Geraldine Lee Bureker ''Stopper(December 18, 1924 – January 29, 2009) was an outfielder who played in the

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. Listed at 5' 2", 125 lb., she batted and threw right handed. Born in Portland, Oregon, the diminutive Geraldine Bureker played for the Tonseth Flowers team that clinched the Oregon State Championship in 1945.''The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary'' –

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. Format: Softcover She later saw action in the Chicago softball circuits before joining the AAGPBL with the

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Retrieved 2019-03-27. Bureker batted a .140 average in 28 games for the Belles and posted a perfect 1.000

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in nine fielding chances. In November 1988, Bureker, along with her former teammates and opponents, received their long overdue recognition, when the

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