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1954 25 may 2007 springfield , michigan right michigan city , indiana 1948 all-american girls professional baseball league pitcher 17 january 1929 elaine roth.jpg elaine roth
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elaine roth

elaine roth -lrb- january 17 , 1929 -- may 25 , 2007 -rrb- was a female pitcher and outfielder who played from through in the all-american girls professional baseball league .
she batted and threw right-handed .
a native of michigan city , indiana , elaine roth joined the all-american girls professional baseball league with her twin sister eilaine in 1948 , and they played together for three seasons as the `` dynamic duo '' -lrb- e and i -rrb- .
roth spent her career as a pitcher , playing for the peoria redwings for two years , before joining the south bend blue sox -lrb- 1950 -rrb- and kalamazoo lassies -lrb- 1951 -- 1954 -rrb- .
a spot starter and dependable reliever , she posted a career record of 45 -- 69 and was a member of the champion team during what turned out to be the league 's final 1954 season .
in the first round of the playoffs , fourth-place kalamazoo surprised second-place south bend in three games .
pitcher gloria cordes hurled and lost the opener , but nancy warren and roth won games two and three , respectively .
in the final series , the inspired lassies defeated the favored fort wayne daisies in five games .
roth was a key contributor in game 2 , pitching 8 2/3 innings of relief .
roth died in springfield , michigan , at the age of 78 .
