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Beverly Volkert (Hatzell) (February 19, 1929 - August 28, 2005) held the position of pitcher for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between 1949 and 1951. She both batted and threw right-handed.
Beverly Hatzell played for three different teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: the Battle Creek Belles, the Chicago Colleens, Peoria Redwings and the Racine Belles.
Born in Redkey, Indiana, she was the youngest of four children (there were two older brothers, George and Richard, and one older sister, Wanda). Her parents were Gerald and Velma who were aged 32 and 33 respectively at the time of Beverly's birth. When she died in 2005, she left husband Jerry, her five children, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was 76 years old.
Career Statistics
Seasonal Pitching Records
| Year | G | IP | R | ER | ERA | BB | SO | HB | WP | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1950 | 19 | 102 | 72 | 55 | 4.85 | 83 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .364 |
| 1951 | 20 | 105 | 103 | 66 | 5.66 | 97 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 14 | .067 |
Seasonal Batting Records
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1950 | 26 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .081 | |
| 1951 | 24 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .057 |