Alva Jo Fischer

Alva Jo Fischer (August 26, 1926 – August 13, 1973) was a pitcher and shortstop who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at , 135 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.

Fischer was born in San Antonio, Texas, and played for the all-state team at first base in 1938. She entered the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1945 with the Rockford Peaches, playing for them one year before joining the Muskegon Lassies for the rest of her five-year career. Nicknamed ״Tex״ by her teammates, Fischer was used primarily as a pitcher, but later became a highly competent shortstop as well.

When Fischer joined the expansion Lassies in 1946, the team's manager Buzz Boyle experimented with her at shortstop, where she was able to use her great throwing arm while sharing duties with Dorothy Stolze. She also contributed with an 11–16 pitching record and a 2.77 ERA in 29 games.

Fischer became the everyday shortstop for Muskegon in 1947. While adapting to her new role, Fischer did not pitch during the season. She committed 58 errors in 586 chances for a poor .901 fielding average, and batted only .202 in 112 games. Muskegon clinched the championship with two days remaining on the regular schedule and advanced to the postseason, only to be defeated in the best-of-five first round by Racine, three games to one.

Career statistics Pitching GPWLW-L%ERAIPHRAERBBSOWHIP 91 34 37 .479 2.40 608 419 239 162 296 228 1.18 Batting

Fielding GPPOAETCDPFA 292 569 814 117 1500 48 .922