All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ®

Print logo All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ®

Esther Gamberdella

Esther Gamberdella

Esther Gamberdella

Esther Gamberdella

Esther Gamberdella

Profile Information

  • Maiden Name: (Morrison)
  • Nickname: "Schmattze"
  • Hometown: Chicago, IL (US)
  • Throwing Hand: Right
  • Batting Hand: Right
  • Born: May 26, 1931
  • Died: December 30, 2018

Esther GamberdellaHistory

Team Position Uniform #
1950 Springfield Sallies Outfield 16

Esther’s last name was Gamberdella, but she adopted her stepfather's last name, Morrison, when signing into the league because she thought that her Italian last name could be too tough to spell or pronounce for some folks.  Unfortunately, in 1950, an undiagnosed case of anemia was causing her to regularly get nose bleeds when bending over to field ground balls.  This led to her making the difficult decision to leave the AAGPBL. 

 This is all the information we have for this player.   If you or someone you know has additional information for her, please contact us.

Author: Keith Stiles, Jr.

Contributed By: Keith Stiles, Jr.

Copyright: Courtesy of Wikipedia and a 2007 interview by Sanne Specht for MailTribune.com. 

Esther Morrison Gamerdella passed away December 30, 2018.


LeagueBatting Record

Year Ga AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG
1950 13 59 11 12 0 1 0 9 0 - - .204

Scroll To Top
Copyright © 2026 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Players Association, Inc. All Rights Reserved