Edna Scheer
title: "Edna Scheer" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["baseball-players-from-wisconsin", "people-from-cedarburg,-wisconsin", "sportspeople-from-ozaukee-county,-wisconsin", "1926-births", "2000-deaths", "20th-century-american-sportswomen", "rockford-peaches-players"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_Scheer" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Edna Scheer |
| image | Edna Scheer.jpg |
| image_size | 175px |
| position | Pitcher |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Cedarburg, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Cedarburg, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| bats | Right |
| throws | Right |
| :: |
| name=Edna Scheer | image=Edna Scheer.jpg | image_size=175px | caption= | team= | position=Pitcher | birth_date= | birth_place=Cedarburg, Wisconsin, U.S. | death_date= | death_place=Cedarburg, Wisconsin, U.S. | bats=Right | throws=Right | teams =
- Rockford Peaches (1950) |highlights=
- 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 , 104 lb., Scheer batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
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.
After her baseball days, Scheer became an owner/partner in restaurant business.
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.
Career statistics
Pitching ::data[format=table]
| 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 |
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Batting ::data[format=table]
| 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 ::data[format=table]
| GP | PO | A | E | TC | DP | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .842 |
| :: |
Sources
References
- "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Edna Scheer profile".
- '''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
- '''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book''' – [[W. C. Madden]]. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 294pp. {{ISBN. 0-7864-0597-X
- The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- "Edna H. Scheer obituary".
- ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book''
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