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Carol Habben
Carol Habben (May 15, 1933 – January 11, 1997) was a center fielder and backup catcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 135 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League flourished in the 1940s when Major League Baseball went on hold as men went to World War II. The league was created in 1943 by the Chicago Cubs' owner Philip K. Wrigley, and disbanded at the end of the 1954 season. In its twelve years of history, the AAGPBL gave over 600 women athletes the opportunity to play professional baseball and to play it at a level never before attained.〔(AAGPBL History )〕
It was not really a well known fact until filmmaker Penny Marshall premiered her 1992 film ''A League of Their Own'', which was a fictionalized account of activities in the AAGPBL. Starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Lori Petty and Rosie O'Donnell, this film brought many of the real AAGPBL former players began to earn a rebirth of celebrity.〔(IMDb.com – ''A League of Their Own'' (1992 film) )〕
==Early life==
Born in Midland Park, New Jersey, Carol Habben began playing ball on sandlots in Rahway at age 12 and joined the Flashettes of Garfield two years later. In the process, Habben played baseball at Pompton Lakes High School. At age 17, she attended to an AAGPBL tryout and signed a contract for $250 a month to play in the league. While still in high school, she had to take her exams early in order to make it for the start of the 1951 season.〔''Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball'' - Leslie A. Heaphy, Mel Anthony May. Publisher: McFarland & Co., 2006. Format: Paperback, 438 pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-2100-2〕
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