ed ▁at ▁, ▁ 1 3 5   lb ., ▁she ▁batt ed ▁and ▁threw ▁right - hand ed . ▁ ▁An ▁All - Star ▁pitch er , ▁Jan et ▁Rum sey ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁two ▁champion ▁teams ▁of ▁the ▁All - American ▁Girls ▁Professional ▁Baseball ▁League ▁during ▁the ▁final ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁its ▁existence . ▁She ▁posted ▁a ▁ 3 9 – 4 3 ▁career ▁record ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 . 3 3 ▁earned ▁run ▁average ▁in ▁ 1 0 5 ▁pitch ing ▁appearances , ▁and ▁has ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁hur ling ▁the ▁last ▁no - h itter ▁in ▁the ▁league ' s ▁history , ▁while ▁leading ▁in ▁several ▁pitch ing ▁categories ▁in ▁its ▁last ▁ever ▁season . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Mo ores ▁Hill , ▁Indiana , ▁Jan et ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁children ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁Lawrence ▁L . ▁and ▁M abel ▁M . ▁( M aff ey ) ▁Rum sey . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Bur ney ▁High ▁School , ▁and ▁cred ited ▁her ▁father ▁for ▁introdu cing ▁her ▁into ▁baseball . ▁I ▁used ▁to ▁play ▁catch ▁with ▁my ▁father . ▁He ' d ▁hit ▁fung o es ▁to ▁me , ▁she ▁explained ▁in ▁an ▁interview . ▁In ▁school ▁the ▁girls ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁soft ball ▁team , ▁but ▁she ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁play ▁on ▁a ▁boys ' ▁baseball ▁team ▁in ▁junior ▁high . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Rum sey ▁saw ▁a ▁short ▁film ▁on ▁the