Barbara Barbaze Explained

Barbara Barbaze
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:January 17, 1923
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Gaylord, Michigan, US
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Teams:
Highlights:
  • Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame honorary induction (1998)
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display
    at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

Barbara Barbaze (January 17, 1923  - April 21, 2013)[1] was a Canadian outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed.[2]

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Barbara Barbaze was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve years history. A fleet-footed outfielder and fast base runner, she joined the Springfield Sallies during the 1948 season. She was not located after leaving the league in that season.[3]

In 1998, Barbaze gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. She is also part of the AAGPBL permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.[4]

Career statistics

Batting

Fielding

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Notes and References

  1. News: Barbara Barbaze. Gaylord Herald Times. Schurz Communications. 26 April 2013. 2019-03-26.
  2. Web site: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Barbara Barbaze. 2019-03-26.
  3. http://www.aagpbl.org/teams/springfield-sallies/1948 1948 Springfield Sallies
  4. http://baseballhalloffame.ca/museum/inductees/aagbpl/ Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame – 1998 Induction
  5. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record BookW. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 294pp. Language: English.