Evelyn Wawryshyn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Evelyn Wawryshyn

Canadian baseball player

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1924

Place of Birth: Rural Municipality of Brokenhead, Manitoba, Canada

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Evelyn Wawryshyn [Litwin/Moroz] (born November 11, 1924) is a Canadian former second basewoman who played from 1946 through 1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Listed at 5' 3", 130 lb., Wawryshyn batted and threw right-handed.
She was nicknamed Evie by her friends and teammates.Wawryshyn played second base, taking the field for four different teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in a span of six years.
She posted a career .266 batting average in 544 games.
Despite hitting only one home run in 1943 at bats, she contributed with 463 singles, 37 doubles and 16 triples to collect a .303 of slugging.
She also brought her Player of the Year honourable mention status in 1948 as well as steadily improving All-Star recognition, joining the third All-League team in 1948, the second team in 1949, and a first selection for the All-Star Game at second base in the 1950 season.
In addition, her .266 average ranks her thirteen on the AAGPBL career batting list.