Pauline "Pinky" Pirok, a sportswriters' 1943 All-American Girls Soft Ball League All-Star, played for a total of seven seasons in what later became known as the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.  An energetic player, she was known for adding pep and color to the game by yelling "chuck, chuck" while playing shortstop.  She was not quiet on the basepaths either, once spiking fan favorite, Dottie Schroeder, while attempting to steal a base.  In the process, she knocked Schroeder out of playing condition for ten days. 

A free spirit of sorts, she bounced between the All-American League and the rival professional National Girls Baseball League (NGBL) in her native Chicago area. The NGBL was actually a 12-inch fastpitch softball league that stayed that way its entire existence (1944-1954). Pinky was one of a handful of players who played in both leagues during the same season, and in her case, this occurred in1946.  Pinky  played in the NGBL for the Bloomer Girls in 1946 and 1949.  After sitting out a year in both leagues, she returned to Chicago to play for the NGBL Queens in 1951 and 1952. 

Pinky was also known for being closely associated with Marty McManus, a 15-year player in Major League Baseball, who managed her in both leagues.  McManus was a "player manager" who often defended his players and would sometimes insist on trading for players he had on past teams, and he had Pirok on teams in both leagues.  McManus and Pirok paired up in Kenosha and South Bend in the All-American League and for the Bloomer Girls in the Chicago League in 1946. 

Pauline used her earnings to pay for college and graduated with a degree in Physical Education from DePaul University.  After her playing days, she taught in the Chicago school system for 36 years and took up golf as a new pastime.