Gene Visich | |
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Utility player | |
Born: Mount Vernon, New York | October 26, 1926|
Died: May 7, 2012 85) | (aged|
Batted: Right Threw: Both | |
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Genevieve Felice Visich [1] [2] October 18,1926 - May 7,2012) played for the Rockford Peaches of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1948. She was an ambidextrous utility player. [2]
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