Risinger, Helen Earlene, 1927-

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Risinger (Nicknamed "Beans") was born in Hess, Okla. in 1927. She joined the Grand Rapids Chicks, baseball team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, in 1949 and played with the team until it disbanded after the 1954 season. She remained in Grand Rapids, ultimately working as a nurse, until retiring in 1992.

From the description of Collection, 1943-1954. (Grand Rapids Public Library). WorldCat record id: 29924049

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creatorOf Risinger, Helen Earlene, 1927-. Collection, 1943-1954. Grand Rapids Public Library
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Michigan--Grand Rapids
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Softball for women
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Birth 1927

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