Fern Battaglia
Fern Battaglia | |
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Chicago, Illinois | |
Died: March 15, 2001 Bensenville, Illinois | (aged 70)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Fern Gertrude Battaglia (January 6, 1931 – March 15, 2001) was an infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 120 lb., she batted and threw right handed.[1][2]
Born in
She then played half a season with the Belles before returning home to take care of her ill mother. Battaglia posted a .167 average in just 18 games and did not return to the league for a second season.[5]
After that she was employed by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), teaching at public schools in the Chicago area.[5]
In 1988, Fern received further recognition when she became part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the
She was a longtime resident of Bensenville, Illinois, where she died in 2001 at the age of 70.[2][6]
Career statistics
Batting
GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP |
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19 | 60 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | .167 | .242 |
Fielding
GP | PO |
A | E | TC | DP | FA |
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19 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 64 | 5 | .922 |
Sources
- OCLC 60387152
- ^ a b "Ancestry.com – All results for Fern G Battaglia".
- ^ a b "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Fern Battaglia". Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ 1950 Chicago Colleens. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ OCLC 60387152
- ^ Social Security Death Master File – Persons born 06 January 1931