Kathryn Beare

Kathryn Beare
Catcher
Born: (1917-11-07)November 7, 1917
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Died: January 27, 1997(1997-01-27) (aged 79)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
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Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display
    at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

Kathryn Beare (November 7, 1917 – January 27, 1997) was a catcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5' 7", 170 lb., she batted and threw right handed.

Born in Syracuse, New York, the stocky Katie Beare played with the Fort Wayne Daisies in part of the 1946 season, batting a .111 average in 24 games while sharing catching duties with Kathryn Vonderau.

Following her brief stint in the league she returned to Syracuse, where she played softball for many years.

In 1988, Beare received further recognition when she became part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Career statistics

Batting

GPABRH2B3BHRRBISBTBBBSOBAOBPSLG
24451500010563.111.220.111

Fielding

GPPOAETCDPFA
2461104752.947

Sources

  1. 1 2 "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Kathryn Beare". Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Softcover, 295 pp. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0. OCLC 60387152
  3. ↑ 1946 Fort Wayne Daisies. Retrieved 2026-02-23.