Marie Kazmierczak
Marie Kazmierczak | |
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
Died: January 15, 2000 Three Lakes, Wisconsin | (aged 79)|
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Marie Kazmierczak (February 14, 1920 – January 15, 2000) was an American
Born in
״Skeets״, as teammates called her, opened 1944 with her hometown Milwaukee Chicks, was traded to the Racine Belles during the midseason, and finished the year with the Kenosha Comets. Kazmierczak posted a .032 average in just 16 games.[1]
According to her own words, she said, I didn't like riding the bench (not to play on a regular basis). Then she retired and went to work in an air conditioning plant in Wisconsin. In her spare time she enjoyed speed skating, and also played full time in the West Allis softball league without getting paid. She remained playing softball until 1954, when she took up golf. After retiring, she raised Siberian Husky puppies at her home in Three Lakes, Wisconsin.[1][3]
Marie Kazmierczak is part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the
She died in 2000 at the age of 79.[1]
Career statistics
Batting
GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP |
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16 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .032 | .143 |
Fielding
GP | PO |
A | E | TC | DP | FA |
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13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .833 |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Marie Kazmierczak – Profile". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
- ^ a b The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League