Ethel McCreary

Ethel McCreary
Ethel McCreary
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
	Outfield / First base
	Born: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
	Died: January 5, 1985; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
	Batted: n/a Threw: n/a
Teams
	Kenosha Comets (1943);
Career highlights and awards
	Postseason appearance (1943); Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame honorary induction (1998); Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display; at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988);

Ethel Genevere McCreary Gould (died January 5, 1985)^[1]^[2] was a Canadian infielder/outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed.^[3]^[4]

Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Ethel McCreary was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve-year history. She was also one of the original Kenosha Comets league's founding members in its 1943 inaugural season.^[5]

McCreary served primarily as a backup outfielder and played some games at first base. She posted a slash line (BA/OBP/SLG) of .251/.305/.299 in her only season, a pretty good performance considering it was a dominant pitching circuit and no batters surpassed a .300 average on the year.^[3]

McCreary gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998. She received further recognition in 1988 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.^[6]

Batting statistics

GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	TB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
71	231	29	58	6	1	1	36	11	69	18	7	.251	.305	.299

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Sources

^ "Clipped from the Leader-Post". The Leader-Post. 11 September 1943. p. 15.
^ "Winnipeg Free Press Archives, Jan 14, 1985, p. 53". 14 January 1985.
^ ^a ^b ^c "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Ethel McCreary profile".
^ The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Softcover, 295 pp. Language: English. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
^ 1943 Kenosha Comets Archived March 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum website
^ The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

[1] "Clipped from the Leader-Post". The Leader-Post. 11 September 1943. p. 15.

[2] "Winnipeg Free Press Archives, Jan 14, 1985, p. 53". 14 January 1985.

[AAGPBL-3] "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Ethel McCreary profile".

[4] The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Softcover, 295 pp. Language: English. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0

[5] 1943 Kenosha Comets Archived March 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[6] The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum website

[Women-7] The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

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