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American baseball player Baseball player
Shirley Luhtala
First baseman
Born: (1933-04-09)April 9, 1933
DeKalb, Illinois
Died: January 30, 2013(2013-01-30) (aged 79)
Chandler, Arizona
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display
    at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

Shirley Ann Luhtala (April 9, 1933 – January 30, 2013) was a first baseman in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She played for the Racine Belles in 1950 and the Battle Creek Belles and Rockford Peaches in 1951. In her final season, she hit .167 in 30 games.

She was born in DeKalb, Illinois and died in Chandler, Arizona.

References

  1. AAGPBL page
  2. Obituary
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