Elsie Wingrove

Who is Elsie Wingrove?

Elsie Wingrove [Earl] is a former Canadian outfielder who played from 1946 through 1947 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 130 lb., she batted and threw right handed.

Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Elsie Wingrove was one of the 57 players born in Canada to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve years history.

While growing up in a farm, Wingrove accustomed to play baseball with her two brothers and sister and father. Every Sunday the neighbors congregated at our farm; the kids played ball in the pasture, the men played horseshoes in the laneway and the ladies picked fruit from our garden, she recalled in an interview. At age nine, she joined the girl's adult team. She later had opportunity to play multiple sports at high school, including ice hockey, track and field, curling and fastpitch softball, while also playing five-pin bowling in a commercial league.

After high school, Wingrove was employed as a bank teller and attended Saskatoon Technical College, where she played for its softball team, the Saskatoon Pats.