Betty Wagoner

Betty Wagoner
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Born: (1930-07-15)July 15, 1930
Lebanon, Missouri, US
Died: May 9, 2006(2006-05-09) (aged 75)
South Bend, Indiana, US
Batted: left
Threw: left
Career statistics
Games played  665
At-bats2245
Runs scored  367
Hits  609
Runs batted in  191
Batting average .271
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Two-time All-Star Team (1950, 1954)
  • Two Championship Teams (1951, 1952)
  • Five playoff appearances (1948–'49, 1951–'52, 1954)
  • Ranks 11th on the all-time list for batting average

Betty Ann Wagoner (July 15, 1930 – May 9, 2006) was an American baseball player. She was a right fielder and pitcher who played from 1948 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m), 110 lb., she batted and threw left-handed.[1]

An All-Star and a member of two championship teams, Betty Wagoner played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the final seven years of its existence. For most of her career Wagoner hit for batting average, moving along baserunners as an occasional slugger and often appeared among the league's top twenty hitters. A smart and alert runner, she moved aggressively in the right situations to take the extra base. Armed with a strong, accurate throwing arm, she had good range at right field, catching almost everything that came her way and always knew what to do with the ball. Eventually, she played at center field or first base, serving also as an occasional starting pitcher. She posted an 8–20 record in 32 pitching appearances, while her .271 batting average ranks her eleventh in the AAGPBL all-time list.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League website – Profile and career statistics". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011.
  2. ^ All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Paperback, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-3747-2