Anna Kunkel

Anna Kunkel
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Outfielder
Born: (1932-03-18)March 18, 1932
Wescosville, Pennsylvania
Died: October 1, 2006(2006-10-01) (aged 74)
Wescosville, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left Threw: Left
Teams
        South Bend Blue Sox (1950–1951)
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (since 1988)

Anna Maggie Kunkel [Huff] (March 18, 1932 – October 1, 2006) was a fourth outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 112 lb., Kunkell batted and threw left handed. She was dubbed Kunk.[1][2]

Born in Wescosville, Pennsylvania,[1] Anna Kunkel played for the South Bend Blue Sox club during its 1950 and 1951 seasons. Unfortunately, her career ended early because a knee injury. Kunkel had surgery and returned to action, but her knee did not hold up.[2] As a result, she appeared in just 11 games in the two seasons. Nevertheless, the league stopped individual achievements after 1948, so individual accomplishments are complete only through 1948.[3]

Afterwards, Kunkel moved to Tucson, Arizona, where she worked for the Arizona Department of Corrections.[2]

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League folded in 1954, but there is now a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since November 5, 1988 that honors those who were part of this unique experience. Anna Kunkel, along with the rest of the girls and the league staff, is included at the display/exhibit.[4]

Sources

  1. 1 2 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Official Website
  2. 1 2 3 Madden, W. C. (2005) The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
  3. ↑ All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company. Format: Paperback, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-3747-2
  4. ↑ Before A League of Their Own. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved on September 5, 2016.
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