Sarah Mavis Dabbs (March 10, 1922 – May 14, 2000) was a

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who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 130 lb., she batted and threw right handed. Sarah Dabbs played

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in her home state of

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during ten years before joining the league. From 1940 to 1941, she demonstrated her role as

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and

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for the R. H. Hall team of

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that won the Florida women's softball in consecutive years. Dabbs served as a backup outfielder for the

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during the 1947 season, playing briefly for them while collecting a .091

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in 12 games.1947 Fort Wayne Daisies
Retrieved 2019-03-29. She is remembered for making several sparkling running catches at outfield and for taking some timely hitting for the Daisies. In 1988, Dabbs received further recognition when she became part of ''Women in Baseball'', a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

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