Annastasia Batikis
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Annastasia Batikis | |
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
Center fielder | |
Born: Kaukauna, Wisconsin | March 15, 1927|
Died: March 12, 2016 Racine, Wisconsin | (aged 88)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
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Annastasia Batikis [Stash] (March 15, 1927 – March 12, 2016) was a
Career
Born in
At 18 years of age and in her senior year in high school, Batikis tried out at the
Batikis played for one season because she left the following year to attend college at
After her career as a professional baseball player ended, Batikis went on to get a teaching position, working in the educational department for 35 years. She did a significant amount of volunteer work for clubs, churches, ballteams, civic groups to give talks about the League she played in. She also attended Northwestern University.
The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is now a permanent display at the
In 2002, Batikis was added to Milwaukees Walls of Honor, which salutes Wisconsin's baseball history greats. She is also in the Hall of Fame at her old college
See also
Sources
- All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company. Format: Paperback, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN 9780786437474
External links
- An Interview with Ann Batikis, thediamondangle.com via archive.org; accessed November 15, 2016.
- Autographed AAGPBL patch, star-collector.net; accessed November 15, 2016.
- Obituary, legacy.com; accessed November 15, 2016.
References
- ^ "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Annastasia Batikis". Retrieved 2019-03-26.