Betty Degner was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Betty Degner
Retrieved 2019-03-30. Degner enjoyed little success in the league as she appeared in just two games in its 1949 season. Madden, W. C. (2005) ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book''. McFarland & Company. She was signed as a

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and was added to the

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roster, then was traded to the

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during the midseason. She posted a

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of .200 (1-for-5) but did not receive credit for a win or a loss. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 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.Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
baseballhall.org; accessed July 3, 2020.

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