Mary Dailey (December 5, 1928 – December 5, 1965) was a

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and a

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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 , 134 lb, Dailey batted and threw right-handed. She was born in

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. Mary Dailey played for three different teams in five different transactions during her two seasons in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Originally an infielder, Dailey entered the league in 1950 with the South Bend Blue Sox and was dealt to the

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during the midseason. After opening 1951 with Peoria, she returned to South Bend and finished the year with the Battle Creek Belles.''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book'' –

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. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 294pp. In her last season, she was converted into a pitcher because of her arm strength. She was a .162 career hitter over 114 games, while posting a 1–0 pitching record and a 6.02

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in 15

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of work.''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book'' Dailey was not located after leaving the league in 1951. She died at her hometown Lexington, Massachusetts on her 37th birthday. Twenty-three years after her death, Mary Dailey became part of ''Women in Baseball'', a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York and unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dailey, Mary All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players South Bend Blue Sox players Peoria Redwings players Battle Creek Belles players Baseball players from Massachusetts People from Lexington, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1928 births 1965 deaths 20th-century American women