBN 978-0-7864-2243-2
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference AAGPBL-History was invoked but never defined (see the help page).