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Mary Rountree

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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player

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According to Wikipedia, Mary Rountree was a catcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League . Listed at and , she batted and threw right-handed. Nicknamed "Square Bush", Mary Rountree was one of the top five defensive catchers in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during its twelve years of history. Rountree was magnificent at all the intangible things that a catcher does, like calling the game, working the pitch counts and blocking home plate, which combined with a fine defense and a strong and secure throwing arm. She led the league in fielding average two times, while her .959 career fielding average ranks her third in the all-time list behind Ruth Lessing and Ruth Richard and over Mary Baker and Dorothy Maguire . After baseball, she went on to become a specialist in internal medicine, a distinction held by few players.

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