Alice DeCambra

Alice G. DeCambra (August 18, 1921 – June 19, 1988) was an infielder and pitcher who played from 1946 through 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m), 126 lb., DeCambra batted and threw right-handed. She was dubbed Moose. Her younger sister, Lillian DeCambra, joined the league in 1947.[1]

Alice DeCambra
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Infielder/Pitcher
Born: (1921-08-18)August 18, 1921
Somerset, Massachusetts
Died: June 19, 1988(1988-06-19) (aged 66)
Somerset, Massachusetts
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Tied for the best season fielding average at second base (1948)
  • Postseason appearance (1948)
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

Alice DeCambra was a versatile player during her five years in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She provided a solid defense at second base, juggling positions on the field as a pitcher and at shortstop. In 1948 she tied with Kenosha Comets' Elizabeth Fabac for the best fielding average at second base (.963). She was also a smart baserunner, averaging at least 21 stolen bases per season while collecting a .198 average and a .263 on-base percentage.[2]

A native of Somerset, Massachusetts, DeCambra was one of ten children who grew up in a household devoted to athletic activity. She excelled in baseball, while playing for the St. Patrick's Rhode Island All-Stars before joining the league in 1946.[3]

DeCambra pitched for the Fort Wayne Daisies and the Peoria Redwings during her first two years in the league and then was used strictly as an infielder. She joined her sister, Lillian, with the Daisies during the 1947 spring training held at Havana, Cuba. The younger sister played in exhibition training games but never appeared in a regular season game.[4]

DeCambra played for Peoria through 1950, when she was traded to the Kalamazoo Lassies during the midseason. In that year, she posted a career-high .244 average in just 69 games.[1]

During her playing career, DeCambra worked for Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in the off-season. After her baseball days, she continued to work at Firestone for a long time. Besides, in her spare time she enjoyed playing basketball, bowling and swimming.[1][4]

Alice DeCambra died in her homeland of Somerset, Massachusetts at the age of 66. In November 1988, five months 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 rather than individual baseball personalities.[1]

Career statistics

Batting

GPABRH2B3BHRRBISBTBBBSOBAOBPSLG
4901578152313296010510735413876.198.263.224

Fielding

GPPOAETCDPFA
437926764110180090.939

Pitching

GPWLW-L%ERAIPHRAERBBSOWHIP
31118.5793.38165154816236261.15

[4]

Sources
  1. Alice DeCambra. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  2. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2008. Format: Paperback, 302pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-3747-2
  3. The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Paperback, 295 pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-2263-7
  4. The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
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