# Marie Mahoney

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**Emily Marie Mahoney** (September 21, 1924 – January 23, 2016) was an [outfielder](/source/Outfielder) who played from through in the [All-American Girls Professional Baseball League](/source/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League) (AAGPBL). Listed at 5' 3" (1.60 m), 135 lb. (61 k), she batted and threw right-handed.[1][2]

Born in [Houston, Texas](/source/Houston,_Texas), Marie Mahoney was the only Houstonian to play in the AAGPBL during its twelve years of existence. ״Red״, as teammates called her for her hair color, served as [fourth outfielder](/source/Fourth_outfielder) for the two [Indiana](/source/Indiana) teams as long as she played in the league.[3][2]

Mahoney began playing [softball](/source/Softball) at age nine. She also competed in [basketball](/source/Basketball), [tennis](/source/Tennis) and [volleyball](/source/Volleyball), before joining a women's softball team when she turned 16. After graduating from [San Jacinto High School](/source/San_Jacinto_High_School_(Houston,_Texas)), she continued her excellence on the [diamond](/source/Baseball_field) as she became a perennial Texas state [ASA](/source/Amateur_Softball_Association) all-star, who led her teams to several state championships. She was primarily a [pitcher](/source/Pitcher), and after a brief stint at [third base](/source/Third_base), she found her permanent home in the outfield.[3][2]

Thanks to a recommendation by fellow AAGPBL [catcher](/source/Catcher) [Mary Baker](/source/Bonnie_Baker_(baseball)), Mahoney became one of two hundred players to attend the first AAGPBL [spring training](/source/Spring_training) outside the United States, which was held in [Cuba](/source/Cuba) at [Gran Stadium de La Habana](/source/Estadio_Latinoamericano) before the [1947 season](/source/1947_All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League_season). She made the grade and was assigned to the [South Bend Blue Sox](/source/South_Bend_Blue_Sox).[3][4]

In her rookie season, Mahoney hit a .204 [average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)) and a .340 of [slugging](/source/Slugging_percentage) in just 47 games, while ending fifth in [triples](/source/Triple_(baseball)). She opened 1948 with South Bend but was traded to the [Fort Wayne Daisies](/source/Fort_Wayne_Daisies) during the midseason, just in time to help her team reach the playoffs. She batted a combined .140 in 56 games, and went 1-for-5 in two postseason contests.[5][6][7]

Mahoney later played softball in Houston. She also worked for [Eastman Kodak](/source/Eastman_Kodak) as a [microfilm](/source/Microfilm) technician during 32 years, retiring in 1983. She was diagnosed with [breast cancer](/source/Breast_cancer) in 1993, but recovered after treatment and returned to her daily life without any difficulty.[2]

She is part of *Women in Baseball*, a permanent display based at the [Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum](/source/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum) in [Cooperstown, New York](/source/Cooperstown,_New_York), which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. In addition, [Casey Candaele](/source/Casey_Candaele), former [Houston Astros](/source/Houston_Astros) [infielder](/source/Infielder) and son of AAGPBL star [Helen Callaghan](/source/Helen_Callaghan), introduced her for induction into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. Other AAGPBL from Texas were inducted during the ceremony, [Alva Jo Fischer](/source/Alva_Jo_Fischer) and [Ruth Lessing](/source/Ruth_Lessing), both natives of [San Antonio](/source/San_Antonio,_Texas).[3]

An accomplished [bowler](/source/Bowler_(ten-pin)) for 30 years, Marie Mahoney resided in Houston and worked part-time at a local golf course. She died in 2016 at the age of 91.

## Career statistics

**Batting**

GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB TB BB SO BA OBP 103 254 31 45 3 7 1 14 27 TB 16 41 .177 .226

**Fielding**

GP PO A E TC DP FA 90 96 5 7 108 DP .935

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## Sources

1. [All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Marie Mahoney](https://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/marie-mahoney-red/56). Retrieved 2026-03-01.

1. *The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary* – [W. C. Madden](/source/W._C._Madden). Publisher: [McFarland & Company](/source/McFarland_%26_Company), [2005](/source/2005_in_baseball). Format: [Softcover](/source/Paperback), 295 pp. Language: [English](/source/English_language). ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0

1. ["Houston Astros news – Three players of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League were inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063243/http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/print.jsp?ymd=20061112&content_id=1739607&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou). Archived from [the original](http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/print.jsp?ymd=20061112&content_id=1739607&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou) on March 4, 2016.

1. [1947 South Bend Blue Sox](https://www.aagpbl.org/teams/south-bend-blue-sox/1947). Retrieved 2026-03-01.

1. *All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book* – [W. C. Madden](/source/W._C._Madden). Publisher: [McFarland & Company](/source/McFarland_%26_Company), [2000](/source/2000_in_baseball). Format: [Hardcover](/source/Hardcover), 294pp. Language: [English](/source/English_language). ISBN 0-7864-0597-X

1. [1948 South Bend Blue Sox](https://www.aagpbl.org/teams/south-bend-blue-sox/1948). Retrieved 2026-03-01.

1. [1948 Fort Wayne Daisies](https://www.aagpbl.org/teams/fort-wayne-daisies/1948). Retrieved 2026-03-01.

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