Bernice Metesh | |
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
Outfield utility / Pitcher | |
Born: Joliet, Illinois, U.S. | August 9, 1929|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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Bernice Metesch or Metesh [1] [2] (born August 9,1929) is an American former baseball outfielder and pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6" and 132 lb,Metesch batted and threw right-handed. She was dubbed 'Bernie' by her teammates. [1] [3]
Born in Joliet,Illinois,Metesch joined the All-American League in its 1948 season. She was assigned to the Rockford Peaches and was traded to the South Bend Blue Sox during the midseason. In a three-game career,Metesch went hitless in two at-bats and did not have a pitching record. [4] Afterwards,she returned to Joliet and pitched for an all-male fastpitch softball team. [3]
In 1988 was inaugurated a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown,New York,that honors those who were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Bernie Metesch along with the rest of the girls and the league staff,is included at the display/exhibit. [5]
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