Lillian DeCambra (November 21, 1925 – October 1, 2003) was an American infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 102 lb., DeCambra batted and threw right handed. Her eldest sister, Alice DeCambra, also played in the league.[1][2]
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| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
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| Born: November 21, 1925 Somerset, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Died: October 1, 2003 (aged 77) Somerset, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Born in Somerset, Massachusetts, DeCambra played basketball and ice skating at a young age,[3] and later she showed her interest in softball. She was assigned to the Fort Wayne Daisies in 1947, but never played a regular season game.[2]
Lillian joined her sister Alice at spring training games held at Havana, Cuba. Afterwards, she played in exhibition games with the Daisies before the start of the season.[1][2]
The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since November 5, 1988, that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.[4]
Lillian DeCambra died in 2003 in Somerset, Massachusetts, at the age of 77.[1]
Sources
edit- ^ a b c All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Lillian Kelley. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ a b c Madden, W. C. The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary (2005). ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
- ^ Heaphy, Leslie A.; May, Mel Anthony (2006). Encyclopedia of women and baseball. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2100-8
- ^ Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website