Mary Moore (pitcher)

Mary Moore
Pitcher
Born: (1922-03-06)March 6, 1922
Lemon Grove, California, U.S.
Died: July 12, 1962(1962-07-12) (aged 40)
Lemon Grove, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Championship team (1948)

Mary Frances Moore (March 6, 1922 – July 12, 1962) was a pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). She was born in Lemon Grove, California.[1]

Moore spent one season in the league with the 1948 Rockford Peaches champion team. She posted a 2-3 pitching record in eight games and batted an average of .222 (4-for-18).[1][2][3]

She died in 1962 in her home of Lemon Grove, California, at the age of 40.[1]

In 1988 was inaugurated a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York that honors those who were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Mary Moore, along with the rest of the girls and the league staff, is included at the display/exhibit.[4]

Pitching statistics

GP W L W-L% ERA IP H RA ER BB SO HBP WP WHIP
8 2 3 .400 4.00 45 31 23 20 40 5 4 2 1.58

[1][2]

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Mary Frances Gagnon. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  2. ^ a b Madden, W. C. (2000) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-0597-8
  3. ^ 1948: The Girl With the Golden Arm By Helen Ofield. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  4. ^ Before A League of Their Own. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum