Bernice Metesh[1][2] (born August 9, 1929) is an American former baseball outfielder and pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6" and 132 lb, Metesch batted and threw right-handed. She was dubbed 'Bernie' by her teammates.[1][3]
| Bernice Metesh | |
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| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
| Outfield utility / Pitcher | |
| Born: August 9, 1929 Joliet, Illinois, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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Born in Joliet, Illinois, Metesch joined the All-American League in its 1948 season. She was assigned to the Rockford Peaches and was traded to the South Bend Blue Sox during the midseason. In a three-game career, Metesch went hitless in two at-bats and did not have a pitching record.[4] Afterwards, she returned to Joliet and pitched for an all-male fastpitch softball team.[3]
In 1988 was inaugurated a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, that honors those who were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Bernie Metesch along with the rest of the girls and the league staff, is included at the display/exhibit.[5]
Sources
edit- ^ a b Profile. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League website
- ^ Heaphy, Leslie A.; Mel Anthony May, eds. (2016). Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball, p. 188. McFarland, Incorporated. ISBN 9781476665948, 147666594X. Google Books. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ Madden, W. C. (2000) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-0597-8
- ^ Before A League of Their Own. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.