Fern Shollenberger
| Fern Shollenberger | ||
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Runs batted in 231 | | |
| Stolen bases | 167 | |
| Games played | 918 | |
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Fern Shollenberger [Shelly] (May 18, 1923 – December 24, 1977) was a
Brief profile
Shollenberger was a fine base runner, clever, coaxing batter, and skillful third sacker and hard thrower. She paced the AAGPBL third basewomen in fielding percentage and number of double plays turned from 1949 through 1951, as her .942 career fielding percentage is the highest of any defender at third base in AAGPBL history. She also was selected five times for the All-Star Team.
Early life
A native of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, Shollenberger was the daughter of Alvas Shollenberger, a machinist, and Fannie (née Young) Shollenberger. She grew up with three brothers and one sister. One of her brothers, Kenneth, recalled that sporting activity was hugely popular in the household. In her early years, she often played basketball and baseball with her brothers. She idolized Babe Ruth and always dreamed of playing baseball someday; dreamed of the sound of the ball smacking an oiled mitt, the crack of a bat, the fans cheers. At Hamburg High School, she participated energetically in every available sport and starred both in basketball and baseball.
AAGPBL career
An AAGPBL
After the Comets folded in 1951 Shollenberger moved on to play with the Lassies, to stabilize an
In 1977, Shollenberger and her father Alvas were killed in a motor vehicle collision.
Sources
- Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Q-Z – David L. Porter. Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 672pp. Language: English. ISBN 978-0-313-31176-5
- Encyclopedia of women and baseball' – Leslie A. Heaphy, Mel Anthony May. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2006. Format: Paperback, 438pp. Language: English. ISBN 978-0-7864-2100-8