Arlene Buszka (May 13, 1934 – July 16, 2016) was a
utility infielder who played in the
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the Uni ...
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[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Arlene Buszka]
Retrieved 2019-03-27.
Buszka appears in the records as a member of the
South Bend Blue Sox The South Bend Blue Sox was a women's professional baseball team who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. A founding member, the team represented South Bend, Indiana, and played their home games at Bendix Fi ...
club during its 1953 season.
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Nevertheless, the league stopped individual achievements after 1948, so individual accomplishments are complete only through 1949.
Buszka is part of the AAGPBL permanent display at the ]Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-re ...
in Cooperstown, New York
Cooperstown is a village in and county seat of Otsego County, New York, United States. Most of the village lies within the town of Otsego, but some of the eastern part is in the town of Middlefield. Located at the foot of Otsego Lake in the C ...
opened in 1988, which is dedicated to the entire league rather than any individual figure.Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
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1934 births
2016 deaths
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players
Baseball players from Detroit
People from Rochester Hills, Michigan
South Bend Blue Sox players
21st-century American women