Edna Frank Dummerth | |
Team: | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League |
Birth Date: | 15 June 1924 |
Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri |
Death Place: | St. Louis, Missouri |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
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Edna Dummerth (née Frank; June 15, 1924 – October 8, 2017) played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1944.[1] She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and known by her nickname "Frankie".[1]
Dummerth got into the game during her high school years where she earned a reputation for being a good catcher. Thereafter, when she was 20 she started playing for the Minneapolis Millerettes[2] [3] and then, in the same year, for the Racine Belles.[1] She both threw and batted right-handed.[1] After playing just 16 games, she left the League and joined the United States Navy. After leaving the navy she married Robert A. Dummerth and had eight children.[4]
In 1989 Dummerth was honored by the St. Louis Cardinals.[5]
Dummerth died on October 8, 2017.[4]
Batting
GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | TB | BB | SO | BA | OPS | |||
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16 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .109 | .128 | .109 | .236 |