Betty Russell

Betty Josephine Russell [″Rusty″] (1924–1985) was an outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Listed at 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m), 145 lb, Russell batted and threw right-handed.

[1][2] A member of a championship team, Betty Russell played for the Arizona Ramblers before joining the league with the Racine Belles during the 1946 season.

[3] Russell saw little action with Racine, while playing as a fourth outfielder for all-stars Eleanor Dapkus, Edythe Perlick and Claire Schillace.

[4] Russell died in 1985 in Tonto Basin, Arizona, at the age of 60.