Betty Degner | |
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Amboy, Illinois, U.S. [1] | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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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]