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She died on July 13, 1999, aged 79, at the Swedish American Hospital in Rockford after a brief illness. [ 1 ] In 1988, Ruhnke became 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 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Kotowicz entered the AAGPBL in 1945 with the Rockford Peaches, playing for them one year before joining the Fort Wayne Daisies (1946–1947[start]) and the Kenosha Comets (1947[end]). A below average hitter and fourth outfielder, she gradually made the transition to sidearm pitching in 1947. She had a combined 8–10 record and a 2.61 ERA in 23 ...
She dropped for a combined 3–14 record in the regular season, while Rockford advanced to the finals after sweeping the Fort Wayne Daisies in two games. The 1952 championship series was a repeat of the previous year with the Peaches again facing the Blue Sox. This time Rockford lost to South Bend, three to two games.
In 1951 Brumfield batted a team-high .273 average and tied for ninth in the league in doubles (14). She was traded to the Fort Wayne Daisies in 1952, appearing mostly at second base, but struggled until the manager Jimmie Foxx put her at first base for a double header.
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[1] [2] He was born in Rockford, Indiana and began his sports career by playing softball. Bennett was recruited by Fred Zollner in 1938 to join his staff. He coached the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons of the National Basketball League (NBL) and then the Fort Wayne Pistons of the Basketball Association of America (BAA). for six games in 1948–49 ...
He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend by Bishop John F. Noll on May 1, 1953. As a priest he served at St. Peter's Church in Fort Wayne, St. Francis Xavier Church in Pierceton, St. Patrick's Church in Lagro, St. Joseph's Church in Fort Wayne and St. Matthew's Cathedral in South Bend.
Janssen was promoted to the Peoria Redwings in 1950 and pitched for the Fort Wayne Daisies in the postseason. She went 3–3 with a 3.87 ERA in 19 games for Peoria and Fort Wayne, and pitched 12 innings of shutout ball without a decision in three playoff games as the Daisies lost to the Rockford Peaches in the best-of-seven final round. [6]