Show women in baseball one of the few women holding an executive position in major league baseball is mrs barney dreyfuss chairman of the board of the pittsburgh pirates she was married to the late barney dreyfuss in 1894 and h has s been connected with the game for more than 40 years miss dorothy hummel assistant to will harridge president of the american league is another woman who has succeeded in this line she has had nearly 25 years experience in the american league and handles all details connected with contracts assignments of umpires and financial matters |