Bonnie Cooper (March 17, 1935 – November 8, 2018) was an

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley, which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the Uni ...

player. She batted and threw right handed.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Bonnie Cooper
Retrieved 2019-03-28. Born in

Tremont, Illinois Tremont is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,277 at the 2020 census. Tremont is located 14 miles southeast of Peoria. History James Chapman settled in the Tremont area in 1820, followed by William Sterli ...

, Cooper played at

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for the

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club during its 1952 season, two years before the league folded. She did not have individual records or some information was incomplete. Madden, W. C. (2005) ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book''. McFarland & Company.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, Bonnie All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players Battle Creek Belles players Baseball players from Tazewell County, Illinois 2018 deaths 1935 births 21st-century American women