Description
Ange Lou Armato is an American former infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Born in Rockford, Illinois, Ange Armato was the seventh girl out of eight children from a large Italian family. In high school, her teacher encouraged her to go to college to come a physical education teacher, but her career dream was to be an artist, so her parents sent her to art school. During that period of time, Armato went to her first baseball game and she was hooked. She then practiced with the Rockford Peaches for three years and went to school in Chicago. In the process, Armato was signed a contract and joined the Peaches in 1949, but due to an injury, she was unable to complete the season.
In 1953 Armato returned to the league and was assigned to the Kalamazoo Lassies. She only had two hits in 26 at-bats for a .077 average, but was a sure-handed fielder at second base. Kalamazoo ended the season in third place with a 56-50 record and defeated the Fort Wayne Daisies in the first round, two to one games, but lost to the Grand Rapids Chicks in the final series in just two games.
Born
October 27th, 1929 in Rockford (Age 95)
Last Changes
2023/08/20
New Response (Success): 1 LOR, SASE, and 1 blank index card...
Received..
2021/12/18
New Response (Success): Ms. Armato kindly signed both of my custom cards e..
2021/11/16
New Response (Success): She signed my one 8x10 photo