Agnes Allen

Who is Agnes Allen?

Agnes Lorraine Allen [״Aggie״] was a pitcher and outfielder who played from 1950 through 1953 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 3 in, 120 lb, she batted and threw right-handed.

Born in Alvord, Iowa, Agnes Allen was one of five children into the family of Edward and Bernice Allen. She was taught by her father to throw a baseball at an early age, and they played catch almost every day. As a teenager, she accustomed to play baseball with her father and two brothers, who were semi-professional pitchers, so they taught her how to pitch a fastball, a changeup and a curveball.

Allen later attended St. Mary's High School in Larchwood, where she started to play organized softball and basketball. She read about the AAGPBL in a local newspaper and conned her father into taking her to a tryout in Cedar Rapids. She then was invited to Wrigley Field for another tryout and made the grade.

Allen entered the league in 1950 with the Springfield Sallies. She responded with a 9–5 record in 15 pitching appearances, while hitting a .179 batting average. Her biggest experience was pitching a game in the old Yankee Stadium and meeting the legendary Connie Mack.