Alice Hohlmayer

Who is Alice Hohlmayer?

Alice Hohlmayer [Naughton] is a former first basewoman and pitcher who played from 1946 through 1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 6 in, 160 lb., she batted and threw left-handed.

Born in Springfield, Ohio, Alice Hohlmayer was the daughter of Carl Hohlmayer, a milkman and laundromat owner, and Marguerite Hohlmayer, a housewife. Alice played softball at age five with her brothers and later served as a batgirl and player for the Finke and Herne club, which toured across Ohio, being selected at first base for the All-Star team in the 1937 State's Tournament. Nicknamed ״Lefty״ from school days, she also played basketball, field hockey, tennis and volleyball.

Hohlmayer graduated from Springfield High School in 1942. The next year she entered Ohio State University, where she had a chance to show her athletic talent. Then, she was discovered by an AAGPBL sport in 1945 while playing during a tournament in Cleveland, and later was contacted by the league's president Max Carey.