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- Betty_Wanless abstract "Betty Wanless [Decker] (August 28, 1928 – December 20, 1995) was an infielder who played from 1953 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m), 134 lb, Wanless batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Springfield, Illinois.Betty Wanless played in the rival National Girls Baseball League of Chicago before joining the AAGPBL during its last two seasons. A strong defender at third base with a combination of power and speed, Wanless belted 18 home runs and stole 74 bases in a career 171 games. Nicknamed ״Duke״ by her teammates, she reportedly hit the longest home run ever recorded at the old Grand Rapids ballpark, which was estimated at 425 feet.Wanless entered the league in 1953 with the Grand Rapids Chicks, to form part of a solid infield that included Inez Voyce at first base, Eleanor Moore or Alma Ziegler at second, and Marilyn Olinger at shortstop. Wanless batted a .248 average with a .309 on-base percentage and a .291 of slugging, driving in 35 runs and scoring 49 times, while her 48 stolen bases ranked for the tenth best in the league. She also led the circuit in fielding average at her position with a .924 mark. Grand Rapids, managed by Woody English, won the regular title and claimed the championship, though she did not play in the postseason.Wanless was sent to the South Bend Blue Sox before the 1954 season. She was used as the leadoff hitter by manager Karl Winsch, and she responded with a BA/OBP/SLG line of .274/.334/.467, placing tenth in total bases (150). She also tied for third in doubles (14), and for fifth in runs (75) and stolen bases (26) while hitting 18 homers, two of them grand slams. South Bend advanced to the playoffs, only to be beaten in the best-of-three first round by the Kalamazoo Lassies. Wanless hit .286 (4-for-14) with two home runs, three RBI and four runs in a lost cause.Following her baseball career, she married Daniel George Decker. She is part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.Betty died in 1995 in Kalkaska, Michigan, at the age of 67. She is buried at Saint Mary of the Woods Catholic Cemetery in Kalkaska County.".
- Betty_Wanless alias "Decker, Betty".
- Betty_Wanless birthDate "1928-08-28".
- Betty_Wanless birthPlace Springfield,_Illinois.
- Betty_Wanless birthYear "1928".
- Betty_Wanless deathDate "1995-12-20".
- Betty_Wanless deathPlace Kalkaska,_Michigan.
- Betty_Wanless deathYear "1995".
- Betty_Wanless position Third_baseman.
- Betty_Wanless team All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League.
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- Betty_Wanless wikiPageWikiLinkText "Betty Wanless".
- Betty_Wanless alternativeNames "Decker, Betty".
- Betty_Wanless bats "Right".
- Betty_Wanless birthDate "1928-08-28".
- Betty_Wanless birthPlace Springfield,_Illinois.
- Betty_Wanless dateOfBirth "1928-08-28".
- Betty_Wanless dateOfDeath "1995-12-20".
- Betty_Wanless deathDate "1995-12-20".
- Betty_Wanless deathPlace Kalkaska,_Michigan.
- Betty_Wanless ft "5".
- Betty_Wanless highlights "*Championship team *Postseason appearance *Best fielding average at third base *Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display".
- Betty_Wanless highlights "at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum".
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- Betty_Wanless name "Betty Wanless".
- Betty_Wanless name "Wanless, Decker".
- Betty_Wanless placeOfBirth "Springfield, Illinois".
- Betty_Wanless placeOfDeath "Kalkaska, Michigan".
- Betty_Wanless position Third_baseman.
- Betty_Wanless shortDescription "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player".
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- Betty_Wanless teams "*Grand Rapids Chicks *South Bend Blue Sox".
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- Betty_Wanless description "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player".
- Betty_Wanless description "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player".
- Betty_Wanless subject Category:1928_births.
- Betty_Wanless subject Category:1995_deaths.