This is a list of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players who posted the best offensive marks in the history of the circuit.
Incidentally, the relatively low batting averages for many players reflect mainly the high quality of the AAGPBL pitchers, rather than a lack of skills by the hitters.
All time batting records Minimum of 1,000 at bats Bold denotes category leader. PlayerBAGPABRH2B3BHRRBISBTBBBSOOBPSLGOPS Joanne Weaver .359 329 1220 226 438 52 17 38 234 174 638 93 89 .404 .523 .927 Betty Foss .342 498 1898 401 649 117 30 32 312 294 922 199 176 .404 .486 .890 Jean Geissinger .306 328 1184 177 362 65 17 41 235 60 584 96 165 .358 .493 .851 Dorothy Kamenshek .292 1012 3736 667 1090 89 41 13 304 657 1300 492 110 .374 .348 .722 Connie Wisniewski .290 508 1780 295 517 70 25 7 189 168 658 253 133 .379 .370 .749 Mary Nesbitt .286 247 1185 138 339 43 31 11 157 139 477 264 106 .416 .403 .819 Katie Horstman .286 308 1057 164 302 42 14 23 150 28 441 104 61 .350 .417 .767 Elizabeth Mahon .281 837 2562 432 721 84 34 8 400 364 897 358 150 .370 .350 .720 Doris Sams .278 721 2485 290 690 82 23 22 286 154 884 214 194 .339 .356 .695 Eleanor Callow .273 778 2058 381 756 88 60 55 407 214 1129 147 192 .310 .549 .859 June Peppas .273 581 2093 248 572 50 13 21 205 70 711 210 170 .340 .340 .680 Doris Satterfield .271 683 2517 321 682 90 42 9 365 209 883 199 121 .306 .350 .656 Betty Wagoner .271 666 2248 367 609 54 14 0 191 221 691 403 145 .382 .307 .689 Merle Keagle .266 337 1238 216 329 33 18 12 133 314 434 153 86 .347 .351 .698 Evelyn Wawryshyn .266 544 1943 275 517 37 16 1 193 273 589 177 175 .327 .303 .630 Gertrude Dunn .261 344 1226 154 320 49 5 6 105 70 397 138 46 .336 .324 .660 Sophie Kurys .260 914 3298 688 859 71 39 22 278 1114 1074 522 204 .362 .326 .688 Wilma Briggs .258 691 2456 375 633 64 24 43 301 128 874 380 214 .357 .356 .713 Naomi Meier .258 710 2456 265 560 33 14 4 234 206 633 219 277 .291 .258 .549 Helen Callaghan .256 495 1756 299 449 44 20 7 117 419 554 271 220 .355 .315 .670 Inez Voyce .256 894 3047 386 781 81 28 28 422 168 1002 480 144 .358 .329 .687 Charlene Pryer .255 704 2634 463 672 44 12 3 152 510 749 281 214 .327 .284 .541 Audrey Wagner .254 694 2464 289 625 77 55 29 297 246 901 258 225 .325 .366 .691 Betty Francis .251 429 1318 157 331 38 3 9 125 42 402 185 76 .343 .305 .648 Joan Berger .250 345 1192 173 298 27 12 4 98 78 361 119 75 .318 .303 .621 Senaida Wirth .248 616 2120 360 526 26 12 2 201 359 582 313 160 .349 .275 .624 Jane Stoll .247 774 2636 319 651 88 15 5 312 216 784 367 189 .339 .297 .636 Betsy Jochum .246 645 2401 307 591 43 29 7 232 358 713 177 104 .301 .297 .598 Ruth Richard .241 725 2518 237 608 67 20 15 287 72 735 142 109 .282 .302 .584 Rose Gacioch .238 866 2798 261 662 64 3218334165 844188154.286.303.589 Faye Dancer .236 591 2072 323 488 53 14 16 193 352 617 261 223 .321 .298 .619 Bonnie Baker .235 930 3308 465 776 44 20 1 244 506 862 404 210 .318 .261 .579 Delores Brumfield .231 533 1767 215 408 61 17 4 160 107 515 247 176 .325 .291 .616 Margaret Russo .230 501 1640 251 377 39 19 15 166 104 499 251 147 .332 .304 .636 Shirley Jameson .229 385 1368 278 313 26 13 2 73 401 371 279 38 .359 .272 .631 Joyce Hill .228 531 1515 191 345 34 14 0 167 81 407 292 149 .353 .269 .622 Jean Lovell .228 470 1376 174 315 39 6 25 174 11 441 140 131 .300 .320 .620 Margaret Stefani .227 642 2158 317 489 41 37 8 256 301 628 366 65 .339 .291 .630 Pepper Paire .225 926 3164 251 713 79 15 2 400 79 828 308 117 .295 .262 .557 Jean Cione .224 758 2447 240 548 67 27 8 247 86 693 232 299 .291 .283 .574 Mary Reynolds .222 426 1388 128 308 27 17 1 142 29 372 194 129 .317 .268 .585 Vivian Kellogg .221 747 2709 219 600 66 39 8 264 86 768 160 156 .265 .283 .548 Josephine Lenard .221 1000 3420 465 756 73 31 1 351 481 894 481 23 .317 .261 .578 Fern Shollenberger .221 918 3286 350 725 61 17 9 231 167 847 237 155 .271 .258 .529 Marilyn Olinger .220 599 2175 334 479 34 7 4 115 197 539 255 334 .302 .248 .550 Sara Reeser .218 342 1177 134 256 14 6 1 88 112 285 179 97 .305 .242 .547 Alva Jo Fischer .216 345 1131 80 244 19 5 0 120 64 273 96 82 .277 .241 .518 Marguerite Pearson .216 541 1760 195 381 36 14 18 197 70 499 279 183 .324 .284 .608 Shirley Stovroff .216 455 1306 138 282 39 3 1 143 56 330 231 170 .334 .253 .587 Jean Smith .214 567 1853 320 396 67 18 13 174 194 538 333 188 .334 .290 .624 Renae Youngberg .214 341 1141 127 244 28 5 8 123 36 306 124 79 .291 .268 .559 Marjorie Pieper .213 718 2414 256 513 76 30 17 254 181 700 286 191 .296 .290 .586 Dorothy Schroeder .211 1249 4129 571 870 79 26 42 431 312 1127 696 566 .325 .273 .598 Arleene Johnson .207 354 1119 91 183 14 13 3 103 123 232 117 104 .164 .240 .404 Rita Briggs .206 757 2465 274 507 42 10 6 227 186 587 318 145 .296 .238 .534 Mary Rountree .206 422 1211 105 250 14 6 0 107 89 276 166 86 .302 .228 .530 Lois Florreich .204 504 1774 242 362 31 27 6 139 251 465 170 238 .274 .262 .536 Jenny Romatowski .204 535 1639 115 334 21 3 6 128 31 379 97 114 .248 .231 .479 Alice Hohlmayer .203 486 1486 85 301 35 15 3 128 43 375 138 192 .270 .252 .522 Lee Surkowski .203 351 1166 128 237 21 16 5 85 98 305 108 93 .286 .262 .548 Claire Schillace .202 417 1391 201 282 15 14 2 113 153 331 226 92 .314 .238 .552 Mildred Deegan .200 533 1560 444 312 48 24 5 152 100 423 160 100 .274 .271 .545 Phyllis Koehn .200 587 1946 199 390 37 21 6 195 116 487 97 143 .238 .250 .488 Twila Shively .200 614 2141 274 429 42 20 4 166 255 523 291 322 .296 .244 .540 Alice DeCambra .198 490 1578 152 313 29 6 0 105 107 354 138 76 .263 .224 .487 Ernestine Petras .198 834 2790 359 552 55 16 0 196 420 639 342 249 .285 .229 .514 Margaret Callaghan .196 672 2058 280 403 18 9 3 143 283 448 371 319 .319 .218 .537 Irene Ruhnke .196 385 1327 137 260 22 18 2 130 87 324 91 80 .248 .244 .492 Dorothy Maguire .194 595 1906 222 370 30 16 3 185 243 441 206 149 .273 .221 .494 Ruth Lessing .191 559 1840 164 351 31 8 2 161 98 404 178 187 .262 .220 .482 Doris Tetzlaff .190 625 2065 267 391 29 15 4 161 284 462 399 262 .322 .225 .547 Betty Whiting .190 943 2947 311 561 64 17 3 232 198 688 422 303 .292 .267 .559 Helen Filarski .190 534 1683 189 318 25 15 1 141 115 376 248 137 .309 .223 .532 Kathryn Vonderau .189 642 2038 147 385 42 9 1 169 46 448 129 184 .237 .220 .457 Margaret Wenzell .188 557 1677 179 316 30 21 1 128 147 391 256 170 .296 .233 .539 Mary Carey .186 596 2807 281 523 41 9 2 169 198 588 263 255 .186 .256 .442 Nancy Mudge .183 350 1094 186 200 25 3 8 55 97 255 204 233 .311 .233 .544 Elizabeth Fabac .179 .321 1102 141 197 7 5 1 47 124 217 144 114 .274 .197 .471 Charlene Barnett .175 355 1216 120 213 16 7 1 85 89 246 144 128 .262 .202 .464 Betty Trezza .173 717 2566 331 444 29 28 6 191 363 547 285 241 .256 .213 .469 Alma Ziegler .173 1154 3621 482 628 47 8 3 239 383 700 641 249 .298 .193 .491 Johanna Hageman .167 320 1011 79 169 14 8 1 82 58 202 128 87 .261 .200 .461 Dorice Reid .166 323 1026 108 170 11 5 0 60 69 191 130 145 .260 .186 .446
Single game records CategoryPlayerClubRecordDatescored Sophie Kurys Racine Belles 5 June 13, 1946Hits Dorothy Wind Racine Belles 6 August 28, 1943Doubles Many players 2 Triples Lois Florreich South Bend Blue Sox 3 July 1, 1945Home runs Many players 2 Runs batted in Marge Villa Kenosha Comets 9 June 9, 1946Stolen bases Maddy EnglishLois Florreich Shirley Jameson Betsy JochumSophie Kurys Racine BellesSouth Bend Blue SoxKenosha CometsSouth Bend Blue SoxRacine Belles 7 May 21, 1947July 24, 1944July 2, 1944August 2, 1944 September 3, 1944 Total bases Marge Villa Kenosha Comets 11 June 9, 1946Walks Irene Hickson Racine Belles 5 June 13, 1946Strikeouts Many players 4
Single season records CategoryPlayerClubRecordSeasonGames played Rita Briggs Racine BellesChicago Colleens 128 1948batting average Joanne Weaver Fort Wayne Daisies .429 1954Hits Betty Foss Fort Wayne Daisies 144 1953Runs scored Sophie Kurys Racine Belles 117 1946Runs batted in Jean Geissinger Fort Wayne Daisies 91 1954Doubles Betty Foss Fort Wayne Daisies 34 1951 Triples Betty Foss Fort Wayne Daisies 17 1952Home runs Joanne Weaver Fort Wayne Daisies 29 1954 Stolen bases Sophie Kurys Racine Belles 201 1946Walks Sophie Kurys Racine Belles 93 1946 Strikeouts Theda Marshall South Bend Blue Sox 79 1947Total bases Joanne Weaver Fort Wayne Daisies 254 1954 On-base percentage Joanne Weaver Fort Wayne Daisies .479 1954 Slugging average Joanne Weaver Fort Wayne Daisies .763 1954 Others Player Club Record DatedConsecutive games batting a hit Mildred WarwickElizabeth Mahon Rockford PeachesSouth Bend Blue Sox 13 June 20–27, 1943 July 27-August 9, 1945 Consecutive games stealing a base Shirley Jameson Kenosha Comets 18 June 14–23, 1943 Consecutive games without striking out Margaret Stefani South Bend Blue Sox 57 June 30-August 22, 1943 Fewest strikeouts Josephine D'Angelo South Bend Blue Sox 3 in 108 games 1943 seasonSacrifice bunts Sara Reeser Muskegon Lassies 39 1947 season
Single season leaders *Triple Crown winner SeasonBatting average leaderBA1943 Gladys Davis .332 1944 Betsy Jochum .273 1945 1946 Dorothy Kamenshek .3161947 Dorothy Kamenshek .3061948 Audrey Wagner .3121949 Doris Sams .2791950 Betty Foss .3461951 Betty Foss .3681952 Joanne Weaver .3441953 Joanne Weaver .3461954 Joanne Weaver .429
Sources All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Softcover, 294pp. Language: English.
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See also All-American Girls Professional Baseball League fielding records All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitching records