June Emerson
| June Emerson | |
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| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
| Right field / First base | |
| Born: June 4, 1924 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Died: October 1, 1990 (aged 66) Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
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June Emerson (June 4, 1924 – October 1, 1990) was a Canadian baseball player who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 135 lb., Emerson batted left handed and threw right handed. She was nicknamed Venus.[1][2]
Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan,[1] June Emerson was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the AAGPBL in its twelve-year history.[3]
Emerson worked as a reporter at the Toronto Star newspaper before joining the league with the Springfield Sallies in its 1948 season, then was dealt to the Peoria Redwings in 1949.[2] During the offseason, she wrote for the newspaper and kept herself in good physical shape swimming and playing basketball.[1]
In a two-season career, Emerson posted a batting average of .139 (26-for-159) with a .300 on-base percentage, driving in five runs and scoring 11 times, while hitting two doubles with seven stolen bases in 68 games.[4]
Afterwards, Emerson served as a director of the Hyde Park YMCA in Chicago. In addition, she worked for an airline during 37 years.[2]
Emerson died in 1990 in Saskatchewan, Canada, at the age of 66.[1]
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 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.[5] In 1998, June Emerson and all Canadian AAGPBL players gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.[3]
Sources
[edit]- ^ a b c d All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – June Emerson. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ a b c Madden, W. C. (2005) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
- ^ a b The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
- ^ Madden, W. C. (2000) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-0597-8
- ^ American Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website