Edna H. Scheer (November 4, 1926 – April 25, 2000) was a

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 104 lb., Scheer batted and threw right-handed. She was born in

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. Edna Scheer played briefly for the

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during the 1950 season. ״Bunny״, as her teammates called her, collected a 3–1 record in 71 innings of work as a

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and

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, helping her team win the pennant and championship title. A highly disciplined hitter as well, she posted a slash line ( BA/ OBP/ SLG) of .286/.375/.321. After her baseball days, Scheer became an owner/partner in restaurant business.The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Since 1988 she is part of ''Women in Baseball'', a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Scheer died in her hometown of Cedarburg at the age of 73. She is buried at Zur Ruhe Cemetery in

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Career statistics

Pitching Batting Fielding ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scheer, Edna All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players Baseball players from Wisconsin People from Cedarburg, Wisconsin Sportspeople from Ozaukee County, Wisconsin 1926 births 2000 deaths 20th-century American women 20th-century American people