Lenora Mandella, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Lenora Mandella

baseball player (1931-2005)

Date of Birth: 04-May-1931

Date of Death: 12-Aug-2005

Profession: baseball player

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Lenora Mandella (4 May 1931 - 12 August 2005) played shortstop and pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between 1949 and 1951.
She both batted and threw right-handed.
Her nickname was Smokey.
She measured in at 5 feet 7 inches and weighed 145 pounds. Born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Lenora became a pioneer in women's baseball, and was featured in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY on November 6, 1988.
As well, she was a local duckpin bowler.
She worked for the Glasshouse in Glassport, Operating Engineers Local 66 Insurance Fund in Monroeville and Copperweld until she retired.
She died in Herminie, PA.