Lenna B. Arnold (October 29, 1920 – January 22, 2010) was a pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 135 lb., she batted and threw right handed.[1][2]
| Lenna B. Arnold | |
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| Born: October 29, 1920 Fort Wayne, Indiana, US | |
| Died: January 22, 2010 (aged 89) Fort Wayne, Indiana, US | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Arnold was an outstanding softball pitcher before joining the AAGPBL with her hometown Fort Wayne Daisies in the 1946 season.[3]
Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Arnold was the only daughter of two children born to John E., Sr. and Marie (Klemm) Arnold. She was a 1939 graduate of Central High School, bachelor degree from Ball State Teachers College and masters degree at Indiana University. An all-around athlete, she excelled at softball with the Uhligs Machine Shop and also played basketball for the City Light squad, while participating in golf, skiing and bowling.[2]
״Sis״, as her Daisies teammates called her, had a modest career during her only season in the league, ending with a 2–4 record in just six pitching appearances. As a hitter, she went 3-for-14 for a .214 batting average.[1]
After that, she labored as a teacher during 35 years for Fort Wayne Community Schools, teaching at Central and Northrop high schools, before retiring in 1978.[2]
Following her retirement, she followed the Indiana Hoosiers on the basketball court and enjoyed travelling throughout the United States in a motorhome.[2]
In 1988, Arnold received further recognition when she became 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 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
She died in 2010 at her home of Fort Wayne at the age of 89.[2]
Pitching statistics
edit| GP | W | L | W-L% | ERA | IP | H | RA | ER | BB | SO | HBP | WP | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | n/a | 40 | 37 | 32 | n/a | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.50 |
Sources
edit- ^ a b c "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Lenna Arnold". Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ a b c d e "Legacy.com – Lenna B. "Sis" Arnold Obituary". Legacy.com.
- ^ 1946 Fort Wayne Daisies. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ 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. OCLC 60387152