Terry Rukavina

Theresa Rukavina (May 14, 1931 – May 10, 2010) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. Listed at 5' 7", 140 lb., Rukavina batted and threw right handed. She was dubbed Terry by her teammates.

Terry Rukavina was a versatile player during her three seasons in the league.

Born in Middletown, Ohio, Terry was one of eleven children in the family of George and Rose Rukavina. She was a latecomer and did not start playing until age 18 in an organized fast-pitch league, where she played every position except pitcher and catcher and was noted by an All-American league scout. She tried out for the league and was assigned to the player development camp.

After baseball, Rukavina went to work at a steel company for 34 years and retired in 1991. In 1988, she received further recognition when she became 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.

Rukavina died in 2010 in Middletown, Ohio, at the age of 79.