Daisy Junor

Who was Daisy Junor?

Daisy Knezovich Junor was a Canadian outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 140 lb., she batted and threw left-handed.

Basically a line-drive hitter and a fine defensive player, outfielder Daisy Junor was one of the fifty seven girls from Canada who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during its 12 year history.

Daisy was one of four children born into the family of Chris and Marina Knezovich. She was born and raised in Regina and lived her entire life in the province of Saskatchewan, with the exception of many winters she spent with her spouse Dave Junor in Mesa, Arizona.

Basically a line-drive hitter and speedy base runner, Junor was also a fine defensive player at all three outfield positions, playing mainly as a center fielder for three different teams during her four seasons in the league.

She entered the league in 1946 with the South Bend Blue Sox, playing for them two and a half years before joining the Springfield Sallies and the Fort Wayne Daisies. Her most productive season came in her rookie year, when she posted career-highs in games played, runs, hits, RBIs and stolen bases, while ranking 10th among all outfielders with 17 assists.