Marion Hosbein (born January 29, 1937) is a former

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 ...

player. Listed at 5' 8", 138 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

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, Marion Hosbein played at outfield in less of ten games for the

South Bend Blue Sox The South Bend Blue Sox was a women's professional baseball team who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. A founding member, the team represented South Bend, Indiana, and played their home games at Bendix Fi ...

in 1954, during what turned out to be the league's final season. Afterwards, Hosbein returned home and worked as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. Following her retirement, she moved to

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, where she was active in social activities. In 1988, Marion Hosbein received further recognition when she became part of ''Women in Baseball'', a permanent display based at the

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which was unveiled to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.Before A League of Their Own
''National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum''

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