Eleanor Moore

Eleanor Moore [Warner] (November 1, 1933 – October 4, 2022) was an American baseball pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , Moore batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Long Point, Illinois. Summary A hard-throwing hurler, Eleanor Moore played with four different teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the final five years of its existence. It was during this time period that overhand pitching and smaller ball sizes were adopted, which benefited hitters but was detrimental to a pitcher's success. By the time her final season ended in 1954, Moore had fashioned a 49–46 pitching record (.516) with a 2.74 earned run average, including a no-hitter, an All-Star Team selection, and the lead for the most wins in a single-season. Moore started her career in 1950 with the Chicago Colleens, a touring player development team, since she was only 17 years old and needed more skill development. She improved vastly and was promoted to the Kalamazoo Lassies in 1951, playing for them part of that season before joining the Fort Wayne Daisies (1951–1952) and the Grand Rapids Chicks (1952–1954). But not only was Moore a solid pitcher, she also often helped her own cause with the bat. In her rookie year, she hit two home runs in a game against the Springfield Sallies, but the Colleens lost 14–3. She also scored the third run in a lost cause. Eventually, she played at first base and hit a career .265 batting average. In 1953 Moore won a career-high 17 games for Grand Rapids, tying for top in wins with Jean Faut of the South Bend Blue Sox. The Chicks made the trip to the playoffs and defeated the Rockford Peaches in the first round, two to one games, then beat Fort Wayne in three games to clinch the championship title. In addition, Moore was selected for her first and only All-Star Team.