Jaynie Krick

Who is Jaynie Krick?

Jaynie Krick [Red] is a former pitcher and utility infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the 1948 and 1953 seasons. She was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.

Born in Auburn, Indiana, Krick spent five years in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing for four different clubs. Since her debut in the league, opponent batters began to respect her flashing fastball. Unfortunately, the hard-throwing Krick was hampered by control problems during her career, recording 17 wild pitches and hitting Connie Wisniewski four times in one contest, to set a league career record for the most hit by pitches in a single game.

Krick entered the league in 1948 with the South Bend Blue Sox, playing for them two years before joining the Battle Creek Belles, Peoria Redwings and Grand Rapids Chicks. She was used mostly as a spot starter, middle reliever and backup infielder. Her most productive came in 1952, when she posted a 2-7 mark in 21 pitching appearances. She also was a member of the 1953 Series Champion Chicks.

In a five-season career, Krick collected a 8-22 record with 118 earned runs and a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 0.51 in 61 games.