Annie Gosbee
American baseball player (1935-1976)
Annie Gosbee (December 29, 1935 – December 9, 1976) was an American infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). She batted and threw right handed.
Annie Gosbee played the last two seasons of the All American League with two different clubs and was a member of the 1953 AAGPBL championship team.
A native of Essex, Massachusetts, Annie was one of six children born to Roy and Maude Gosbee. She had two brothers and three sisters. Since an early age, Annie interested in baseball and enjoyed catching for her elder brother Billy, who wanted to be a pitcher and made her his catcher. They would practice regularly after school and whenever school was not in session. Besides, she would play sandlot ball with the local boys after school in a field near the Essex River.
Gosbee attended Rufus Choate Elementary School in Essex, where she played for the school baseball team and was the only girl on it. She also played in the girls’ basketball team for four years, eventually being named its captain in her senior year.
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