Shirley Jameson

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Shirley Jameson (March 29, 1918 – December 29, 1993) was an American center fielder who played from 1943 through 1946 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 4 ft 10+34 in (1.492 m), 104 pounds (47 kg), Jameson batted right-handed and threw left-handed. She was born in Maywood, Illinois.

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Shirley Jameson
Center fielder
Born: (1918-03-29)March 29, 1918
Maywood, Illinois, U.S.
Died: December 29, 1993(1993-12-29) (aged 75)
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Star Team (1943)
  • Single-season leader in stolen bases (126, 1943)
  • Twice stole seven bases in a single game
    (July 2 and 24 of 1944)
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Sources

  • "Morrison Teacher's Picture in Magazine," Dispatch, August 21, 1942.
  • Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball – Leslie A. Heaphy, Laura Wulf, Mel Anthony May. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2006. Format: Hardcover, 438pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-2100-2
  • Girls of Summer: The Real Story of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League – Lois Browne. Publisher: HarperCollins, 1992. Format: Hardcover, 212 pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-00-215838-8
  • Women in Baseball: The Forgotten History – Gai Ingham Berlage, Charley Gerard. Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1994. Format: Hardcover, 224pp. Language: English. ISBN 978-0-275-94735-4

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