Betty Degner Explained

Betty Degner
Position:Pitcher
Birth Place:Amboy, Illinois, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
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Highlights:
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (since 1988)

Betty Degner was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.[1]

Degner enjoyed little success in the league as she appeared in just two games in its 1949 season.[2] She was signed as a pitcher[2] and was added to the Muskegon Lassies roster, then was traded to the Springfield Sallies during the midseason.[1]

Degner posted a batting average of .200 (1-for-5) but did not receive credit for a win or a loss.[3]

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 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.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/betty-degner/372 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Betty Degner
  2. [W. C. Madden|Madden, W. C.]
  3. [W. C. Madden|Madden, W. C.]
  4. http://baseballhall.org/discover/league-of-women-ballplayers Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website