Theda Marshall was a first basewoman who played from 1947 through 1948 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 7 in, 133 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. Born in Canton, South Dakota, Theda Marshall came from a large family of seven brothers and sisters. She started to play softball in school at age 12, and joined one of the two girl's softball in her town when she was 15. Then, in 1947 she was invited to attend the AAGPBL spring training held in Havana, Cuba, and after making the grade she was assigned to the South Bend Blue Sox. Marshall struggled at the plate in 1947, going 51-for-362 for a .141 average while striking out 79 times to set an all time single-season record. In five postseason games, she went 3-for-18 for a .167 average against the Grand Rapids Chicks, eventually the Champion Team in the final round. She opened 1948 with South Bend and was traded to the Chicago Colleens in the midseason, compiling a .140 mark in 125 games. When a softball team in Arizona offered her a more lucrative contract in 1949, Marshall jumped at the first chance she had to leave the league. 

April 24th, 1925 in   /  Died:   Oct 5th, 2005 - aged 80