Rosemary Stevenson (June 2, 1936 – January 3, 2017) was an American outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its final season of operation (1954). She batted left handed and threw right handed.

Early life

She was born June 2, 1936, in Stalwart, Michigan.

Rosemary Stevenson

Baseball career

She played softball starting at age 11. As a 17-year-old student at Pickford High School, located in Pickford Township, Michigan, she heard about the AAGPBL and tried out. In 1954, she was assigned to the Grand Rapids Chicks, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, playing her first game the day after her high school graduation. She played in 54 games, until the league folded later that year. She went on to play and coach softball.

Rosemary Stevenson

In her later years Rosemary wrote an autobiography titled "Don't Die on Third".

Rosemary Stevenson

She died January 3, 2017 in Nunica, Michigan.

Career statistics

See also

List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players

List of people from Grand Rapids, Michigan

References

1936 births

2017 deaths

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players

Baseball players from Grand Rapids, Michigan

Baseball outfielders

People from Chippewa County, Michigan

Writers from Michigan

21st-century American women