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Lena Delmonico

Lena Delmonico

Lena Delmonico

Lena Delmonico

Lena Delmonico

Profile Information

  • Maiden Name: (Surkowski)
  • Nickname: "Lee"
  • Hometown: Moose Jaw, SK (CANADA)
  • Throwing Hand: Right
  • Batting Hand: Right
  • Born: October 26, 1925
  • Died: March 30, 2012

Lena DelmonicoHistory

Team Position Uniform #
1944 South Bend Blue Sox Outfield 2
1945 South Bend Blue Sox Outfield 2
1946 Rockford Peaches Outfield Unknown
1946 South Bend Blue Sox Outfield 6
1948 Fort Wayne Daisies Outfield 9

With her older sister Ann Surkowski (Deyotte), Lee Surkowski Delmonico was one of several sister pairs to play in the AAGPBL. Lee patrolled centerfield for the South Bend Blue Sox and the Fort Wayne Daisies for five seasons. Following her baseball career, Lee married and became the stay-at-home mother of three children. She later worked as an event planner at the Mizell Senior Center in Palm Springs before retiring to give baseball clinics for kids throughout southern California. A was a native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. 

Lee was one of the Canadians who came south to join the league. She was assigned to South Bend and later played for Rockford and Ft. Wayne Daisies. Lee was a corner outfielder.


LeagueBatting Record

Year Ga AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG
1944 100 335 32 71 7 4 3 29 37 36 24 .212
1945 103 349 42 73 8 4 1 28 16 28 34 .209
1946 82 256 21 51 4 3 1 28 11 21 31 .200
1948 63 226 33 42 2 5 0 20 16 23 34 .186

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