Katherine Herring

Katherine Herring [James] (July 11, 1933 – November 4, 2018)[1] was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. Listed at 5' 4", 118 Lb., Herring batted and threw right handed. She was dubbed Katie by her teammates.[2][3]

Katie James
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Outfielder
Born: (1933-07-11)July 11, 1933
Headrick, Oklahoma
Died: November 4, 2018(2018-11-04) (aged 85)
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (since 1988)

Biography

Born in Headrick, Oklahoma, Herring joined the league in its 1953 season. She was assigned to the Grand Rapids Chicks as an outfielder. Additional information is incomplete because there are no records available at the time of the request.[2][3]

In 1988 was inaugurated a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, that honors those who were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Katie Herring, along with the rest of the girls and the league staff, is included at the display/exhibit.[4]

Sources
  1. Katie James Obituary
  2. "Katherine James – Profile / Obituary". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  3. Madden, W. C. (2005) The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
  4. Before A League of Their Own. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.
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