Claire Lobrovich Krumpotich (April 5, 1923 – July 29, 2011) was an

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who played from 1947 to 1948 in the

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. She batted and threw right handed.Profile
''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League website'' Madden, W. C. (2005) ''The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary''. McFarland & Company. Lobrovich was born in Campbell, California, to Mitchell and Mary (''née'' Brayevich) Lobrovich. Her father, born Mihovil Lobrović, was Croatian, while her maternal grandparents were Slovenian emigrants. She spent two seasons in the league, including a year with the 1948 pennant-winning

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. 'Buttons', as her teammates dubbed her, posted a batting average of .209 (54-for-258) with three doubles and two

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in 81 games, driving in 21 runs and scoring 22 times while

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15 bases. Madden, W. C. (2000) ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book''. McFarland & Company. At outfield, she recorded 69

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s with seven assists and committed six errors in 82 total chances for a .927 fielding average. In 1988, Claire Lobrovich received further recognition when she became part of ''Women in Baseball'', a permanent display based at the

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, which was unveiled to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League rather than any individual figure. In 1951, she married John Krumpotich, a semi-professional baseball player. She resided in Watsonville, California until her death in 2011.

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