▁Ch iano ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁– ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁inf iel der ▁who ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁All - American ▁Girls ▁Professional ▁Baseball ▁League . ▁List ed ▁at ▁ 5 ' ▁ 0 ", ▁ 1 0 8 ▁lb ., ▁Ch iano ▁batt ed ▁and ▁threw ▁right ▁handed . ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Arnold , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁The ▁dimin utive ▁Clara ▁Ch iano ▁played ▁sem ip ro f essional ▁soft ball ▁in ▁R ac ine , ▁Wisconsin ▁and ▁Boston ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁She ▁joined ▁the ▁league ▁with ▁the ▁R ac ine ▁B elles ▁club ▁in ▁its ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁season . ▁ ▁After ▁baseball , ▁Ch iano ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁for ▁the ▁electron ics ▁industry ▁in ▁Dor chester , ▁Massachusetts . ▁She ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Orange ▁City ▁in ▁Florida . ▁ ▁The ▁A AG P BL ▁fol ded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁permanent ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁and ▁Museum ▁at ▁Cooper st own , ▁New ▁York ▁since ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁that ▁hon ors ▁the ▁entire ▁league ▁rather ▁than ▁any ▁individual ▁figure . ▁ ▁Ch iano ▁was ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁resident ▁of ▁Orange ▁City , ▁Florida , ▁where ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁