Laurie Ann Lee (born January 3, 1931) is a former pitcher who played in the

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the Uni ...

. Listed at 5' 7", 130 lb., she batted and threw right handed. Madden, W. C. (2005) ''The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary''. McFarland & Company. Born in

Racine, Wisconsin Racine ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. Racine is situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and approximately 60 ...

, Laurie Ann Lee only played during one season in the All American League for her home team in 1949. When Lee was 19, she received an invitation to the league's spring training camp in Racine. Eventually she materialized her dream and was assigned to the

Racine Belles The Racine Belles were one of the original teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing from through out of Racine, Wisconsin. The Belles won the league's first championship. The team played its home games at Horlick Fi ...

before the 1948 season. However, she suffered a broken finger while training and did not pitch much after that. Afterwards, Lee was called into active military service during the Korean War conflict and served for twelve years. She later managed an electronic manufacturing company for 30 years, and then owned and operated a manufacturing business in the swimming pool industry. The All American League folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the

Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-re ...

Cooperstown, New York Cooperstown is a village in and county seat of Otsego County, New York, United States. Most of the village lies within the town of Otsego, but some of the eastern part is in the town of Middlefield. Located at the foot of Otsego Lake in the C ...

, since 1988 that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.Before A League of Their Own
''National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum''

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