A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ballingall learned to play baseball while catching for her twin brother. She had originally been offered a contract at the age of 15 to play in the AAGPBL, but her father did not want her to play then. She had to wait six years before being signed in 1953. She entered the league with the Muskegon Belles, and was traded to the Kalamazoo Lassies during the midseason. She also appeared in a few games at first base and outfield.
In 1954, Ballingall posted a .242 batting average with 17 home runs and 40 runs batted in in 90 games. In the playoffs, she hit .444 with eight RBI and two home runs, including one grand slam, to help the Lassies clinch the AAGPBL last championship title. She and her teammate Carol Habben, who hit a total of 16 homers (one in postseason), were dubbed the "Home Run Twins" by terrorizing opponents with their bats all the way through the lineup.
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Encyclopedia of women and baseball - Leslie A. Heaphy, Mel Anthony May. Publisher: McFarland & Co., 2006. Format: Paperback, 438 pp. Language: English. ISBN0-7864-2100-2
The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A biographical dictionary - W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Co., 1997. Format: Paperback, 295 pp. Language: English. ISBN0-7864-0304-7
January 01, 1970
chris, ballingall, born, 1932, former, professional, baseball, catcher, played, american, girls, professional, baseball, league, aagpbl, 1953, 1954, listed, feet, inches, pounds, batted, left, handed, threw, right, handed, catcherborn, 1932, 1932, arbor, michi. Chris Ballingall born May 17 1932 is a former professional baseball catcher who played in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League AAGPBL in 1953 and 1954 Listed at 5 feet 6 inches 1 68 m and 145 pounds 66 kg she batted left handed and threw right handed 1 Chris BallingallCatcherBorn 1932 05 17 May 17 1932 age 92 Ann Arbor MichiganBatted LeftThrew RightAAGPBL debut1953 for the Muskegon BellesLast AAGPBL appearance1954 for the Kalamazoo LassiesTeamsMuskegon Belles 1953 Kalamazoo Lassies 1953 1954 Career highlights and awardsAAGPBL Championship 1954 A native of Ann Arbor Michigan Ballingall learned to play baseball while catching for her twin brother She had originally been offered a contract at the age of 15 to play in the AAGPBL but her father did not want her to play then She had to wait six years before being signed in 1953 She entered the league with the Muskegon Belles and was traded to the Kalamazoo Lassies during the midseason She also appeared in a few games at first base and outfield In 1954 Ballingall posted a 242 batting average with 17 home runs and 40 runs batted in in 90 games In the playoffs she hit 444 with eight RBI and two home runs including one grand slam to help the Lassies clinch the AAGPBL last championship title She and her teammate Carol Habben who hit a total of 16 homers one in postseason were dubbed the Home Run Twins by terrorizing opponents with their bats all the way through the lineup Ballingall is currently living in Mattawan Michigan Contents 1 Statistics 1 1 Regular season 1 2 Postseason 2 References 3 SourcesStatistics editRegular season edit Batting GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG 162 473 68 103 9 1 18 53 4 83 108 218 335 414 Fielding GP PO A E TC DP FA 167 454 25 26 505 13 949 Postseason edit Batting GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BA SLG 8 32 7 13 1 0 2 6 0 444 625 Fielding GP PO A E TC FA 8 9 4 0 13 1 000References edit All American Girls Professional Baseball League Chris Ballingall Archived from the original on 2019 03 26 Retrieved 2019 03 26 Sources editEncyclopedia of women and baseball Leslie A Heaphy Mel Anthony May Publisher McFarland amp Co 2006 Format Paperback 438 pp Language English ISBN 0 7864 2100 2 The Women of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League A biographical dictionary W C Madden Publisher McFarland amp Co 1997 Format Paperback 295 pp Language English ISBN 0 7864 0304 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Ballingall amp oldid 1140571725, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,