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Aldine Calacurcio

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Aldine Calacurcio
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Shortstop / Infield Utility
Born: (1928-06-08)June 8, 1928
Rockford, Illinois
Died: July 4, 2017(2017-07-04) (aged 89)
Rockford, Illinois
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (since 1988)

Aldine Calacurcio (June 8, 1928 – July 4, 2017) was a former shortstop who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Calacurcio batted and threw right handed. She was born in Rockford, Illinois.[1]

In 1947, Calacurcio attended the AAGPBL spring training games held at Havana, Cuba. Afterwards, she saw limited action with her hometown Rockford Peaches.[2]

The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, since November 5, 1988, that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.[3]

Calacurcio died on July 4, 2017, in Rockford Illinois.[4] Her funeral was attended by numerous Rockfordians who respected her and the legacy of the Rockford Peaches.

Sources

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  1. ^ All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Aldine Thomas. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  2. ^ Madden, W. C. (2005) The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
  3. ^ Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
  4. ^ "Aldine J. Calacurcio Thomas Obituary (1928 - 2017) Rockford Register Star". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2021-12-06.