She was not on the list.
Mildred Earp was one of the greatest pitchers in the league during her brief four season career. She holds the second best ever season ERA of .675 during her rookie All-Star campaign in 1947. That same season, she led the Grand Rapids Chicks to their first championship crown. The following season she pitched a no-hitter against the expansion Chicago Colleens and led the Chicks to their first regular season title. She also holds the second best career pitching ERA of 1.35.
Mildred Kathryn Earp (October 7, 1925 – June 27, 2017), nicknamed Mid or Millie, was an American female pitcher who played from 1947 to 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m), 135 lb, she batted and threw right-handed.
Earp was a pitcher for the Grand Rapids Chicks in a span of four years. One of the first successful underhand pitchers in the league, Earp was selected to the All-Star Team in her rookie season, recorded the second best single-season ERA and the second best career ERA in AAGPBL history, and helped Grand Rapids win their first Championship Title. She also hurled a no-hitter game and ranked between the top 10 in several pitching categories during her short stint in the league.
She is part of the AAGPBL permanent display at the Baseball
Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, opened in 1988, which is
dedicated to the entire league rather than any individual player.
Team Position Uniform #
1947 Grand Rapids Chicks Pitcher 18
1948 Grand Rapids Chicks Pitcher 18
1949 Grand Rapids Chicks Pitcher 18
1950 Grand Rapids Chicks Pitcher 18
1951 Grand Rapids Chicks Pitcher 18
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