Josephine Lenard
Josephine Lenard | |
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Chicago, Illinois | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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1944 | |
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1953 | |
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Veronica Josephine Lenard (September 2, 1921 – February 7, 2007), nicknamed "Bubblegum", was an American center fielder who played from 1944 through 1953 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 130 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.[1]
A native of
Lenard attended a AAGPBL tryout and made the grade, starting a professional career that spanned ten years. A consistent
Lenard entered the league in 1944 with the Rockford Peaches, playing for them two years before joining the Muskegon Lassies (1946-'49), Peoria Redwings (1949), Kenosha Comets (1950-'51) and South Bend Blue Sox (1952-'53). In her rookie season, she hit a .211 average and stole 68 bases, while leading the circuit with 10 triples. Her most productive season came in 1947, when she hit a career-high .261 with 38 RBI in 111 games and was selected for the All-Star team. She also made four trips to the playoffs with four teams, including for the championship winners in 1945 and 1952.[1][4]
Following her professional baseball career, Lenard went back to school and graduated from
Lenard is part of the AAGPBL permanent display at the
Jo Lenard died in her hometown of
Career statistics
Batting
GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | TB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG
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1000 | 3420 | 465 | 756 | 73 | 31 | 1 | 351 | 481 | 894 | 481 | 23 | .221 | .317 | .261 |
Fielding
GP | PO |
A | E | TC | DP | FA |
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989 | 1467 | 90 | 64 | 1621 | 21 | .961 |
References
- ^ a b "Veronica Josephine Lenard – Biography/Obituary". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Archived from the original on 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- ^ Photo galleries Archived 2023-02-08 at the Wayback Machine, flickr.com; accessed July 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "League History". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-2100-8
- ISBN 0-7864-3747-2