Mary Pratt, a member of the original 1943 Rockford Peaches of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), has died.
She was 101 years old. Her death was confirmed on Wednesday by her nephew, Walter Pratt. Pratt was a lefty pitcher for the Peaches and later with the Kenosha Comets.
Her best season was with the 1944 Comets, finishing with 21 wins, a 2.50 ERA and 26 strikeouts. Pratt was a graduate of Boston University with a degree in physical education and she had a 40-plus year teaching career.
She also spent time officiating basketball, softball, field hockey and lacrosse games. “It was in 1943 that I had the opportunity to become a member of the AAGPBL,” Pratt wrote on the AAGPBL website. “In June of that year, I was
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