Josephine Figlo

Josephine Gill (née Figlo; April 9, 1923 – August 26, 2011) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ballplayer. Listed at 5' 3", 140 lb., she batted and threw right handed.[1][2]

Josephine Figlo
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Outfielder
Born: (1923-04-09)April 9, 1923
Milltown, New Jersey
Died: August 26, 2011(2011-08-26) (aged 88)
Sayreville, New Jersey
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (unveiled in 1988)

Born in Milltown, New Jersey, Josephine Figlo was a light-hitting outfielder for two teams in the early years of the All-American League. She entered the league in 1944 with the Racine Belles and then was traded to the Milwaukee Chicks[3][4] during the midseason.[1][2]

In a 15-game career, Figlo posted a batting average of .059 (2-for-34) with a double and four stolen bases, driving in three runs while scoring seven times. In the outfield, she recorded 11 putouts and committed four errors in 15 chances for a .733 fielding average.[5]

In 1988 she was inaugurated a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, that honors those who were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Josephine Figlo, along with the rest of the girls and the league staff, is included at the display/exhibit.[6]

Career statistics

Batting

GPABRH2B3BHRRBISBTBBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS
153472100343413.059.158.088.246

Fielding

GPPOAETCDPFA
111104150.733

[5]

References
  1. Josephine Gill. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; retrieved 2019-04-12.
  2. Madden, W. C. (2005) The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
  3. "Josephine Figlo and Emily Stevenson photograph, 1944". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  4. "Jo Figlo and Connie Wisniewski photograph, 1944". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  5. 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
  6. Before A League of Their Own. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.
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