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Faye Dancer was born on 24 April, 1925 in Santa Monica, California, U.S., is a Faye Katherine Dancer was center fielder. Discover Faye Dancer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

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Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 24 April 1925
Birthday 24 April
Birthplace Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Date of death 22 May, 2002
Died Place Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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1925

Faye Katherine Dancer (April 24, 1925 – May 22, 2002) was a center fielder who played from 1944 through 1950 for three teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Listed at 5ft 6in, 145 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.

Born in 1925 in Santa Monica, California, Faye Dancer was the third of four children into the family of James and Olive (née Pope) Dancer.

Her father worked as an inspector for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

He later became an appliance store owner and sponsored a men's local softball team for a long time.

While attending Santa Monica High School, the young Dancer played softball for a girls' team called the Dr Peppers, which was sponsored by the historic soft drink company.

She also attended University High School in West Los Angeles, where she broke an all-city basketball record after shooting 42 baskets in just one minute.

She ran an obstacle course in 9.4 seconds and fast-walked the half mile in 2 minutes and 42 seconds, and enjoyed kicking balls with the boys.

1940

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League flourished in the 1940s when the Major Leagues went on hold as men went to war, yet it was not really a well known fact until the 1992 film A League of Their Own, directed by Penny Marshall and starred by Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Lori Petty and Rosie O'Donnell, that brought many of the real players a rebirth of celebrity with the first season of the AAGPBL.

1941

After her graduation in 1941, Dancer started to play professional softball in a southern California league.

1944

In 1944, Dancer signed a contract for $75 a week, a sizeable sum in those days and also the top salary for any player in the AAGPBL.

Dancer entered the AAGPBL in 1944 with the expansion Minneapolis Millerettes, a hapless team with poor fan support and few victories.

In the inaugural season, the team finished dead last with a 23–36 record for the first half of the calendar and a 22–36 record in the second for an overall record of 45–72.

Despite little encouragement, Dancer posted a .274 batting average with 58 runs and 48 runs batted in.

Her 90 hits included 44 for extra bases and two grand slams.

1945

In search of a new horizon, the Millerettes moved in 1945 to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where they were renamed the Daisies.

During the next three seasons, Dancer became one of the most talented and colorful players of the league.

She always entertained the crowd, thriving on the attention, with her spontaneous cartwheels and backflips en route to the center field.

She also participated in community events and gave the fans their money's worth on the field, not only in the outfield, but also at first base or as an emergency pitcher.

In 1945, Dancer dropped to .195 with 44 runs and 29 RBI, but posted a league-best three home runs.

The next year she rebounded with a .250 average, 56 runs, and 43 RBI.

1947

In 1947, after 29 games with the Daisies, she was traded to the Peoria Redwings.

Dancer finished the season with a combined average of .237, 51 runs and 26 RBI.

1948

In 1948 for Peoria, she batted .272 with a career-high 89 runs, six home runs, 34 RBI, and ranked second behind Sophie Kurys with 30 stolen bases.

A litany of injuries forced her to retire following that season.

She joined more than 75 other former AAGPBL players for the opening of the exhibit, where her baseball glove and spikes are on permanent display, as well as her most famous photo that depicts her hustle and all-out play in 1948, while sliding into third base to avoid a tag.

1950

As an aside, when retired in 1950, she was earning $125 per week.

Her greatest attribute was her stunning speed, which made her an adept base stealer.

In her brief five-season career, she stole 358 bases, averaging 70 steals per season with a career-high 108 in her final year.

She also was the first player in the league to hit two home runs in a game, and the first to belt two grand slams in a single season.

Sometimes she pitched, posting an 11–11 record with 43 strikeouts and a 2.28 ERA in 25 appearances.

Her career was shortened by a serious back injury, but the impression Dancer left on the league and her teammates was one of dedication, hustle and fun.

Dancer tried a return with the Redwings in 1950, but a herniated disk from a sliding injury and a chipped vertebra forced her permanent retirement after just 49 games.

She hit .207 with 25 runs, 34 RBI, and amassed 108 stolen bases – by that time a league season record.

She never appeared on any All-Star team or played in the playoffs.

During the off-season, Dancer worked as an electronics technician in the Howard Hughes Aircraft Company.

Following her baseball career, she labored for a power generator company in Santa Monica for 35 years and also opened an electronics business with her fellow player and longtime friend Pepper Paire.

1954

The AAGPBL folded in 1954, in part because Major League baseball was televised.

1988

A permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum since November 5, 1988 honors those who were part of this unforgettable experience.

Dancer, along with the rest of the AAGPBL players, is now enshrined in the venerable building at Cooperstown, New York.