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Maybelle Blair played in Chicago's National Girls Baseball League for the Cardinals in 1947 before joining the AAGPBL's Peoria Redwings during the first part of the1948 season. She returned to the NGBL's Cardinals team during the last part of the 1948 season.

This Texas native then moved to California, where she attended Compton Junior College and then the LA School of Physiotherapy.  After working at a treatment center in Los Angeles, she changed fields and began a 37-year career at Northrop Corporation. Maybelle started as a chauffeur and ended up as one of only three female managers at Northrop.  After retirement, she became vice president of CELS, (Central Extended Learning for Seniors), a program provider for Elderhostel.

Maybelle co-chaired fiye AAGPBL-PA reunions in the Palm Springs area along with Shirley Burkovich,  Maybelle also served on the AAGPBL Players Assoc. Board of Directors and was Chair of the Fundraising Committee.