Led the league in fielding percentage at first base (1946)
Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)
Betty Whiting was a valuable utility in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, playing mainly at first base for seven different teams in a span of nine seasons. She joined the league in 1944, as starting shortstop for the Milwaukee Chicks.[citation needed] By 1946 she was playing first base for the Grand Rapids Chicks.[2]
Her most productive season came in 1952, when she posted career numbers with a .231 batting average and 79 hits, while driving in 28 runs and scoring 38 times in 104 games. She also led the league in being hit by pitches in two years, while in 1946 she committed only 13 errors at first base to lead all first sackers in fielding average (.989).
A member of the 1944 Milwaukee champion team, Whiting also appeared in four postseasons (1945–46, 1948–49). In 1988, 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.
Whiting died in Battle Creek, Michigan at the age of 41, when she fell down the stairway to her cellar.
^All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Betty Whiting entry
^"Clipped From The Knoxville News-Sentinel". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. 1946-05-07. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
^All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Paperback, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN0-7864-3747-2
December 15, 2023
betty, whiting, elizabeth, jane, whiting, november, 1925, february, 1967, utility, played, from, 1944, through, 1952, american, girls, professional, baseball, league, listed, whiting, batted, threw, right, handed, born, michigan, american, girls, professional,. Elizabeth Jane Whiting November 13 1925 February 10 1967 was a utility who played from 1944 through 1952 in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League Listed at 5 ft 6 in 1 68 m 147 lb Whiting batted and threw right handed She was born in Ida Michigan 1 Betty WhitingAll American Girls Professional Baseball LeagueFirst base Outfield CatcherBorn 1925 11 13 November 13 1925Ida Township MichiganDied February 10 1967 1967 02 10 aged 41 Battle Creek MichiganBatted RightThrew RightTeamsMilwaukee Chicks 1944 Grand Rapids Chicks 1945 1946 Fort Wayne Daisies 1947 Chicago Colleens 1948 South Bend Blue Sox 1948 1950 Kalamazoo Lassies 1950 1951 Battle Creek Belles 1951 1952 Career highlights and awardsChampionship team 1944 Four playoff appearances 1945 1946 1948 1949 Led the league in fielding percentage at first base 1946 Women in Baseball AAGPBL Permanent Displayat Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 1988 Betty Whiting was a valuable utility in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League playing mainly at first base for seven different teams in a span of nine seasons She joined the league in 1944 as starting shortstop for the Milwaukee Chicks citation needed By 1946 she was playing first base for the Grand Rapids Chicks 2 After that Whiting played through 1952 for the Grand Rapids Chicks Fort Wayne Daisies Chicago Colleens South Bend Blue Sox Kalamazoo Lassies and Battle Creek Belles for whom she also caught and played in the outfield Her most productive season came in 1952 when she posted career numbers with a 231 batting average and 79 hits while driving in 28 runs and scoring 38 times in 104 games She also led the league in being hit by pitches in two years while in 1946 she committed only 13 errors at first base to lead all first sackers in fielding average 989 A member of the 1944 Milwaukee champion team Whiting also appeared in four postseasons 1945 46 1948 49 In 1988 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 Whiting died in Battle Creek Michigan at the age of 41 when she fell down the stairway to her cellar Batting statistics editGP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP943 2947 311 561 64 17 3 232 198 422 303 190 292 3 Sources edit All American Girls Professional Baseball League official website Betty Whiting entry Clipped From The Knoxville News Sentinel The Knoxville News Sentinel 1946 05 07 p 10 Retrieved 2022 10 16 All American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book W C Madden Publisher McFarland amp Company 2000 Format Paperback 294pp Language English ISBN 0 7864 3747 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Betty Whiting amp oldid 1168163332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
