bᵻfˌoːɹ hɜː tˈɛnjɚ wɪððɪ ˌɪndiənˈæpəlˌɪs, ʃiː plˈeɪd kˈætʃɚ fɔːɹ fˈaɪv sˈiːzənz wɪððə nˈɔːɹθ fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə hˈʌni dɹˈɪpɚz, ɐn ˈɔːlwˈɪmɪn bˈeɪsbɔːl tˈiːm, bˈæɾɪŋ .θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ɪn ðæt tˈaɪm.
Before her tenure with the Indianapolis, she played catcher for five seasons with the North Philadelphia Honey Drippers, an all-women baseball team, batting .338 in that time.