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Barbara Payne

Barbara Payne

Barbara Payne

Barbara Payne

Barbara Payne

Profile Information

  • Maiden Name:
  • Nickname: "Bobbye"
  • Hometown: Shreveport, LA (US)
  • Throwing Hand: Right
  • Batting Hand: Right
  • Born: September 18, 1932
  • Died: March 11, 2024

Barbara PayneHistory

Team Position Uniform #
1949 Springfield Sallies Pitcher 18
1950 Kalamazoo Lassies Third Base & Shortstop 12
1950 Muskegon Lassies Third Base & Shortstop 12
1951 Battle Creek Belles Shortstop Unknown
1951 Kalamazoo Lassies Shortstop & Pitcher 14
1951 Rockford Peaches Shortstop Unknown

Rich Abel, former AAGPBL player Barbara Payne’s nephew and caregiver, shared that Barbara passed away March 11, 2024.  Barbara, born September 18, 1932, was 91.  Rich noted that he “was very proud of her as a person, and as a pioneer in women’s sports, both in the AAGPBL and as a 10 time winner of the Shreveport, Louisiana Women’s Golf Championship over the course of 4 decades.”

Contributed By: Rich Abel


LeagueBatting Record

Year Ga AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG
1949 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1950 100 299 19 57 8 1 0 16 6 20 45 .191
1951 94 294 38 51 4 5 0 33 11 42 57 .173

LeaguePitching Record

Year G IP R ER ERA BB SO HB WP W L PCT
1949 - - - - - - - - - - - -

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