Alice Hohlmayer

Alice Hohlmayer
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
First base/Pitcher
Born:(1925-01-19)January 19, 1925 Springfield, Ohio,U.S.
Died:March 25, 2017(2017-03-25)(aged 92) Bonita, California,U.S.
Batted:Left Threw:Left
Teams
Kenosha Comets(1946–1948) Muskegon Lassies(1949) Kalamazoo Lassies(1950) Peoria Redwings(1950–1951)
Career highlights and awards
Pitched 42 consecutivescorelessinnings(1950) Two postseason appearances (1948–1949) Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (since 1988)

Alice Hohlmayer(laterNaughton;January 19, 1925 – March 25, 2017) was an Americanfirst sackerandpitcherwho played from1946through1951in theAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League.Listed at 5' 6 "(1.68 m),160 lb.(73 k),she batted and threw left-handed.

Born inSpringfield, Ohio,Alice Hohlmayer was the daughter of Carl Hohlmayer, a milkman andlaundromatowner, and Marguerite (née Waggaman) Hohlmayer, a housewife. Alice playedsoftballat age five with her brothers and later served as abatgirland player for the Finke and Herne club, which toured across Ohio, being selected at first base for the All-Star team in the 1937 State's Tournament. Nicknamed ״Lefty״ from school days, she also playedbasketball,field hockey,tennisandvolleyball.

Hohlmayer graduated fromSpringfield High Schoolin 1942. The next year she enteredOhio State University,where she had a chance to show her athletic talent. Then, she was discovered by an AAGPBLsportin 1945 while playing during a tournament inCleveland,and later was contacted by the league's presidentMax Carey.

Following a tryout atPascagoula, Mississippi,Hohlmayer entered the league in 1946 with theKenosha Comets,playing for them three years. She opened at first base, then gradually started to pitch until becoming a full-time pitcher, showing good batting skills and a hard throwing arm. The versatile Hohlmayer hurled 42 consecutivescorelessinningsin 1950, and also made 21putoutsat first base in a regular game. Her most productive season came in 1951, when she posted a 15–11 record with a 2.02earned run averageand 209 innings of work in 29 pitching appearances.

In a six-year career, Hohlmayer was a.203 hitter and posted a pitching record of 33–32 with a 2.58 ERA. In seven postseason games, she hit.136 (3-for-22) and had a 1.29 ERA in seven innings without a decision.

Hohlmayer continued studying while playing baseball, graduating in 1949 from Ohio State with bachelor's degrees inphysical education and health.After the 1951 season she returned home to help save the family laundromat business. Later she married William McNaughton and moved toFairfield, California.When widowed in 1960, she brought up her two children, Michele and Sean. After retiring in 1979, she managed a softball team for five years before moving toSan Diego, California.

In 1988, Alice became part ofWomen in Baseball,a permanent display based at theBaseball Hall of Fame and MuseuminCooperstown, New York,which was unveiled to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.Afterwards, she was nominated and inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame in 2005 for the title of Spirit Of The Women's Hall Of Fame. The annual Women's Hall of Fame induction is co-hosted by Women's Museum of California (located in San Diego), Commission on the Status of Women, UC San Diego Women's Center, and San Diego State Women's Studies.

Alice Hohlmayer McNaughton was a longtime resident ofBonita, California,where she died in 2017 at the age of 92.

Career statistics

Batting

GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	TB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
486	1486	85	301	35	15	3	128	43	375	138	192	.203	.270	.252

Pitching

GP	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	RA	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
89	33	32	.508	2.58	579	533	246	166	141	126	1.16

Fielding

GP	PO	A	E	TC	DP	FA
468	4225	264	109	4598	101	.976