Louella M. Daetweiler (April 30, 1918 – August 22, 2004) was a catcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 3", 160 lb., she batted and threw right handed.[1][2]
Louella Daetweiler | |
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
Catcher | |
Born: Lynwood, California | April 30, 1918|
Died: August 22, 2004 Long Beach, California | (aged 86)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Born in Lynwood, California,[1] Daetweiler graduated from Compton College, where she was a member of the basketball and field hockey teams. She also played organized softball in several years before joining the league for the 1944 season.[3]
Daetweiler played 33 games for the Rockford Peaches, serving as a backup to Peaches incumbent catcher Dorothy Green and coming off the bench as pinch hitter. ״Daets״, as her teammates called her, also worked as a chaperone for the team during her only season in the league.[4]
After baseball, she coached and officiated for 39 years at Compton College.[3]
In 1988, Louella received further recognition when she 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.
Daetweiler was a longtime resident of Long Beach, California, where she died at the age of 86.[1][3]
Batting
GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | TB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
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33 | 76 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | .079 | .146 | .079 |
Fielding
GP | PO | A | E | TC | DP | FA |
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19 | 38 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 0 | .789 |