Joan Matuzewski
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| Joan Matuzewski | |
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| Outfield | |
| Born: October 6, 1932 | |
| Died: August 4, 2004 (aged 71) Farwell, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Joanna Marie Matuzewski (October 6, 1932 – August 4, 2004) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. She batted and threw right handed.[1][2]
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Matuzewski joined the All American League in its 1953 season. She was assigned as a fourth outfielder for the South Bend Blue Sox.[2]
'Joan', as her teammates called her, posted a batting average of .162 (16-for-162) with 15 runs scored and two RBI in 28 games, including two doubles, one triple and three stolen bases.[3]
At outfield, she managed 32 putouts with an assist and committed five errors in 38 chances for a .868 fielding average.[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. Joan Matuzewski, along with the rest of the girls and the league staff, is included at the display/exhibit.[4]
She died in 2004 in Farwell, Michigan, at the age of 71.[1]