Phyllis Koehn
Phyllis Koehn | |
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
Pitcher / Utility | |
Born: Madison, Wisconsin | September 15, 1922|
Died: May 28, 2007 Downers Grove, Illinois | (aged 84)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
debut | |
1943 | |
Last appearance | |
1950 | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Phyllis C. Koehn [″Sugar″] (September 15, 1922 – May 28, 2007) was an American pitcher and utility who played from 1943 through 1950 for six different teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 120 lb., Koehn batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin.[1][2]
By the fall of 1942, World War II had caused many
A versatile and dependable player, Koehn was able to play all positions except catcher, playing mainly as a starting pitcher. She entered the AAGPBL in 1943 with the Kenosha Comets, playing for them two and a half years before joining the South Bend Blue Sox (1945-'48), Peoria Redwings (1948), Racine Belles (1948-'49), Fort Wayne Daisies (1949) and Grand Rapids Chicks (1950). In her rookie season, she hit a respectable .238 batting average with four home runs, considering the league's dead-ball era.
Koehn started 1945 in good form. At one point during the season she was second in the league with 18
Following her baseball career, Koehn went to work for Zenith Electronics for 34 years. She never married but was a loving caregiver to her nephews and great-nieces and nephews. After retiring, she stayed active as a bowler and golfer.
Phyllis Koehn, along with her former teammates and opponents, received their long overdue recognition when the
Career statistics
Pitching
GP | W | L | W-L% | ERA | IP | H | RA | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
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124 | 48 | 54 | .471 | 2.55 | 886 | 631 | 393 | 251 | 413 | 234 | 1.19 |
Batting
GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | TB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG
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587 | 1946 | 199 | 390 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 195 | 116 | 487 | 97 | 143 | .200 | .238 | .250 |
Fielding
GP | PO |
A | E | TC | DP | FA |
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410 | 657 | 541 | 106 | 1304 | 18 | .921 |
References
- ^ "Phyllis Koehn – Biography / Obituary". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Archived from the original on 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-3747-4
- ^ a b "League History". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ "ESPN – Reel Life: 'A League of Their Own', article by Jeff Merron". Archived from the original on 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-2100-8
- ^ a b Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball
- ^ "Koehn, Phyllis". Chicago Tribune. 2007-06-03. Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
External links
- "Kenosha Comets Players photograph, 1943". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- "Grand Rapids Chicks Team photograph, 1950". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- "Phyllis Koehn -All-American Girls Professional Baseball League". vintagesportspictures. Retrieved 2019-05-30.