Answer the following question: Facts: - death place: cathedral city , california - position: outfield - throws: right - bats: right - death date: 18 september 2003 - team: all-american girls professional baseball league - birth date: 11 september 1924 - name: pauline crawley - image size: 200px - image: pauline crawley.jpg - birth place: phoenix , arizona Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of pauline crawley .
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pauline crawley -lrb- september 11 , 1924 -- september 18 , 2003 -rrb- was a fourth outfielder who played in the all-american girls professional baseball league .listed at 5 ' 4 '' , 145 lb. , she batted and threw right handed .born in phoenix , arizona , the diminutive pauline crawley was a surehanded outfielder with a strong throwing arm .unfortunately , she only played in parts of two seasons in the league over a six-year span due to a severe knee injury .crawley started to play softball at age 11 in a phoenix league .her softball team was a perennial participant in national tournaments .she earned her nickname hedy as a teenager , because she kiddingly said that she bore resemblance to hedy lamarr , one of her favorite movie stars .her close friend joanne winter , a pitcher who had joined the league in its inaugural 1943 season , arranged for her to try out with future hall of famer max carey , by then the league 's president .she was accepted by carey and assigned to the peoria redwings for the start of the 1946 season .about halfway through her rookie season , crawley twisted her left knee and required to have surgery .she even paid for the operation 's fuel cost .'' i had injured my knee in phoenix and i did n't think it was their fault '' , she explained in an interview .as a result , the league did not offered her a contract the next year .she then joined the rival national girls baseball league in chicago from 1947 through 1950 .after that , crawley took an employment with united airlines before deciding to return to the aagpbl without a guaranteed contract .she was accepted and relocated to the battle creek belles , playing for them the entire 1951 season .in 1952 , crawley quit baseball and went on to attend california state university , where she earned a bachelor 's degree .she then rejoined united airlines , working for them as an executive secretary during 32 years .she later worked four years with northrop aircraft manufacturer before retiring for good .over the years ,...