Betty Trezza

Elizabeth Trezza (Moe)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 3", Weight 125 lb.

• Born August 4, 1925 in Brooklyn, NY USA
• Died January 17, 2007 in Brooklyn, NY USA

Betty Trezza was a player for seven seasons in the AAGPBL. A career .173/.256/.211 hitter, Trezza only topped the Mendoza Line in her final season. She broke in with the Minneapolis Millerettes in 1944 - playing shortstop for the expansion team, the 18-year-old hit just .108. It was the lowest average by a regular starter in '44. Minneapolis was replaced in 1945 by the Fort Wayne Daisies and Trezza split the year between the Daisies and the South Bend Blue Sox, lifting her average to .112 while moving to second base.

In 1946 Trezza moved to the Racine Belles, where she would spent her final five seasons. She hit .175 her first year with Racine and returned to short. The team finished first that season and Trezza's 8 triples tied for fourth in the league. Trezza was 5 for 43 in the post-season, but Racine still won their second title and Betty played a key role, singling in Sophie Kurys with the winner in the final game.

Moving to the outfield in 1947, Betty hit .157, though she did finish 7th in the league with 66 stolen bases (with just 68 hits). In '48, Trezza stole 64 while returning to shortstop and batting .181. Her offense kept improving and the next year she hit .196/~.280/.261 and was tied for third in the AAGPBL with 8 three-baggers.

Betty finished her career in the outfield for Racine in 1950. She hit .231/~.310/.281 and tied for 9th in the league with 53 steals, her second top-10 finish in swipes. In the 1990s, Trezza spoke at several venues about the AAGPBL, helping to revive interest in the history of the league.

After retirement, Betty Trezza worked for Pfizer, Inc. She died of a heart attack, in the same house where she grew up, in 2007.