Lillian Ann Luckey (July 9, 1919 – December 13, 2021) was an American baseball pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m), 126 lb (57 kg), she batted and threw right handed.[1][2]
| Lillian Luckey | |
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| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
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| Born: July 9, 1919 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | |
| Died: December 13, 2021 (aged 102) Niles, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Born in South Bend, Indiana on July 9, 1919,[3] Luckey joined the All American League in its 1946 season. She was assigned to the South Bend Blue Sox club and appeared in eight games for them.[2]
She posted a 2–4 record with a 3.44 ERA, allowing 37 runs - 21 earned - on 51 hits and 48 walks, while striking out 10 through 54 innings of work.[4] As a hitter, she went 2 for 15 for a .133 batting average.[4]
The All American League folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since 1988 that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.[5]
In July 2008, it was reported that Luckey still played golf twice a week at the age of 89.[6] She died in Niles, Michigan, on December 13, 2021, at the age of 102.[3]
Sources
edit- ^ [1]. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League website
- ^ a b Madden, W. C. (2005) The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
- ^ a b "Lillian Ann Luckey, of Niles". Leader Publications. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ a b Madden, W. C. (2000) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-0597-8
- ^ Before A League of Their Own. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
- ^ Luckey played pro baseball in South Bend