Rita Briggs

Rita Briggs
Rita Briggs
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
	Catcher / Outfielder
	Born: March 27, 1929; Ayer, Massachusetts
	Died: September 6, 1994 (aged 65); Kalamazoo, Michigan
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
debut
	1947
Last appearance
	1954
Teams
	Rockford Peaches (1947–'48); Chicago Colleens (1948); South Bend Blue Sox (1949); Racine Belles (1949); Peoria Redwings (1949–'51); Battle Creek Belles (1952); Fort Wayne Daisies (1953–'54);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star Team (1952); Two playoff appearances (1953-'54); All-time, single-season record for most games played by a catcher (1948); Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988);

Rita Briggs ["Maude"] (March 27, 1929 – September 6, 1994) was an American female baseball catcher who played from 1947 through 1954 for seven different teams in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m), 120 lb., Briggs batted left-handed and threw right-handed. She was born in Ayer, Massachusetts.

Rita Briggs

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Catcher / Outfielder
Born: (1929-03-27)March 27, 1929 Ayer, Massachusetts
Died: September 6, 1994(1994-09-06) (aged 65) Kalamazoo, Michigan
Batted: Left Threw: Right
debut
1947
Last appearance
1954

Teams
Rockford Peaches (1947–'48) Chicago Colleens (1948) South Bend Blue Sox (1949) Racine Belles (1949) Peoria Redwings (1949–'51) Battle Creek Belles (1952) Fort Wayne Daisies (1953–'54)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star Team (1952) Two playoff appearances (1953-'54) All-time, single-season record for most games played by a catcher (1948) Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)