Beverly Hatzell

Beverly Hatzell (later Volkert; February 19, 1929 – August 28, 2005) was an American pitcher for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between 1949 and 1951. She both batted and threw right-handed.[1]

Beverly Hatzell
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Pitcher
Born: (1929-02-19)February 19, 1929 Redkey, Indiana
Died: August 28, 2005(2005-08-28) (aged 76) Hicksville, Ohio
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Teams
Chicago Colleens (1949) Racine Belles (1950) Battle Creek Belles (1951) Peoria Redwings (1951)
Career highlights and awards
Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

Born in Redkey, Indiana, Beverly was the second of five children born to Gerald and Velma Hatzell. She played for four teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: the Battle Creek Belles, the Chicago Colleens, Peoria Redwings and the Racine Belles.[2]

Beverly Hatzell Volkert died in 2005, aged 76, in Hicksville, Ohio. She survived by her husband, Mervin Volkert. The couple had no children.

Career statistics

Seasonal Pitching Records

Year	GP	IP	RA	ER	ERA	BB	SO	HBP	WP	W	L	W-L%
1949	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1950	19	102	72	55	4.85	83	35	8	0	4	7	.364
1951	20	105	103	66	5.66	97	38	14	5	1	14	.067

Seasonal Batting Records

Year	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	TB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1949	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1950	26	37	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	13	.081	.209	.081	.290
1951	24	35	4	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	5	9	.057	.175	.057	.232

References

1. Beverly Volkert – Profile/Obituary. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; retrieved 2019-04-14.
2. Heaphy, Leslie A.; May, Mel Anthony (2006). Encyclopedia of Women And Baseball. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786421008. Retrieved 2014-07-23.

External links

• Chicago Colleens Players on Tour Photograph, 1949. National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-04-14.