Edith Barney [Little Red] was a female catcher who played for in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1948 season. Listed at 5' 6", 136 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. A native of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Edith Barney attended Bassick High School, where she played basketball, soccer and softball. She later participated in industrial league softball and basketball. Barney entered the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1948 with the Grand Rapids Chicks, playing briefly for them in part of that season as a backup for All-Star catcher Pepper Paire. The Chicks, managed by Johnny Rawlings, won the Eastern Division with a league-best record of 77?48, but were swept in the semifinal round by the Fort Wayne Daisies. In a four-game career, Barney was hitless in four plate appearances. She later worked for more than 36 years at Raybestos-Manhattan Inc. in her native Bridgeport. After retiring in 1986, she played golf and bowled and directed activities at her mobile home park in Florida. [More at Wikipedia]

February 3rd, 1923 in Bridgeport  /  Died:   Mar 23rd, 2010