Barbara Rotvig

Barbara Joan Rotvig [″Big Swede″] (July 2, 1928 – December 27, 1963) was a pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League who played with the Kenosha Comets for parts of three seasons spanning 1948–1951. Rotvig batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Duluth, Minnesota to Arnold B. and Bertha (Ekman) Rotvig. A hard throwing pitcher, the tall Barbara Rotvig never had a winning season, mainly because of poor run support. Still, she neither posted an earned run average above 2.84 in her three-year career.

Barbara Rotvig

Barbara Joan Rotvig [″Big Swede″] (July 2, 1928 – December 27, 1963) was a pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League who played with the Kenosha Comets for parts of three seasons spanning 1948–1951. Rotvig batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Duluth, Minnesota to Arnold B. and Bertha (Ekman) Rotvig. A hard throwing pitcher, the tall Barbara Rotvig never had a winning season, mainly because of poor run support. Still, she neither posted an earned run average above 2.84 in her three-year career.