Elizabeth Wicken

Who was Elizabeth Wicken?

Elizabeth Ann Wicken [nee Berthiaume] was a Canadian outfielder who played from 1945 through 1946 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 115 lb., Wicken batted and threw left handed.

Elizabeth was one of the 57 players born in Canada to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve years history. She was born in Regina, Saskatchewan to Emillien and Edith Berthiaume, and married her childhood sweetheart, Bill Wicken, after he left the navy at the end of World War II.

She entered the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1945 with the Grand Rapids Chicks, playing for them one and a half year before joining the Muskegon Lassies in the 1946 midseason. A good defensive outfielder with a strong throwing arm, she batted a .182 batting average in 117 games and reached the playoffs with Grand Rapids in 1945. In four postseason games, she went 4-for-15 for a .267 average.

Following her baseball career, Elizabeth returned to Canada and worked as a newspaper office manager and a school secretary for many years. Her 60 year loving marriage lasted until Bill's death in 2005.