Marie Menheer ''Zoromsky(July 28, 1924 – February 4, 2003) was a

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who played in the

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 ...

. Listed at 5' 5". 142 lb., Menheer batted and threw right handed. She was born in

Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha () is a city in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of cities in Wisconsin, fourth-most populous city in Wisconsin, with a population of 99,986 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. S ...

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''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League website'' Marie Menheer did not have much of an opportunity to play in her only season in the league. Menheer was assigned to the

Racine Belles The Racine Belles were one of the original teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing from through out of Racine, Wisconsin. The Belles won the league's first championship. The team played its home games at Horlick F ...

in the 1945 season and made a pitching appearance for them. She entered the game as a

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for

Agnes Zurowski Agnes Zurowski (February 21, 1920 – June 25, 2013) was a pitcher for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) in 1945. She both threw and batted right-handed. Early life and family She was born on a family farm, five miles no ...

and hurled six innings of

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ball. As a hitter, she went 0-for-3. Racine lost to the

Kenosha Comets The Kenosha Comets were a women's professional baseball team based in Kenosha, Wisconsin that played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The team played their home games at Kenosha's Lake Front Stadium, but l ...

, 12–2, while Zurowski was credited with the loss. Afterwards, Menheer married Brone Zoromsky and they had five sons. Marie was a longtime resident of

Haines City, Florida Haines City is a city in Polk County, Florida, Polk County, Florida, United States. Its population was 26,669 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lakeland, Florida, Lakeland–Winter Haven, Florida, Winter Haven Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida ...

, where she became the owner and operator of Buddy's L.P. Gas Service.Obituary
''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League website'' She died in 2003 in

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, at the age of 78. In 1988 was inaugurated a permanent display at the

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, that honors those who were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Marie Menheer-Zoromsky, along with the rest of the girls and the league staff, is included at the display/exhibit.Before A League of Their Own
''National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum''. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.

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