| A model of endurance, Pepper Paire was a star catcher for ten seasons from 1944-1953. She helped three different professional girls baseball teams win pennants in her tenure behind home plate - Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids and Racine. An excellent pitch caller and outstanding fielder, Paire led the AAGPBL in 1950 with a stunning .979 fielding percentage.
Pepper Paire - Legend has it: 'that she once broke a finger, made a splint out of popsicle sticks so the injury wasn't visible, and still managed to throw out would-be base stealers.' She was also a consultant for the well-known movie: A League of Their Own - baseballhistorian.com
|
