Aldine Calacurcio

Aldine Calacurcio (June 8, 1928 – July 4, 2017) was a former shortstop who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Calacurcio batted and threw right handed. She was born in Rockford, Illinois.[1]

Aldine Calacurcio
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Shortstop / Infield Utility
Born: (1928-06-08)June 8, 1928
Rockford, Illinois
Died: July 4, 2017(2017-07-04) (aged 89)
Rockford, Illinois
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (since 1988)

In 1947, Calacurcio attended the AAGPBL spring training games held at Havana, Cuba. Afterwards, she saw limited action with her hometown Rockford Peaches.[2]

The AAGPBL 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.[3]

Calacurcio died on July 4, 2017, in Rockford Illinois.[4] Her funeral was attended by numerous Rockfordians who respected her and the legacy of the Rockford Peaches.

Sources
  1. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Aldine Thomas. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  2. Madden, W. C. (2005) The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
  3. Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
  4. "Aldine J. Calacurcio Thomas Obituary (1928 - 2017) Rockford Register Star". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
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