Margaret Murray (baseball)

Margaret Murray (died March 22, 2006) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. She batted and threw right handed.^[1][2]

Margaret Murray
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Catcher / Outfielder
Born: Joliet, Illinois
Died: March 22, 2006
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Teams
Springfield Sallies (1948–1949)
Career highlights and awards
Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (unveiled in 1988)

Born in Joliet, Illinois, Murray joined the All American League in its 1948 season.^[1] "Marge", as her teammates dubbed her, was assigned as a catcher and fourth outfielder for the Springfield Sallies when it was added as an expansion club in the league. She continued with the Sallies the next season when it became a touring player development team. Afterwards, she moved to Green Valley, Arizona.^[2]

In 1988, a permanent display was inaugurated at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, that honors those who were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Murray, the rest of the girls, and the league staff are included at the display/exhibit.^[3]