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Nancy J. Warren

Nancy J.  Warren

Nancy J. Warren

Nancy J. Warren

Nancy J.  Warren

Profile Information

  • Maiden Name:
  • Nickname: "Hank"
  • Hometown: Springfield, OH (US)
  • Throwing Hand: Right
  • Batting Hand: Right
  • Born: June 13, 1921
  • Died: June 1, 2001

Nancy J. WarrenHistory

Team Position Uniform #
1946 Muskegon Lassies Pitcher 24
1947 Muskegon Lassies Pitcher 29
1948 Chicago Colleens Pitcher 21
1948 Muskegon Lassies Pitcher 29
1949 Peoria Redwings Pitcher Unknown
1950 Peoria Redwings Pitcher 44
1951 Fort Wayne Daisies Pitcher Unknown
1952 Fort Wayne Daisies Pitcher 10
1953 Muskegon Belles Pitcher 9
1954 Kalamazoo Lassies Pitcher 17

NANCY WARREN

Hank left us on June 1, 2001. She suffered from a stroke and as a result her body shut down. She was residing in Largo, Florida.

Hank was a native of Springfield, Ohio and joined the All-Americans in 1946. She was assigned to the Muskegon Lassies where she played for 2+ seasons, moving in 1948 to Chicago, then to Peoria in 1951. The next two seasons she played with Ft Wayne, finishing her career with Kalamazoo in 1954. She played second and shortstop and also pitched. In her 5 years pitching, she had a record 101 wins.

Hank is missed by all her teammates.

 

Black hair and blue eyes combine to make Nancy a very attractive young lady.Hank was a utility player but she decided to give pitching a try. She worked extremely hard and it paid off as Hank became so successful that she was part of the starting pitching staff. She became a calm, cool deliberate pitcher with remarkable control. In the off-season you could find Nancy doing clerical work. Her other activities included swimming,bowling and music.

Nancy J. Warren, Port Charlotte, Fla., formerly of Kalamazoo, Mich. and Chicago, Ill., passed away June 1, 2001 in Southfield, Mich. 

Nancy was born June 13, 1921 in Springfield, Ohio, daughter of Frank and Margaret (Thrasher) Warren and sister of Joe, Gale, Virginia, Louise, Wayne and John Lyle, who preceded her in death. Nancy worked more than 30 years for Northwest Airlines at Kalamazoo and O'Hare Airports. Nancy was a talented athlete and a member of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, 1943-1954, which was dramatized in the movie "A League of Their Own." She is recognized with her league mates in the Baseball Hall of Fame. 

Beloved by surviving nieces, grand nieces, and life-long friends, her fiery spirit, wisdom, and humor live on in lives she touched and in her paintings.  

After cremation, there was a memorial celebration of Nancy's life in Vicksburg on June 16. 2001. Memorial contributions may be made to National Wildlife Federation, 1110 Wildlife Center, Reston, VA 20190; or Save The Manatee Club, 500 N. Maitland, Maitland, FL 32751. 

Burial:  Unknown

Author: Venice (FL) Gondolier Sun

Contributed By: Helen Nordquist

Copyright: Venice (FL) Gondolier Sun, 6/20/2001


LeagueBatting Record

Year Ga AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG
1946 39 116 12 18 1 2 0 3 3 15 3 .155
1947 31 81 6 16 1 0 0 5 2 1 10 .198
1948 32 62 5 11 1 0 0 3 1 3 4 .177
1949 27 61 5 8 0 0 0 5 0 9 3 .131
1950 32 81 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 .123
1951 27 64 5 10 0 0 0 0 1 9 15 .156
1952 28 82 9 18 2 1 0 9 1 7 8 .220
1953 27 66 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 6 11 .076
1954 26 56 4 8 3 0 0 4 0 5 9 .143

LeaguePitching Record

Year G IP R ER ERA BB SO HB WP W L PCT
1946 11 85 33 20 2.12 25 40 2 1 4 6 .400
1947 31 223 54 28 1.13 25 93 10 0 17 11 .607
1948 23 161 47 26 1.45 52 86 3 1 12 5 .706
1949 27 192 92 64 3.00 63 79 4 6 10 16 .385
1950 32 228 82 60 2.37 53 86 7 1 13 13 .500
1951 27 188 67 46 2.20 63 79 7 2 10 10 .500
1952 27 219 87 52 2.14 53 91 9 3 17 7 .708
1953 28 200 60 2.70 71 100 9 5 6 17 .261
1954 26 151 98 78 4.65 70 63 5 1 12 9 .571

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