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Janet Rumsey

Janet Rumsey

Janet Rumsey

Janet Rumsey

Janet Rumsey

Profile Information

  • Maiden Name:
  • Nickname:
  • Hometown: Greensburg, IN (US)
  • Throwing Hand: Right
  • Batting Hand: Right
  • Born: October 16, 1931
  • Died: May 12, 2008

Janet RumseyHistory

Team Position Uniform #
1951 Battle Creek Belles Pitcher Unknown
1951 South Bend Blue Sox Pitcher 3
1952 South Bend Blue Sox Pitcher 3
1953 South Bend Blue Sox Pitcher 3
1954 South Bend Blue Sox Pitcher 3

Janet Rumsey, 76, of Columbus died Monday, May 12, 2008, at Four Seasons Health Care Center.  She was born October   16, 1931, in Moores Hill, Ind., the daughter of Lawrence L. and Mabel M. Maffey Rumsey.

She was a 1949 graduate of Burney High School and worked in the accounting department at Cummins Engine Company from 1955 until 1985.

She was a member of Sandy Hook United Methodist Church. She also played professional baseball in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).

Miss Rumsey is survived by sisters, Mrs. Bill (Carol) Norris of Kokomo and Mrs. Bill (Patricia) Anderson of Greensburg; a brother, Mike (Suzanne) Rumsey of Greensburg; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Burial:Milford Cemetery Milford (Decatur County)Decatur CountyIndiana, USA
Created by: Ted Butler. Record added: May 12, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 26785129

Author: Find A Grave Memorial

Contributed By: Helen Nordquist

Copyright: Find A Grave Memorial


LeagueBatting Record

Year Ga AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG
1951 20 34 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 8 10 .088
1952 26 51 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 15 .118
1953 36 83 5 12 0 0 0 5 0 9 12 .145
1954 33 75 7 20 2 0 0 4 1 2 10 .267

LeaguePitching Record

Year G IP R ER ERA BB SO HB WP W L PCT
1951 19 107 55 30 2.52 48 45 3 8 4 8 .333
1952 26 178 62 44 2.22 47 65 0 3 9 10 .474
1953 35 249 97 67 2.42 102 86 2 8 11 19 .367
1954 25 169 55 41 2.18 65 89 4 2 15 16 .714

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