"Barbara Hoffman" is a former infielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 133 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.

Born in Belleville, Illinois, Barbara Hoffman began playing softball at age nine and advanced to organized softball leagues in St. Louis, Missouri/St. Louis, where she was spotted by an AAGPBL scout (sport)/scout who offered her a contract to play for the 1951 season.

Hoffman joined the South Bend Blue Sox and was inserted at third base. But she hurt a knee and was temporarily switched to second base because the Double play/pivot was easier to catch. She hit .212 with 20 run (baseball)/runs and 11 run batted in/RBI in just 46 games, helping the Blue Sox win their first championship title in the league.

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