Anna Maggie Kunkel [Huff] (March 18, 1932 – October 1, 2006) was an American fourth outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 112 lb., Kunkel batted and threw left handed. She was dubbed Kunk.[1][2]
| Anna Kunkel | |
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| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
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| Born: March 18, 1932 Wescosville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: October 1, 2006 (aged 74) Wescosville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
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Kunkel was born in Wescosville, Pennsylvania, on March 18, 1932.[1] She played for the South Bend Blue Sox club during its 1950 and 1951 seasons. Her career ended early due to a knee injury. Kunkel had surgery and returned to action, but her knee did not hold up.[2] As a result, she appeared in just 11 games over the two seasons. The league stopped recording individual achievements after 1948, so individual accomplishments are complete only through 1948.[3]
Kunkel later moved to Tucson, Arizona, where she worked for the Arizona Department of Corrections.[2]
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League folded in 1954. In November 1988, a permanent display in honor of the league was developed at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Anna Kunkel, along with the rest of the girls and the league staff, is included at the exhibit.[4]
Kunkel died on October 1, 2006, in Chandler, Arizona, and was interred in Granger, Indiana.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Anna Huff – Profile". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- ^ a b c Madden, W. C. (2005) The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
- ^ All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company. Format: Paperback, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-3747-2
- ^ Before A League of Their Own. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.
- ^ Obituary at All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, retrieved May 4, 2022