Phyllis Bookout Jontz (August 1, 1935 – October 31, 1964) was a

utility infielder In baseball, a utility player or utility man is a player who has the ability to play more than one position in the field and is primarily used as a substitute. The term super utility player may be used to refer to a player who can play all or mos ...

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 ...

. She batted and threw right handed.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Phyllis Jontz
Retrieved 2019-03-27. Phyllis Bookout was assigned to the

Fort Wayne Daisies The Fort Wayne Daisies were a women's professional baseball team based in Fort Wayne, Indiana that played from through as members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. History The Daisies represented Fort Wayne, Indiana, and ...

club in its 1953 season. She did not have individual records or some information was incomplete at the time of the request. Madden, W. C. (2005) ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book''. McFarland & Company. The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the

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Cooperstown, New York Cooperstown is a village in and the county seat of Otsego County, New York, United States. Most of the village lies within the town of Otsego, but some of the eastern part is in the town of Middlefield. Located at the foot of Otsego Lake in ...

since November 5, 1988, that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
baseballhall.org; accessed July 2, 2020.

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