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Edna Scheer

Edna H. Scheer was a pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m), 104 lb., Scheer batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.

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Edna Scheer
Pitcher
Born: (1926-11-04)November 4, 1926
Cedarburg, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died: April 25, 2000(2000-04-25) (aged 73)
Cedarburg, Wisconsin, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Championship team (1950)
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display
    at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

Edna H. Scheer (November 4, 1926 – April 25, 2000) was a pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m), 104 lb., Scheer batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.12

Edna Scheer played briefly for the Rockford Peaches during the 1950 season.

״Bunny״, as her teammates called her, collected a 3–1 record in 71 innings of work as a reliever and spot starter, helping her team win the pennant and championship title. A highly disciplined hitter as well, she posted a slash line (BA/OBP/SLG) of .286/.375/.321.3

After her baseball days, Scheer became an owner/partner in restaurant business.2

Since 1988 she is 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.

Scheer died in her hometown of Cedarburg at the age of 73. She is buried at Zur Ruhe Cemetery in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.4

Career statistics

Pitching

GP W L W-L% ERA IP H RA ER BB SO WHIP
18 3 1 .750 5.58 71 63 52 44 66 21 1.82

Batting

GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB TB BB SO BA OBP SLG
18 28 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 9 4 11 .286 .375 .321

Fielding

GP PO A E TC DP FA
18 2 15 3 20 0 .842

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Sources

Sources

  1. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Edna Scheer. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  2. The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Softcover, 295 pp. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
  3. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 294pp. ISBN 0-7864-0597-X
  4. "Edna H. Scheer obituary". Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2012-03-20.