Beverly Hatzell

Beverly Hatzell (later Volkert; February 19, 1929 – August 28, 2005) was an American pitcher for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between 1949 and 1951. She both batted and threw right-handed.[1]

Beverly Hatzell
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Pitcher
Born: (1929-02-19)February 19, 1929
Redkey, Indiana
Died: August 28, 2005(2005-08-28) (aged 76)
Hicksville, Ohio
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

Born in Redkey, Indiana, Beverly was the second of five children born to Gerald and Velma Hatzell. She played for four teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: the Battle Creek Belles, the Chicago Colleens, Peoria Redwings and the Racine Belles.[2]

Beverly Hatzell Volkert died in 2005, aged 76, in Hicksville, Ohio. She is survived by her husband, Mervin Volkert. The couple had no children.

Career statistics

Seasonal Pitching Records

YearGPIPRAERERABBSOHBPWPWLW-L%
1949------------
19501910272554.8583358047.364
195120105103665.669738145114.067

Seasonal Batting Records

YearGPABRH2B3BHRRBISBTBBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS
1949----------------
1950263733000103613.081.209.081.290
195124354200021259.057.175.057.232

References
  1. Beverly Volkert – Profile/Obituary. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; retrieved 2019-04-14.
  2. Heaphy, Leslie A.; May, Mel Anthony (2006). Encyclopedia of Women And Baseball. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786421008. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
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