Arleene Noga was a mild-mannered baseball lifer with one pet peeve – poor fundamentals.
The former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) star from Ogema, Sask., could not abide seeing players lollygag a throw or casually scoop a grounder.
J.P. Antonacci of the Canadian Baseball Network was at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s induction ceremony.
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Between 1943 and 1954, more than 600 women took to the field as members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, including 28 players and two chaperones from Saskatchewan.
Read More From Saskatchewan to the All-American LeagueHer nickname was the “Iron Lady.”
Between 1945 and 1948, Arleene (Johnson) Noga was a mainstay on the hot corner in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, suiting up with the Fort Wayne Daisies and Muskegon Lassies.
And she will soon be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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