Betty Warfel

Betty Warfel (May 15, 1928 – September 23, 1990) was a pitcher and utility infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the 1948 and 1949 seasons. Listed at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), 135 lb., Warfel batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Enola, Pennsylvania.[1][2]

Betty Warfel
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Born: (1928-05-15)May 15, 1928
Enola, Pennsylvania
Died: September 23, 1990(1990-09-23) (aged 62)
Enola, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Championship team (1948–1949)
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display
    at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

Betty Warfel was a highly versatile player for the Rockford Peaches during her two years in the league, helping her team win the championship title in each of these seasons. She served as a reliever and spot starter, while also being able to play at second base, third base and shortstop when she was not pitching.[1]

Following her baseball days, Warfel worked at Westinghouse Electric Company for 33 years. After retiring, she became an avid bowler and enjoyed outdoors.[3]

Since 1988 she is 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 AAGPBL rather than individual baseball personalities.

Career statistics

Batting

GPABRH2B3BHRRBISBTBBBSOBAOBPSLG
7019316323011510382137.166.248.197

Pitching

GPWLW-L%ERAIPHRAERBBSOHBPWPWHIP
2065.5452.63965736284818651.09

Fielding

GPPOAETCDPFA
74801242623010.887

[1][3]

Sources
  1. "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Betty Warfel profile".
  2. The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary – W.C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Softcover, 295 pp. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
  3. The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
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