Therese McKinley

Therese McKinley (later Uselmann; February 28, 1928 – May 26, 2021) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. Listed at 5' 6", 135 lb., she batted and threw right handed. She was dubbed "Terry" by her teammates.

Therese McKinley shared the outfield duties with nine other players during her only season in the league with the Muskegon Lassies.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, McKinley began playing with 14-inch softball in the Chicago Park District at age nine. She later attended Notre Dame Academy in Chicago, where she played intramural basketball and volleyball because there were no other sports available for girls at that time. Additionally, she played softball during six years in the local leagues and one year in an industrial league for men. he died in 2020. They had five children, four girls and one boy as well as ten grandchildren. In between, she held a teaching job for 30 years and coached a variety of different sports teams before retiring in 1995. She later moved to Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago, to remain in the area and enjoy time spent with her four grandchildren and participating in AAGPBL Players Association activities.

McKinley died on May 26, 2021, at her home in Des Plaines, Illinois.