Beverly Hatzell

Beverly Hatzell
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Pitcher
Born: (1929-02-19)February 19, 1929
Redkey, Indiana
Died: August 28, 2005(2005-08-28) (aged 76)
Hicksville, Ohio
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

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. 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.

Career statistics

Seasonal Pitching Records

Year GP IP RA ER ERA BB SO HBP WP W L W-L%
1949 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1950 19 102 72 55 4.85 83 35 8 0 4 7 .364
1951 20 105 103 66 5.66 97 38 14 5 1 14 .067

Seasonal Batting Records

Year GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB TB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1950 26 37 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 13 .081 .209 .081 .290
1951 24 35 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 9 .057 .175 .057 .232

References

  1. ^ Beverly Volkert – Profile/Obituary. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; retrieved 2019-04-14.
  2. ^ Heaphy, Leslie A.; May, Mel Anthony (2006). Encyclopedia of Women And Baseball. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786421008. Retrieved 2014-07-23.