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Betty Josephine Russell [″Rusty″] (1924–1985) was an outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m), 145 lb, Russell batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Globe, Arizona.[1][2]

Betty Russell
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Outfield
Born: (1924-10-01)October 1, 1924 Globe, Arizona
Died: 1985 (aged 60) Tonto Basin, Arizona
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Teams
Racine Belles (1946)
Career highlights and awards
Championship team (1946) Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

A member of a championship team, Betty Russell played for the Arizona Ramblers before joining the league with the Racine Belles during the 1946 season.[3]

Russell saw little action with Racine, while playing as a fourth outfielder for all-stars Eleanor Dapkus, Edythe Perlick and Claire Schillace. She hit a .143 average in 12 games to help Racine clinch the 1946 championship.[4]

Russell died in 1985 in Tonto Basin, Arizona, at the age of 60.[5]

Three years after her death, she became part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Batting statistics

GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA
12	28	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.169

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