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Joan Berger
Joan Berger () (born October 9, 1933) is a former female infielder and outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 132 lb, Berger batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Passaic, New Jersey.〔''The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary'' – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Paperback, 295 pp. Language: English. ISBN 978-0-7864-3747-4〕 An All-Star at second base, Joan Berger played in the last four seasons of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Her accomplishments also included winning the Rookie of the Year Award and playing in the All-American touring team piloted by Bill Allington.〔(The Patriotic Pinch Hitter: Bill Allington's All-American Team )〕〔The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League〕 ==Early life== Reflecting on her early influences, Berger explained that her father Slim Berger was a semiprofessional baseball player who helped her learn to play the game. ''My father was a great sportsman, he used to take me to all his games and I went in the field during his practices''. Her father later formed the Garfield Flashettes, which became the first girl's softball team based in Garfield, New Jersey. Berger joined her father's team when she was in eighth grade, and tried out for the AAGPBL as a sophomore in high school, but she was too young to join the league. She attended to a new tryout the next year, but her father advised her to wait until the next year. Finally, Berger joined the league in 1951 after graduating from high school. She was allocated to the Rockford Peaches, a team managed by the aforementioned Bill Allington.〔
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