Marie Kruckel

Marie Ann Kruckel ["Kruck"] (June 18, 1924 – July 21, 2012) was an American outfielder and pitcher who played from 1946 through 1949 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

[1][2] Born in The Bronx, Marie Kruckel was one of more than a dozen players who hailed from New York City and State and made AAGPBL teams.

Following her graduation, she attended East Stroudsburg State Teachers College in Pennsylvania and played for a team based in Yorktown, New York.

[3] Kruckel entered the league in 1946 with the South Bend Blue Sox, playing for them one year before joining the Fort Wayne Daisies in 1947.

[3] Her most productive season came in 1948, when she posted a combined 9–4 record and a 1.65 earned run average in 19 games pitched, ending sixth in the league with a .692 winning percentage.