Aldine Calacurcio | |
Birth Date: | 8 June 1928 |
Birth Place: | Rockford, Illinois |
Death Place: | Rockford, Illinois |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
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Aldine Calacurcio (June 8, 1928 – July 4, 2017) was a former shortstop who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Calacurcio batted and threw right handed. She was born in Rockford, Illinois.[1]
In 1947, Calacurcio attended the AAGPBL spring training games held at Havana, Cuba. Afterwards, she saw limited action with her hometown Rockford Peaches.[2]
The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, since November 5, 1988, that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.[3]
Calacurcio died on July 4, 2017, in Rockford Illinois.[4] Her funeral was attended by numerous Rockfordians who respected her and the legacy of the Rockford Peaches.