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Terry Donahue (baseball)
Terry Donahue (born August 22, 1925) is a former female utility in baseball, playing mainly as a catcher for the Peoria Redwings of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from through . Listed at 5' 2", 125 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.〔(All-American Girls Professional Baseball League - player page )〕
==Biography==
Donahue was born in Saskatchewan, Canada, of Irish ancestry. As a young girl she learned to play baseball with the help of her brother in their family farm, and later played softball at school and in Moose Jaw for the local Royals team. In 1945 Donahue was invited by an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League scout to spring training the next year in Pascagoula, Mississippi. She agreed to try out and was assigned to the Redwings, an expansion team based in Peoria, Illinois.〔(The Diamond Angle - Interview by Lou Parrotta )〕 During her four seasons in the league, Donahue played every position except first base and pitcher, although she most often served as catcher. She hit .127 in 287 games, and committed 56 errors in 1051 chances for a .947 fielding average.〔''The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary'' – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Paperback, 295 pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-3747-2〕
In 1950 Donahue joined the Admiral Music Maids of the rival National Girls Baseball League in Chicago. After that, she worked for an interior design firm in Chicago in accounting and bookkeeping for 38 years, and then retired in 1990.〔''Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball'' – Leslie A. Heaphy, Mel Anthony May. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2006. Format: Paperback, 438pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-2100-2〕 A longtime resident of St. Charles, Illinois, Donahue carried out her Grand Marshal duties during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in 2009. She was joined by former White Sox pitcher Billy Pierce and former Cubs catcher Randy Hundley. Donahue, , also has been honored with many recognitions and awards over the years, including inductions in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, and the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame.〔(The Chronicle – Baseball legends to lead St. Patrick's Day Parade )〕〔(Women's Sports Foundation )〕
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