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Tiby was an All-Star in the All-America Girls professional Baseball League, which was portrayed in the 1992 film “A League Of Their Own”. Before becoming a professional baseball player, Tiby grew up in an orthodox home. An outstanding all-around athlete, she was a fullback for a women’s professional football team. In 1993, she helped establish the women’s exhibit at the Baseball Hall of Fame. “We’re trying to record this so we have our place in history“, she said. “If they knew more about our league, perhaps in the future, some women will say, hey, maybe we can do it.”
As a rookie for the Milwaukee Chicks, Tiby stole 91 bases. An all-star in 1946, she stole 128 bases for the Peoria Redwings and led the league in triples. Her career lasted from 1944-52, and in 1949, she was selected to tour Central America with the league and put on a number of exhibition games. According to “Total Baseball”, Tiby was one of the AAGPBL’s top 20 players. When she retired from professional baseball in 1952, she led the Orange Lionettes to the world championship in women’s softball.
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