Margaret Berger

Margaret Eloise "Sonny" Berger (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 2015) was a pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5' 3" , 129 lb. , Berger batted and threw right-handed. She was nicknamed 'Sonny' by her teammates and close friends.

The AAGPBL changed women's team sports forever. Still, the void the league filled during World War II was inspiration enough for the 1992 film A League of Their Own, directed by Penny Marshall and starred by Geena Davis, Tom Hanks and Madonna.

Born in Homestead, Florida, Sonny Berger was one of the sixty original players of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its inaugural season.

Berger compiled a 46–30 record with a 1.75 ERA in 88 career games. She also hit a modest .153 average with 18 runs batted in in 88 games, but only was striking out six times in 222 at-bats.

In 1988, Berger received recognition when the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, dedicated a permanent display to the entire league rather than any individual player.

Sonny Berger was a long resident of Sun City West, Arizona, where she died in 2015 at the age of 92.

AAGPBL pitching statistics GPWLW-L%ERAIPHRAERBBSOWHIPSO/BB 88 46 30 .605 1.75 621 395 187 120 134 203 0.85 1.51