Earlene Risinger
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Helen Earlene Risinger (March 20, 1927 – July 29, 2008) was a pitcher who played from 1948 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 6' 2", 137 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.[1]
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Born: (1927-03-20)March 20, 1927 Hess, Oklahoma | |
Died: July 29, 2008(2008-07-29) (aged 81) Hess, Oklahoma | |
Batted: right Threw: right | |
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One of the tallest players in the league's history, Earlene Risinger was an All-Star pitcher who helped the Grand Rapids Chicks win a championship title in 1953. Unlike many of the AAGPBL girls she played with, Risinger never played organized softball when she was growing up in Oklahoma and entered the league after full overhand pitching was adopted in 1948.[2]