Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)
Born in Deloraine, Manitoba, Martha Rommelaere was one of the 57 players born in Canada to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve years history. However, her career in the circuit was cut short due to a severe back injury.[3]
Rommelaere grew up on a farm near LaFleche, and moved to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan at seventeen. She began to play sandlot ball with the boys of her neighborhood when she was a little girl, and became a track and field star in high school who could outrun any girl in Saskatchewan. I could run like a deer, she explained in an interview.[4]
At age 22, Rommelaere joined the Moose Jaw Royals softball team. She was missed by scouts of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during her first years in softball. Then she gained the Most Valuable Player award while playing for the Edmonton team, where she won a trip to South Bend, Indiana to try out for the league.[5]
Baseball
Rommelaere entered the league in 1950, playing for the Chicago Colleens and Springfield Sallies traveling teams before being promoted to the Kenosha Comets halfway through the season. Basically an infielder in Canada, she was converted to the outfield because of her flashy speed.[4] She hurt her back while playing and had problem with it during her AAGPBL career. It was the sitting on the bus that killed me, she said.
After baseball
At the end of the season, she married John Manning and decided to quit baseball because of her back ailment, which required five surgeries to correct the problem. The couple raised three children, and she worked as a dressmaker until her retirement in 1983.[4]
Martha Rommelaere Manning was a longtime resident of Regina, Saskatchewan, where she died, aged 88.[5]
Recognition
In 1998, she gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. In addition, she received a Certificate of Merit from the Government of Canada for her contribution to sports and fitness. She is part of the AAGPBL permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, opened in 1988, which is dedicated to the entire league rather than any individual personality.[5]
^The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Paperback, 295 pp. Language: English. ISBN0-7864-3747-2
^"Martha Manning (Rommelaere)". Official Website of the AAGPBL. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
^All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Players Roster
^ abcThe Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
martha, rommelaere, manning, august, 1922, 2011, canadian, outfielder, played, american, girls, professional, baseball, league, during, 1950, season, listed, batted, threw, right, handed, american, girls, professional, baseball, leagueborn, 1922, august, 1922d. Martha Rommelaere Manning August 30 1922 May 28 2011 was a Canadian outfielder who played in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1950 season Listed at 5 4 120 lb she batted and threw right handed 1 2 Martha RommelaereAll American Girls Professional Baseball LeagueBorn 1922 08 30 August 30 1922Deloraine Manitoba CanadaDied May 28 2011 2011 05 28 aged 88 Regina Saskatchewan CanadaBatted RightThrew RightTeamsChicago Colleens Springfield Sallies 1950 Kenosha Comets 1950 Career highlights and awardsCanadian Baseball Hall of Fame 1998 Women in Baseball AAGPBL Permanent Displayat Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 1988 Born in Deloraine Manitoba Martha Rommelaere was one of the 57 players born in Canada to join the All American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve years history However her career in the circuit was cut short due to a severe back injury 3 Rommelaere grew up on a farm near LaFleche and moved to Moose Jaw Saskatchewan at seventeen She began to play sandlot ball with the boys of her neighborhood when she was a little girl and became a track and field star in high school who could outrun any girl in Saskatchewan I could run like a deer she explained in an interview 4 Contents 1 Softball 2 Baseball 3 After baseball 4 Recognition 5 SourcesSoftball EditAt age 22 Rommelaere joined the Moose Jaw Royals softball team She was missed by scouts of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League during her first years in softball Then she gained the Most Valuable Player award while playing for the Edmonton team where she won a trip to South Bend Indiana to try out for the league 5 Baseball EditRommelaere entered the league in 1950 playing for the Chicago Colleens and Springfield Sallies traveling teams before being promoted to the Kenosha Comets halfway through the season Basically an infielder in Canada she was converted to the outfield because of her flashy speed 4 She hurt her back while playing and had problem with it during her AAGPBL career It was the sitting on the bus that killed me she said After baseball EditAt the end of the season she married John Manning and decided to quit baseball because of her back ailment which required five surgeries to correct the problem The couple raised three children and she worked as a dressmaker until her retirement in 1983 4 Martha Rommelaere Manning was a longtime resident of Regina Saskatchewan where she died aged 88 5 Recognition EditIn 1998 she gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame In addition she received a Certificate of Merit from the Government of Canada for her contribution to sports and fitness She is part of the AAGPBL permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown New York opened in 1988 which is dedicated to the entire league rather than any individual personality 5 Batting statistics GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP30 80 7 15 0 0 0 7 8 10 12 188 278Sources Edit The Women of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League A Biographical Dictionary W C Madden Publisher McFarland amp Company 2005 Format Paperback 295 pp Language English ISBN 0 7864 3747 2 Martha Manning Rommelaere Official Website of the AAGPBL Retrieved 2014 10 14 All American Girls Professional Baseball League Players Roster a b c The Women of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League a b c TimesColonist com Obituary permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martha Rommelaere amp oldid 1059998452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
