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Beverly Hatzell

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Beverly Hatzell
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Pitcher
Born: (1929-02-19)February 19, 1929
Redkey, Indiana
Died: August 28, 2005(2005-08-28) (aged 76)
Hicksville, Ohio
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

Beverly Hatzell (later Volkert; February 19, 1929 – August 28, 2005) was an American pitcher for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between 1949 and 1951. She both batted and threw right-handed.[1]

Born in Redkey, Indiana, Beverly was the second of five children born to Gerald and Velma Hatzell.[citation needed] She played for four teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: the Battle Creek Belles, the Chicago Colleens, Peoria Redwings and the Racine Belles.[2]

Beverly Hatzell Volkert died in 2005, aged 76, in Hicksville, Ohio. She is survived by her husband, Mervin Volkert. The couple had no children.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Seasonal Pitching Records

Year GP IP RA ER ERA BB SO HBP WP W L W-L%
1949 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1950 19 102 72 55 4.85 83 35 8 0 4 7 .364
1951 20 105 103 66 5.66 97 38 14 5 1 14 .067

Seasonal Batting Records

Year GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB TB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1950 26 37 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 13 .081 .209 .081 .290
1951 24 35 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 9 .057 .175 .057 .232

References

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  1. ^ Beverly Volkert – Profile/Obituary. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; retrieved 2019-04-14.
  2. ^ Heaphy, Leslie A.; May, Mel Anthony (2006). Encyclopedia of Women And Baseball. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786421008. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
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