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Edith Barney

Edith Barney

Edith Barney

Edith Barney

Edith Barney

Profile Information

  • Maiden Name:
  • Nickname: "Little Red"
  • Hometown: Bridgeport, CT (US)
  • Throwing Hand: Right
  • Batting Hand: Right
  • Born: February 3, 1929
  • Died: March 23, 2010

Edith BarneyHistory

Team Position Uniform #
1948 Grand Rapids Chicks Catcher 16

Edith “Little Red” Barney was a catcher who played in the AAGPBL during the 1948 season.

A native of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Edith attended Bassick High School, where she played basketball, soccer and softball.  She later participated in industrial league softball and basketball.

She entered the AAGPBL in 1948 with the Grand Rapids Chicks, managed by Johnny Rawlings.  The Chicks won the Eastern Division with a league-best record of 77-48, but were swept in the semi-final round by the Fort Wayne Daisies.  After her four-game career, Barney later worked for more than 36 years at Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. in her native Bridgeport.

After retiring in 1985, she moved to North Port, FL and played golf and bowled and directed activites in her mobile home park.

Edith L. "Little Red" Barney, 87, of North Port, Fla., passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2010. She was born Feb. 3, 1923 in Bridgeport, Conn.

Red retired as a Laboratory technician after 36 years of service with Raybestos Co. in Stratford, Conn. She moved to North Port in 1985 from Bridgeport. Red excelled in many sports, baseball, golf, bowling, etc. and she held many trophies. Red played baseball in the All American Girl's Professional Baseball League. Her team was the Grand Rapids Chicks. She was a member of Nu Pi Alpha Sorority in North Port and St. Paul's Presbyterian Church.

A Memorial Service [was] held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 1, 2010 at St Paul's Presbyterian Church, 5550 Sumter Blvd., North Port, FL 34287.

Arrangements were made in Port Charlotte, Fla.

Author: North Port Sun

Contributed By: Merrie Fidler

Copyright: North Port Sun, March 28, 2010


LeagueBatting Record

Year Ga AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG
1948 4 4 - 0 - - - - - - - .000

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