Terry Donahue

Who is Terry Donahue?

Terry Donahue is a former female utility in baseball, playing mainly as a catcher for the Peoria Redwings of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1946 through 1949. Listed at 5' 2", 125 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.

Donahue was born in Saskatchewan, Canada of Irish ancestry. As a young girl she learned to play baseball with the help of her brother in their family farm, and later played softball at school and in Moose Jaw for the local Royals team.

In 1945, Donahue was invited by an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League scout to spring training the next year in Pascagoula, Mississippi. She agreed to try out and was assigned to the Redwings, an expansion team based in Peoria, Illinois.

During her four seasons in the league, Donahue played every position except first base and pitcher, although she most often served as catcher. She hit .127 in 287 games, and only committed 56 errors in 1051 chances for a solid .947 fielding average.

In 1950 Donahue joined the Admiral Music Maids of the rival National Girls Baseball League in Chicago.