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Sarah started playing amateur ball at around 15 years old. She was taken to ball games in [[Fairview, Michigan|Fairview]] with her brothers. At 24 years old, she began playing for the league. In 1943 she was approached by [[Philip Wrigley]] who she remembers was "really nice." Four years later she started playing for the [[Racine Belles]]. The two other teams Sarah played for were the [[Muskegon Lassies]] (in 1948, 1949), with manager [[Bill Wambsganss]] and the [[Rockford Peaches]]. She believes she earned herself the nickname Tomato from a friend who started calling her that, because she had a rather red complexion. |
Sarah started playing amateur ball at around 15 years old. She was taken to ball games in [[Fairview, Michigan|Fairview]] with her brothers. At 24 years old, she began playing for the league. In 1943 she was approached by [[Philip Wrigley]] who she remembers was "really nice." Four years later she started playing for the [[Racine Belles]]. The two other teams Sarah played for were the [[Muskegon Lassies]] (in 1948, 1949), with manager [[Bill Wambsganss]] and the [[Rockford Peaches]]. She believes she earned herself the nickname Tomato from a friend who started calling her that, because she had a rather red complexion. |
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Although she thought all the teams she played in were great, Sarah had a particular fondness for the Racine Belles. But, overall, all the girls were great. |
Although she thought all the teams she played in were great, Sarah had a particular fondness for the Racine Belles. But, overall, all the girls were great. |
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In 1988 she attended an AAGPBL reunion that took place at the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]], [[Cooperstown]], [[New York]]. |
In 1988 she attended an AAGPBL reunion that took place at the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]], [[Cooperstown]], [[New York]]. |
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==A league of their own== |
==A league of their own== |
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==Career statistics== |
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Revision as of 07:02, 9 September 2014
Sarah Lonetto (June 9, 1922 - April 24, 2009) played for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between 1947 and 1949. She was born in Detroit, Michigan. As a professional baseball player for the league, Sarah threw right-handed and batted both right- and left-handed. Her nickname was Tomato.
Sarah's baseball career
Sarah started playing amateur ball at around 15 years old. She was taken to ball games in Fairview with her brothers. At 24 years old, she began playing for the league. In 1943 she was approached by Philip Wrigley who she remembers was "really nice." Four years later she started playing for the Racine Belles. The two other teams Sarah played for were the Muskegon Lassies (in 1948, 1949), with manager Bill Wambsganss and the Rockford Peaches. She believes she earned herself the nickname Tomato from a friend who started calling her that, because she had a rather red complexion.
Although she thought all the teams she played in were great, Sarah had a particular fondness for the Racine Belles. But, overall, all the girls were great.
In 1988 she attended an AAGPBL reunion that took place at the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, New York.
A league of their own
Sarah was pleased with how the movie came out. She has two copies of it. She commented: “It's pretty good, pretty darn good. We all stayed with Penny Marshall and her brother Gary and we explained everything to them the way it was and they enjoyed it. From there Gary Marshall took it upon himself and was really good!”
Career statistics
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Pitching records
| Year | G | IP | R | ER | ERA | BB | SO | HB | WP | W | L | PCT |
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| 1948 | 17 | 97 | 48 | 30 | 2.78 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .250 |
| 1949 | 3 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | .000 |
Batting records
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 22 | 61 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .115 |
| 1948 | 53 | 109 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | .183 |
| 1949 | 27 | 55 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .091 |
Sources
1. Sportsology [1] 2. AAGPBL [2]
- ^ "A Truly Great Aunt Sarah". Sportsology. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Sarah Lonetto". AAGPBL. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
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