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Beverly Hatzell | |
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Redkey, Indiana | February 19, 1929|
Died: August 28, 2005 Hicksville, Ohio | (aged 76)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Beverly Hatzell (later Volkert; February 19, 1929 – August 28, 2005) was an American pitcher for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between 1949 and 1951. She both batted and threw right-handed.[1]
Born in Redkey, Indiana, Beverly was the second of five children born to Gerald and Velma Hatzell.[citation needed] She played for four teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: the Battle Creek Belles, the Chicago Colleens, Peoria Redwings and the Racine Belles.[2]
Beverly Hatzell Volkert died in 2005, aged 76, in Hicksville, Ohio. She is survived by her husband, Mervin Volkert. The couple had no children.[citation needed]