Ruth Ann Steinhagen

Ruth Ann Steinhagen
Born
Ruth Catherine Steinhagen

(1929-12-23)December 23, 1929
Cicero, Illinois, U.S.[1]
DiedDecember 29, 2012(2012-12-29) (aged 83)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Known forShooting of Eddie Waitkus

Ruth Ann Steinhagen (born Ruth Catherine Steinhagen; December 23, 1929 – December 29, 2012) was an American woman who shot and nearly killed Eddie Waitkus, star first baseman of the Philadelphia Phillies, on June 14, 1949, in one of the first instances of what later became known as stalker crimes.[2] The incident is one of the inspirations for the 1952 baseball book The Natural, made into a 1984 film.

  1. ^ "Ruth Ann Steinhagen, 83, ex-stalker". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pennsylvania. March 16, 2013. p. A6. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Andrews.