▁an ▁All - American ▁Girls ▁Professional ▁Baseball ▁League ▁player . ▁List ed ▁at ▁ 5 ' ▁ 5 ", ▁ 1 3 5 ▁lb ., ▁she ▁batt ed ▁and ▁threw ▁right ▁handed .< ref ▁name = AA GP BL > Profile . ▁All - American ▁Girls ▁Professional ▁Baseball ▁League ▁website </ ref > ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Kno x ville , ▁Tennessee , ▁Kath le en ▁Mal ach ▁graduated ▁from ▁Kno x ville ▁Catholic ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁shortly ▁there after ▁joined ▁the ▁All ▁American ▁League ▁in ▁its ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁season . ▁ ▁' K ay ', ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁dub bed ▁by ▁her ▁team m ates , ▁made ▁a ▁pitch - h itting ▁appearance ▁for ▁the ▁Fort ▁Wayne ▁D ais ies ▁and ▁went ▁hit less ▁in ▁her ▁only ▁at ▁bat . ▁ ▁After wards , ▁Mal ach ▁had ▁a ▁distinguished ▁f encing ▁career ▁during ▁ 2 4 ▁years , ▁while ▁compet ing ▁in ▁local ▁and ▁regional ▁tournament s , ▁in ▁Canada ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁a ▁national ▁competition ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Besides , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁f encing ▁instruct or ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁between , ▁she ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁from ▁OR NL ▁in ▁Oak ▁R idge , ▁Tennessee ▁after ▁ 3 6 ▁years ▁of ▁employ ment . ▁ ▁Kath le en ▁Mal ach ▁received ▁further ▁recognition ▁when ▁she ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Women ▁in ▁Baseball ' ', ▁a ▁permanent ▁display ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame