Patricia Burton (November 16, 1932 – March 26, 2018) was an

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player. Burton batted and threw right handed. She was born in Steele, Missouri.All-American Girls Professional Baseball – Patricia Woody
Retrieved 2019-03-27. She died in March 2018 at the age of 85.
Retrieved 2019-03-27. She later played

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for Holmes Community College and was recruited by the

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Notes

* Little is known about this player. Burton appears as a member of the Fort Wayne Daisies club during its 1950 season. Nevertheless, the league stopped individual achievements after 1948, so individual accomplishments are complete only through 1949. * She is part of the AAGPBL permanent display at the

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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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