Ruby Knezovich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian baseball player (1918-1995)
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Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
About Ruby Knezovich
- Ruby Knezovich [Martz] (March 18, 1918 – August 1, 1995) was a Canadian catcher who played from 1943 to 1944 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
- Listed at 5' 2", 130 lb., she batted and threw right handed.Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Ruby Knezovich was one of the 57 players born in Canada to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve-year history.
- Her younger sister, Daisy Junor, also played in the league.Knezovich shared the catching duties along with Irene Hickson and Anna May Hutchison during her two seasons with the Racine Belles.In a 17-game career, Ruby posted a batting average of .146 (6-for-41), with four runs scored, two RBI and one stolen base.
- As a fielder, she hauled in 29 putouts with 16 assists and turned one double play, while committing two errors in 47 total chances for a combined .957 fielding average.
- In 1988 was inaugurated a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, that honors those who were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
- Ruby Knezovich, along with the rest of the girls and the league staff, is included at the display/exhibit.
- Then in 1998, three years after her death, Ruby and all Canadian AAGPBL players gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
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