Edna Dummerth

Edna Dummerth (née Frank; June 15, 1924 – October 8, 2017) played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1944.[1] She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and known by her nickname "Frankie".[1]

Edna Frank Dummerth
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Born: (1924-06-15)June 15, 1924
St. Louis, Missouri
Died: October 8, 2017(2017-10-08) (aged 93)
St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Teams

Dummerth got into the game during her high school years where she earned a reputation for being a good catcher. Thereafter, when she was 20 she started playing for the Minneapolis Millerettes[2][3] and then, in the same year, for the Racine Belles.[1] She both threw and batted right-handed.[1] After playing just 16 games, she left the League and joined the United States Navy. After leaving the navy she married Robert A. Dummerth and had eight children.[4]

In 1989 Dummerth was honored by the St. Louis Cardinals.[5]

Dummerth died on October 8, 2017.[4]

Career statistics

Batting

GPABRH2B3BHRRBISBTBBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS
16461500021514.109.128.109.236

Fielding

GPPOAETCDPFA
1553106692.913

[6]

References
  1. Edna Dummerth – Profile / Obituary. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  2. Stew Thornley (2006). "Baseball in Minnesota: The Definitive History". The Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87351-551-X. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. "Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes". 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  4. Edna Dummerth Obituary
  5. Merrie A. Fidler (2006). The Origins and History of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. McFarland & Company,Inc. ISBN 978-1-4766-0428-2.
  6. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2008. Format: Paperback, 302pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-3747-2
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