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Isabel Alvarez

Isabel Alvarez

Isabel Alvarez

Isabel Alvarez

Isabel Alvarez

Profile Information

  • Maiden Name:
  • Nickname: "Lefty"
  • Hometown: Havana (CUBA)
  • Throwing Hand: Left
  • Batting Hand: Left
  • Born: October 31, 1933
  • Died: June 6, 2022

Isabel AlvarezHistory

Team Position Uniform #
1949 Chicago Colleens Pitcher 11
1950 Chicago Colleens Pitcher 11
1951 Battle Creek Belles Pitcher ?
1951 Fort Wayne Daisies Pitcher 17
1953 Kalamazoo Lassies Outfield & Pitcher ?
1954 Fort Wayne Daisies Outfield 17
1954 Grand Rapids Chicks Outfield 4

Hear about 'Lefty''s experience in her own words through the Grand Valley State Oral history project.

Originally from Cuba, the highlight of Isabel's career was coming to the USA to play baseball.  No stats were recorded for the touring teams.

 

 ISABEL "LEFTY" M. ALVAREZ, 88, of Fort Wayne, passed away Monday, June 6, 2022. She was born Oct. 31, 1933 in Havana, Cuba. Isabel was a pitcher and outfielder in 1951 and 1954 for the Fort Wayne Daisies, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Between 1949 and 1954 she also played for the Grand Rapids Chicks, Chicago Colleens, Battle Creek Belles, and Kalamazoo Lassies. Following her time on the diamond, Isabel worked over 30 years at General Electric Co. She was survived by a dear Fort Wayne friend and caretaker, and a dear and lifelong friend of Ossian, Ind.

Isabel's service was held at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Fair Haven Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Fort Wayne, with calling two hours prior. 

Memorials may be made to All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.fairhavenfortwayne.com



 

Author: Unknown

Contributed By: Carol Sheldon

Copyright: Adapted from a Fort Wayne (IN) Newspaper 6/12/2022


LeagueBatting Record

Year Ga AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG
1949 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1950 12 39 4 10 0 1 0 3 0 4 3 .256
1951 17 21 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .095
1953 53 123 4 24 4 0 0 12 0 7 9 .195
1954 23 68 6 13 2 0 0 2 3 2 5 .191

LeaguePitching Record

Year G IP R ER ERA BB SO HB WP W L PCT
1950 12 - - - - - - - - 6 6 .500
1951 13 34 29 14 3.71 26 7 2 2 2 0 1.000

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