Rosemary Stevenson (June 2, 1936 – January 3, 2017) was an American outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its final season of operation (1954). She batted left handed and threw right handed.[1]

Rosemary Stevenson
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Right Field/Left Field
Born: (1936-06-02)June 2, 1936
Stalwart, Michigan
Died: January 3, 2017(2017-01-03) (aged 80)
Nunica, Michigan
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
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Early life

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She was born June 2, 1936, in Stalwart, Michigan.[1]

Baseball career

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She played softball starting at age 11. As a 17-year-old student at Pickford High School, located in Pickford Township, Michigan, she heard about the AAGPBL and tried out. In 1954, she was assigned to the Grand Rapids Chicks, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, playing her first game the day after her high school graduation. She played in 54 games, until the league folded later that year. She went on to play and coach softball.[1]

In her later years Rosemary wrote an autobiography titled "Don't Die on Third".

She died January 3, 2017, in Nunica, Michigan.[2]

Career statistics

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Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG
1954 32 82 15 19 3 0 3 27 3 4 27 .232

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rosemary Stevenson". aagpbl.org. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rosemary Stevenson's Obituary". Grand Rapids Press. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.