Team | Position | Uniform # |
---|---|---|
1947 Rockford Peaches | Third Base | 19 |
1948 Rockford Peaches | Second Base & Third Base | 19 |
1949 Rockford Peaches | Third Base | 19 |
1950 Rockford Peaches | Third Base | 19 |
1951 Rockford Peaches | Shortstop | 19 |
1952 Rockford Peaches | Third Base & Shortstop | 19 |
1953 Rockford Peaches | Second Base & Third Base | 19 |
Margaret ''Alice" Deschaine, 86, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at Bay Bluffs in Harbor Springs.
She was the wife of the late Glenmore Deschaine, who preceded her in death in 1991. Born July 19, 1929, in Lansing, Mich., daughter of John Pollitt and Mary (Miller) Pollitt.
Alice played baseball for the All American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1947-1954, playing third base and shortstop for the Rockford Peaches. The league was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 1988 with a special exhibit to "Women in Baseball."
Alice was preceded in death by her parents, John and Mary; husband, Glen; brothers, Jack and Stan; and sister, Maxine Miller.
Surviving are her son, Rick (Paula) Deschaine and daughter, Dawn (Patrick) Keiser, both living in Pellston, formerly of Lansing; two grandchildren, James (Heather) Keiser and Michael Keiser; three great-grandchildren, Brady, Callie and Evyn Keiser; and several nieces and nephews.
Interment will be in Deepdale Memorial Park at a later date.
Author: Petoskey (MI) News Review
Contributed By: Helen Nordquist
Copyright: Petoskey (MI) News Review 3/17/2016; Photo courtesy of Steve Wrzesien
Year | Ga | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1947 | 18 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .077 |
1948 | 116 | 376 | 33 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 22 | 45 | .189 |
1949 | 106 | 385 | 23 | 81 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 17 | 32 | .210 |
1950 | 65 | 240 | 21 | 67 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 25 | 10 | 16 | .279 |
1951 | 105 | 405 | 88 | 121 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 61 | 36 | 50 | .299 |
1952 | 108 | 418 | 45 | 113 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 35 | 22 | 27 | .270 |
1953 | 88 | 314 | 39 | 99 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 16 | 29 | 9 | .315 |