Charlene Pryer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCharlene Pryer
American baseball player
Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1921
Place of Birth: Watsonville, California, United States
Date of Death: 03-Jun-1999
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Charlene Pryer
- Charlene Barbara Pryer [Mayer] (September 24, 1921 – June 3, 1999) was a female utility in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, playing mainly at second base and center field from 1946 through 1952.
- Listed at 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m), 105 lb., Pryer batted and threw right-handed.
- She was nicknamed Shorty amongst her friends and family members because of her slight build and minuscule stature.Charlene Pryer is recognized as one of the fastest baserunners of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve years of existence.
- An All-Star at second base, she also led all outfielders in fielding percentage in a single season and topped the circuit in stolen bases for two consecutive years.
- In a career that spanned seven seasons, she was a member of two championship teams while hitting a .255 average with 510 stolen bases in 704 games, including single-season leads in hits and in runs scored.The AAGPBL flourished in the 1940s when the Major Leagues went on hold as men went to World War II.
- The circuit operated from 1943 to 1954 and gave over 600 women athletes the opportunity to play professional baseball and to play it at a level never before attained.
- Since the only organized ball for women in the country was softball, the AAGPBL created a hybrid game which included both softball and baseball.
- Over the twelve years of history of the league, the rules were gradually modified to more closely resemble baseball, progressively changing the pitching styles, extending the length of the base paths and pitching distance and decreasing the size of the ball until the final year of play.
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