Marguerite Jones

Who is Marguerite Jones?

Marguerite Jones [Davis] was a Canadian pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 9", 150 lb., she batted and threw right handed.

Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Marguerite Jones was one of the fifty seven girls from Canada who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during its 12 year history.

Jones pitched in the league during the 1944 season, but without much success. She opened the year with the Minneapolis Millerettes and was traded to the Rockford Peaches in the midseason, posting a combined record of 6-12 and a 3.70 earned run average in 28 pitching appearances. Even though she batted a meager .162 average in 33 games, Jones walked 24 times to collect a solid .387 on-base percentage and also swiped 25 bases.

Jones returned to Canada during the offseason to marry Gordon Davis in 1945. She then left the league behind and played softball in Regina for several years, while raising a family of four children: Ron, Jerry, Carol and Tom. By 1958, the family moved to Moose Jaw. She was widowed in 1985.