Betty Warfel

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Betty Warfel
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Born: (1928-05-15)May 15, 1928
Enola, Pennsylvania
Died: September 23, 1990(1990-09-23) (aged 62)
Enola, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Championship team (1948–1949)
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display
    at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

Betty Warfel (May 15, 1928 – September 23, 1990) was a pitcher and utility infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the 1948 and 1949 seasons. Listed at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), 135 lb., Warfel batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Enola, Pennsylvania.[1][2]

Betty Warfel was a highly versatile player for the Rockford Peaches during her two years in the league, helping her team win the championship title in each of these seasons. She served as a reliever and spot starter, while also being able to play at second base, third base and shortstop when she was not pitching.[1]

Following her baseball days, Warfel worked at Westinghouse Electric Company for 33 years. After retiring, she became an avid bowler and enjoyed outdoors.[3]

Since 1988 she is part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled to honor the entire AAGPBL rather than individual baseball personalities.

Career statistics[edit]

Batting

GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB TB BB SO BA OBP SLG
70 193 16 32 3 0 1 15 10 38 21 37 .166 .248 .197

Pitching

GP W L W-L% ERA IP H RA ER BB SO HBP WP WHIP
20 6 5 .545 2.63 96 57 36 28 48 18 6 5 1.09

Fielding

GP PO A E TC DP FA
74 80 124 26 230 10 .887

[1][3]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Betty Warfel profile".
  2. ^ The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical DictionaryW. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Softcover, 295 pp. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
  3. ^ a b The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League