Patricia Burton

Patricia Burton [married surname Woody] (November 16, 1932 – March 26, 2018) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. Burton batted and threw right handed. She was born in Steele, Missouri.[1] She died in March 2018 at the age of 85.[2] She later played basketball for Holmes Community College and was recruited by the All-American Red Heads.[2]

Patricia Burton
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Born: (1932-11-16)November 16, 1932
Steele, Missouri
Died: March 26, 2018(2018-03-26) (aged 85)
Memphis, Tennessee
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1950
Last appearance
1950
Teams

Notes

  • Little is known about this player. Burton appears as a member of the Fort Wayne Daisies club during its 1950 season.[1] Nevertheless, the league stopped individual achievements after 1948, so individual accomplishments are complete only through 1949.[3]

Sources

  1. All-American Girls Professional Baseball – Patricia Woody. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  2. Obituary. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  3. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company. Format: Paperback, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-3747-2
  4. Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
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