Mary Holda

Mary Holda
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Third base / Shortstop
Born: Mansfield, Ohio
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Teams
South Bend Blue Sox (1943)
Career highlights and awards
Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

Mary Holda [Elrod] was an utility infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed.^[1]

A native of Mansfield, Ohio, Mary Holda was one of the original South Bend Blue Sox founding members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its 1943 inaugural season.

״Bucky״, as her teammates called her, served primarily as a backup at third base and shortstop for South Bend. She was also available for pinch hitting duties, while posting a .205 batting average in 29 games.^[2][3]

Houlda recently celebrated her 99th birthday in late 2014 and resides in Utica, Ohio.^[1]

She is part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Career statistics

Batting

GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	TB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
29	73	9	15	0	0	0	6	8	15	4	11	.205	.247	.205

Fielding

GP	PO	A	E	TC	DP	FA
19	30	31	5	66	2	.924

^[1][4]

Sources

1. "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – profile".
2. 1943 South Bend Blue Sox
3. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-0597-X
4. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book