Rose Montalbano

Rose Montalbano [״Monty״] was a utility infielder who played from 1951 through 1953 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.[1]

Rose Montalbano
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Second base
Born: Staten Island, New York
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Teams
South Bend Blue Sox (1951, 1952[end]–1953[start]) Battle Creek Belles (1952[start]) Muskegon Belles (1953[end])
Career highlights and awards
Two Championship teams (1951–1952) Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

Rose Montalbano saw limited action as a part-time infielder, playing mainly at second base for three clubs during her three years in the league. She was a member of the South Bend Blue Sox champion team in the 1951 and 1952 seasons, even though she did not play in the championship series.[2][3]

Montalbano is part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

She has not been located since leaving the league.[1]

Career statistics

Batting

GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP
38	63	13	15	1	0	0	9	3	15	20	.221	.385

Fielding

GP	PO	A	E	TC	DP	FA
25	35	38	14	87	3	.839

[4]

Sources

1. "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Rose Montalbano profile".
2. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-0597-X
3. 1952 South Bend Blue Sox
4. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book