Alma Ziegler

Alma Ziegler
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Second base / Pitcher
Born: (1918-01-09)January 9, 1918
Chicago, Illinois
Died: May 30, 2005(2005-05-30) (aged 87)
Los Osos, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
debut
1944
Last appearance
1954
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Alma Ziegler (January 9, 1918 – May 30, 2005) was an infielder and pitcher who played from 1944 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m), 125 lb., Ziegler batted and threw right-handed.[1][2][3]

Alma Ziegler was one of the best all-around players in the early years of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Noted for her enthusiastic, high-spirited personality and great knowledge of the game, Ziegler excelled at second base, where her range and acrobatic plays impressed baseball fanatics and experts. In addition, she later developed as a leading overhand pitcher. A member of three championship teams and three all-star squads, she spent 11 years in the circuit, being named to the Player of the Year and Pitching Champion awards in the same season. Regarded as a disciplined hitter and a daring base runner, she posted a career 2.57 walk-to-strikeout ratio (641-to-249) and utilized her stunning speed to snatch 387 stolen bases. As a pitcher, she had a 42–21 record for a .667 percentage and collected a solid 1.32 earned run average.[1][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League - Alma Ziegler entry".
  2. ^ "The Forgotten Champs: The 1944 Milwaukee Chicks – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Oral History Project - Interview with Alma Ziegler by Kathleen E. Coughlin".
  3. ^ Biographical Dictionary of American Sports – David L. Porter. Publisher: Greenwood Press, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 2064pp. Language: English. ISBN 978-0-313-29884-4
  4. ^ "Baseball Historian - Women in Baseball".
  5. ^ "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Records".